Total 571 Finance / Banking / Insurance job vacancies in Bristol, Bristol, BS105NB

Your new role
Hays are working with an organisation in Bristol who are recruiting into their small finance team. They are looking for a temporary Credit Controller. This role will last until the end of the year with a potential for extension in 2025. Pay for the role is dependent on experience. This role will allow an element of hybrid working. Duties of the role include:

• Chasing debt via post, email and over the phone
• Sending out monthly bills
• Resolving client queries
• Supporting the finance team with adhoc tasks

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience working in a similar role
• Proficiency with Excel
• Effective communication and people skills
• Happy to pivot within a small team

What you need to do now


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Your new role
Hays is recruiting for a finance administrator for an organisation in South Bristol. This role would suit a candidate who is looking to start within the finance industry. This is a full-time, office-based role. Pay for the role is £12-13 per hour. This role will last around 4-6 weeks. Key responsibilities include:

• Undertake administrative duties, for example, filing, photocopying and posting
• Document distribution
• Check and query invoices accuracy
• Manage credit control inbox and cascade to managers where necessary

What you'll need to succeed

• Good organisational and communication skills
• Willingness to develop and learn
• Efficiency with Microsoft Office packages

What you need to do now


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Join Our Dynamic Team as a Band 6 Bank Cardiac Radiographer at UHBW!

Location:University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Position Type:Flexible, Bank Role
Specialty:Cardiac Radiography

Are you a skilled and passionate radiographer looking for a rewarding opportunity in a cutting-edge healthcare environment? At UHBW, we're seeking talented Band 6 Cardiac Radiographers to join our dedicated Bank team to play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional patient care.

Benefits of the Bank Team:
• Competitive hourly rates.
• Access to UHBW staff benefits, including the NHS pension scheme (subject to eligibility).
• Opportunities to gain experience in one of the South West’s most respected Trusts.

Why Choose UHBW?
• Work with the latest imaging technologies and techniques in cardiac radiography, contributing to adult and paediatric services, including advanced cardiovascular angiography and interventional techniques.
• UHBW is committed to your growth. We offer fantastic opportunities for continuous professional development, including specialised training and progression pathways within the Trust.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of experts to deliver the best outcomes for patients, while playing a vital role in service delivery and innovation.

As a Bank Cardiac Radiographer, you will:
• Contribute to the delivery of the Cardiac Catheter service
• Produce high-quality images across a range of cardiac examinations, supporting services such as cardiovascular angiography, electrophysiology, ECMO, TOE, and other interventional techniques for both adult and paediatric patients
• Ensure the smooth operation of the Cardiac Catheter lab service
• Collaborate with senior management
• Promote education and training
• Maintain up-to-date competency records

We are looking for a motivated individual with:
• HCPC registration
• Experience in cardiac imaging
• Excellent communication skills and a compassionate approach to patient care
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and education
• The ability to work autonomously

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.


This advert closes on Sunday 8 Dec 2024

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***Bristol-based client, but you can do this assignment 100% remotely***
Our client is looking for a Finance Business Partner to support the business partnering and management accounts function, to work closely with the Corporate Service directorate and, in particular, Digital Services.

• Required start date: 2nd December - initially for 3 months (likely to be 6 months at least)
• Paying between £475-£525 a day via Umbrella or PAYE (inside IR35 role)
• Requires full / valid SC clearance that is valid for the duration of the assignment, which could be until May 2025 initially.

• Managing two Management Accountants.
• Getting involved with preparation for the interim audit and year-end audit.
• There is also a potential to get involved with the wider programme of work as they migrate to SAP4Hana in April 2025.
• They are also working on a business wide spending review and aligning this with the budget-setting process for 25/26.
  

Key deliverables

• Be able to embed quickly into the corporate services directorate as a finance business partner, meeting stakeholders, particularly in the digital area.
• Understand what the business drivers are and collaborate on setting budgets for 25/26 and assist in both Interim and Year end Audits.
• Prepare monthly reports, provide analysis and insight that links financial reports to business strategies.

