Client finance manager in public sector

As a Senior Client Finance Manager in London, you will oversee client-focused finance activity within the Public Sector, helping the Accounting & Finance department keep clear control of financial information. You will work closely with colleagues to provide accurate reporting and practical financial insight that supports day-to-day decisions.

• Manage senior client finance activity and interact with tricky stakeholders.
• Responsibility for delivery of budget & forecasts by Client, Property and tenancy, using complex data from MRI Horizon general ledger and using Power BI and Excel tools.
• Setting a forward budget in liaison with Clients taking into account service and affordability.
• Ensuring income and costs are correctly accounted for.
• Direct, plan, coordinate, and establish new systems and processes for quarterly financial reporting to customers that ensures they understand their costs and bills.
• Deliver an ongoing client reporting service that meets client expectations.
• Lead the interface with senior finance & property staff in Client meetings, for prospective and existing Clients.
• Understand customer needs and translate into action.
• Lead in preparing briefing and explaining financial reports clearly and succinctly.
• Be proactive in problem solving, resolving issues and finding solutions.
• Take responsibility for providing excellent client service.
• Lead and influence long term change through setting up new systems and processes and create high performing teams and continuous improvement.
• Lead in managing the service delivery with others in the team and 1-2 management accountants reporting to them.
• Managing the growth, matching resources to client demand.
• Integrate the efforts of others to support the implementation of improved financial systems to simplify and automate.
• Developing those systems.

• Experience managing client-focused finance work.
• Property and tenancy experience.
• Confidence budgets & forecasting.
• Experience working PowerBI and Excel.
• Ability to explain financial information clearly to a range of stakeholders.
• Finance Business Partnering.
• Experience of managing staff.

• Temporary Senior Client Finance Manager contract.
• Daily rate of £453.20.