Job Description
Duties and Responsibilities Reporting to the Senior Financial Controller, theFinance Manager Financial Controlsis responsible for overseeing the finance controls across the Authority as the key point of contact for the business for financial controls. This individual will support the Senior Financial Controller in ensuring there is a robust financial control environment across the Authority. The individual will take ownership of the financial risk and control matrix and drive a comprehensive control ecosystem and ensure financial policies and controls are in place and operating effectively. The individual will take the lead on financial compliance activities for the finance department including GDPR and Payment Card Industry compliance. The role is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day monitoring of financial controls, as well as contributing to the development and implementation of system enhancement, reporting enhancement and control frameworks. The individual will also be key to ensuring robust controls are in place and that there is a continuous enhancement of the controls, training and guidance material and other finance processes. The Finance Manager shall undertake tasks including those listed below to the highest standards: Financial Control and reporting Execute the vision, strategy, roadmap and implementation of performance indicators and supporting metrics and trends for finance controls; Own and lead overall financial control management including coordination with various finance teams to ensure there is a robust and comprehensive risk and control matrix in place and operating across the finance department; Own and lead overall financial policy management including coordination with various finance teams to ensure there is a robust and comprehensive policies, procedures and statement of practices are in place and operating across the finance department; Own and lead on financial compliance activities including GDPR, Payment Card Industry compliance and privacy impact assessments; Coordinate the finance change control board ensuring overarching governance over process change is in place including drafting and reviewing change impact assessments for proposed changes; Supporting and critically challenging global process owners to ensure that controls in their area of responsibility are operative efficiently and effectively and ensuring that appropriate evidence is maintained; Coordinate the consolidation and reporting of financial control Key performance indicators; Coordinate the finance change control board ensuring governance over process change is in place including drafting and reviewing change impact assessments for proposed changes; Supporting and critically challenging global process owners to assess adequacy of controls in place and ensure that any required changes are appropriately designed and controlled; Continually assess the impact of emerging finance and finance related technologies, regulatory and industry trends against strategic business needs and interpret business value for the leadership team in a consultative capacity. Including supporting thereview finance system roadmap; Support the global process owners and finance systems team tostandardise system processes and controls across the organisation and implement and present training programmes to relevant stakeholders. Identify, plan and implement regulatory/statutory updates to the systems and processes; Acting as a key liaison with the governance and internal department and external auditors in their duties; Provide new insights and identify opportunities for efficiency improvements; Develop, manage and report high-quality financial management reports, financial analysis and key performance indicators; Support the roll out of clear and consistent service level agreements across finance; Supporting finance and non-finance teams in maintenance and enhancement of monthly reporting and analysis; and Maintain and identify opportunities for improvement within finance. Other duties: Work effectively as a finance business partner, building strong relationships across the organisation, operating in a flexible and collaborative manner, while quickly adapting to the evolving requirements of the Finance function; Liaise with other sections of the NTA including the Transport Technology and Ticketing Operations, Transport Planning, Transport Integration Services, Corporate ICT, Governance, Transport Investment and General Finance Operations; Monitor expenditure carefully and drive a value for money ethos; Ensure the systematic risk assessment process is implemented and followed and play a key role in identifying and managing risk; Embed an ethos of innovation and continuous improvement within the team; and Other ad-hoc duties as agreed. Note:The functions and responsibilities initially assigned to the position are based on the current organisational requirements and may be changed from time to time. The person appointed requires the flexibility to fulfil other roles and responsibilities at a similar level within the Authority. Essential Criteria Please note: In order to satisfy the shortlisting panel that you meet these criteria you must explicitly reference how you meet same in your application. Failure to demonstrate these may prevent your application progressing to future shortlisting stages. Each candidate must meet the following requirements at the time of the competition closing: Hold a professional accountancy qualification and be admitted to membership of a recognised professional body of accountants; Haveat least 7years recent satisfactory experience with 3 years managerial experience; Have experience in building and maintaining strong internal control systems; Have excellent analytical skills; Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills; and Have the ability to work on own initiative, as part of a team and as leader of a group. Desirable Criteria Please note: Should further shortlisting be required after essential criteria above, a selection of the following may be assessed. The ideal candidate will also: Have strong controls and risk experience with experience in audit; Have experience in managing contracts and third party suppliers; Have project management skills and experience; Have experience managing and controlling finance systems and modules; Possess excellent business analyst skills with experience in process mapping and redesign; and Have knowledge of practices/procedures of the public sector and particularly public sector accounting procedures. Skills: Maximises the contribution of the team Plans and prioritises work in terms of importance Instils a strong focus on Customer Service