Key requirements to apply:

• Full professional qualification in accountancy UK CCAB or CIMA* with current membership of a professional body
• Experience of effective relationships and stakeholder management skills with the ability to persuade, influence and motivate others to engage actively in good financial management.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to describe complex technical issues in a clear non-technical way, including through report writing and presentation skills.
• Experience of budget setting in a time-pressured environment using a variety of tools and knowledge and business intelligence.
• Sound problem-solving skills.
• Robust analytical and interpretative skills.
• The ability to quickly assimilate and apply new techniques and knowledge.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol senior finance team.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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Support the business case process before, during and after business cases are submitted to the region for national approval. Become an expert reviewer of business cases and develop excellent knowledge of the HM Treasury Green Book, business case and other national and regional guidance required to undertake the role. Become an expert in the financial matters of business cases ensuring full financial analysis of the primary financial statements are undertaken for each business case Be an excellent report writer and be responsible for the writing of assurance reports for each business case that requires regional or national approval. Be proactive in the continuous improvement of processes and procedures to ensure the business case function works in the most efficient and effective way. Support integrated care systems and providers across the region and be proactive in the sharing of best practice across the Region which may involve leading training sessions. Assist NHS organisations with producing business cases in line with DHSC and HMT guidance (including the green book/five case model and other HMT/NHS guidance). Work closely and effectively with all other organisations involved with the business case reviews such as regional estates, digital and transformation, national capital and digital and DHSC teams. Provide other ad hoc analysis and other reporting requirements as requested. Pro-actively manage their own training and development requirements.

Job Title: Finance Administrator

Duration: 6 months

Job Type: Contract - Possibility for extension

Location: Aztec West - Bristol (office based)

Pay Rate: £15 per hour (PAYE, weekly pay)

Start Date: ASAP

Shifts: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday 9:00 - 17:00

This role will provide administrative support to the Finance Team within a renowned energy business, processing invoices accurately and efficiently.

Overview of the Role:

• Processing invoices accurately and timely, ensuring adherence to company policies.
• Support with the administration within the finance team
• Maintain accurate records invoices and payments
• Prepare and handle corporate documents maintaining strict confidentiality

Experience and Qualifications:

• Previous administration experience required
• Previous finance industry experience required
• Excellent communication skills
• A keen attention to detail
• Proficiency in general IT and Microsoft Excel

Company information:

This contract vacancy is being advertised by Rullion Ltd

Since 1978, Rullion has been securing exceptional candidates for a range of clients; from large well-known brands to SMEs and start-ups. As a family-owned business, Rullion's approach is credible and honest, focused on building long-lasting relationships with both clients and candidates.

Rullion is a forward-thinking recruitment company that specialises in providing a wide range of talent consultancy services to a diverse client base; from small start-ups to large household names.

We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Rullion celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to ensuring equal opportunities for both employees and applicants.

Your new role
Hays are recruiting a temporary purchase ledger clerk on behalf of a well-known Bristol organisation. The company are looking for an individual to support their team for approximately 6-8 weeks. Pay for the role is dependent on experience. Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 35 hours. Responsibilities include:

• Manage the day-to-day accounts payable function
• Ensure accurate and timely processing of invoices
• Bank statement reconciliations
• Ad-hoc finance activities for the wider finance team

What you'll need to succeed

• Experience in a high-volume accounts payable function
• Strong communication skills
• Always looking to drive improvement

What you need to do now


If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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The Capital team manages significant capital resource for the region. This includes c.£0.5 billion of national programme capital for 2024/25, subject to business case review and approval, helping to transform digital and estates infrastructure.

The successful candidate will desirably have experience in audit and/or assurance, and of business case development and review. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring compliance of capital business cases with technical requirements, providing support and feedback to organisations in line with clearly defined criteria, writing regional assurance reports, and recommending approval to the Regional Director of Finance.

The Capital Team works closely with other regional and national Finance colleagues, as well as Strategic Estates and National Programme leads. Therefore, flexibility and the ability to develop good working relationships is a key.

Training and support towards a professional accountancy qualification may be considered alongside this role.

Interviews for this post will be held in person at South West House, Blackbrook Park Avenue, Taunton. The successful applicant will be required to work a minimum of 40% of their time in person at either the Bristol or Taunton office bases.
• Ensuring compliance of capital business cases with technical requirements, providing feedback to organisations in line with clearly defined criteria, writing regional assurance reports, and recommending approval to the Regional Director of Finance.
• Ensuring capital business cases are robust in terms of capital and revenue affordability, are aligned with capital plans and national programme funding profiles.
• Helping organisations to deliver their financial targets and plans, through ensuring capital business cases are financially sustainable.
• Supporting the sharing of knowledge and best practice through collaborative working with regional and national colleagues.
• Proactively contributing to the development of capital processes, procedures, systems and improvements across the region.
• Deputising for the Assistant Head of Finance – Capital and Business Case Assurance.

The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.

If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.

Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.

NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on theGovernment website.
• Support the business case process before, during and after business cases are submitted to the region for national approval.
• Become an expert reviewer of business cases and develop excellent knowledge of the HM Treasury Green Book, business case and other national and regional guidance required to undertake the role.
• Become an expert in the financial matters of business cases ensuring full financial analysis of the primary financial statements are undertaken for each business case
• Be an excellent report writer and be responsible for the writing of assurance reports for each business case that requires regional or national approval.
• Be proactive in the continuous improvement of processes and procedures to ensure the business case function works in the most efficient and effective way.
• Support integrated care systems and providers across the region and be proactive in the sharing of best practice across the Region which may involve leading training sessions.
• Assist NHS organisations with producing business cases in line with DHSC and HMT guidance (including the green book/five case model and other HMT/NHS guidance).
• Work closely and effectively with all other organisations involved with the business case reviews such as regional estates, digital and transformation, national capital and digital and DHSC teams.
• Provide other ad hoc analysis and other reporting requirements as requested.
• Pro-actively manage their own training and development requirements.






This advert closes on Thursday 5 Dec 2024

JOB TITLE: Protection Consultant - Cavendish Online
SALARY: £32,500 (OTE £52500)
LOCATION: Bristol Harbourside

HOURS: Full-time - 40 hours (Monday to Thursday 9.45am-7pm and Friday 9.45am-6pm)

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is Hybrid, which involves spending at least two days, or 40% of your working week, in our Bristol office. This will be agreed by your Line Manager.

About this opportunity

Do you enjoy building relationships with customers and colleagues and are looking for genuine career opportunities? Then there's a role here for you!

Supporting our Cavendish Online business, we're currently looking for an enthusiastic and driven.

Protection Consultant, you'll provide clear guidance to our customers on the various protection insurance options available to them. You'll need experience of speaking to customers and have a compassion and a desire to do the right thing for them.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated, adaptable, and ambitious individual to take a pivotal role in the success of this team.

We will provide you with great training which will be full time for 3 weeks in our Bristol office, leading to a hybrid role when fully competent.

About Us

From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose.

What you'll need

You'll have previous experience of working in a highly driven sales environment with monthly Targets / KPI's

You'll have good interpersonal, organisational and communication skills, along with the ability to establish rapport and build relationships based on trust.

• Identify customer needs

• Strong attention to detail ensuring calls and information is accurately processed and that work follows relevant internal and external rules, procedures, scripts and regulatory requirements.

• Proactive and organised, with an ability to manage your workload

• Positively influence others by demonstrating core values and behaviours.

• Be open and receptive to feedback and improvement suggestions

• Empower others by sharing your skills and knowledge.

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes;

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 24 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive?

Apply today and find out more

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This is a great opportunity to join the growing and dynamic Obstetrics and Gynaecology team at North Bristol NHS Trust, and we are seeking a Junior Clinical Fellow to start ideally from December 2024. This post is initially fixed-term for 6 months.

This is a non-training post but the Clinical Fellows will get wide ranging clinical experience, supervised by consultant staff. This will include: Theatre lists, Early pregnancy clinic, Central Delivery Suite experience, Emergency Gynaecology, Out-patient clinics (general and specialist), Ante-natal clinics (general and specialist).

The post is funded by NBT for the post holder to participate in the ST1-2 rota to ensure compliance with junior doctors’ hours.



Learning Objectives/Specialist Interests

To further develop skills in the assessment of antenatal patients, normal and abnormal labour and postnatal care.

To develop skills in instrumental and operative delivery if choses

To gain experience in gynaecology – outpatients and theatre experience

Involvement in audit and quality improvement projects



Clinical Experience

This is a non-training post but the Clinical Fellows will get wide ranging clinical experience, supervised by consultant staff. This will include: Theatre lists, Early pregnancy clinic, Central Delivery Suite experience, Emergency Gynaecology, Out-patient clinics (general and specialist), Ante-natal clinics (general and specialist).

The post is funded by NBT for the post holder to participate in the ST1-2 rota to ensure compliance with junior doctors’ hours.



Teaching

You will not be expected to take on any formal teaching responsibility. Help with informal teaching of ward based medical students is encouraged. If you have a particular interest in teaching, we will support you within the constraints of your timetable.

North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South West region, and one of the largest trusts in the country. Last year the Trust treated over 100,000 inpatients, over 350,000 outpatients, 90,000 emergency department patients and helped deliver over 6,000 babies. It employs more than 9,500 staff, has approximately 1,050 inpatient beds and income in excess of £540 million.

The Trust provides medical surgical, neonatal and maternity care for its local population of approximately a million people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset. The Trust also provides regional services in neurosciences, orthopaedics, pathology, plastic surgery and burns, renal medicine and transplant and urology and is the major trauma centre and thrombectomy centre for the Severn Network.



The department provides a full range of obstetric and gynaecological services. The maternity department is one of the largest in the country, with more than 6,000 deliveries per annum with a 15 bed Consultant led delivery suite, a co-located birth unit performing over 900 deliveries per year and a standalone birth centre at Cossham Hospital with 500 deliveries per year We have extensive maternal medicine services for specialist endocrine, epilepsy, haematology and renal clinics and run additional specialist antenatal clinics for women including substance misuse, mental health and blood borne viruses. We also have an active fetal medicine department and tertiary level 3 neonatal unit.

Please see the attached job description for more information regarding the role. If you would like to speak to a current junior doctor working in obstetrics and gynaecology, or to talk more about the role please contact Naomi.Jobson@nbt.nhs.uk

Please note that unfortunately North Bristol NHS Trust is not able to offer relocation allowance/expenses for this role.


This advert closes on Wednesday 4 Dec 2024

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + make a difference for every patient Due to the increase in treatments and care we give to our patients, we have some availability for additional Healthcare Assistants to join our Theatres team on an ad-hoc basis, based at Emersons Green hospital, Bristol. What would you say are the primary responsibilities of a Healthcare Assistant working in a Theatre environment? What within your career experience would you highlight and utilise in this Theatre HCA position? Would you like the chance to play your role as part of a committed and focused team? This will be a very supporting role, where you will be playing a fundamental part in ensuring a smooth patient journey by following and documenting the complete patient pathway. This is a Bank / casual position, offering flexible working hours Between Monday to Saturday and 07:30 to 17:00

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + make a difference for every patient With the ever-increasing amount of treatments and care we give to patients, our friendly, professional and caring Inpatients Ward have a requirement for a Bank - Ward Clerk to join and assist our Healthcare team at our Emersons Green hospital, Bristol. This is a Bank / Ad-hoc position Offering casual working hours to support predominantly late afternoons and evenings Working hours typically from 16:00 to 20:00 3 out of 4 evenings during the week and the occasional Saturday working required!

Your new role
Hays are working with a recognised organisation in Central Bristol who are looking for a Finance Business Partner on a 6-month contract. The FBP will provide financial analysis and support business functions. They are open to considering part-qualified options for this role. Day rate on a part-qualified basis is between £200-300, dependent on experience. This is a hybrid working role. Main duties include:

• Control of month-end reporting
• Working with the wider financial reporting team to ensure timely and accurate reporting
• Interpreting data to understand the impact on business
• Presentation and delivery of reports on a monthly basis
• Managing the relationship between stakeholders and business during budgets and forecasts
• Supporting the modelling of cash flow budgets
• Understanding business trends for individual projects

What you'll need to succeed

• Part-qualified accountant with relevant experience
• Ability to work collaboratively with the business
• Strong and confident communication skills
• Strong financial modelling and Excel skills
• Experience in budgeting and forecasts
• Organised and able to stick to deadlines
  
  

What you need to do now


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JOB TITLE: Finance Platform Release Engineer - Strategic Ledger

SALARY: £68,202 - £75,780

LOCATION: Bristol

HOURS: Full time

WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol office.

About this opportunity

The Release Manager will lead the release management lifecycle within the Finance Transformation Strategic Ledger Lab, focusing on the coordination and deployment of Oracle Fusion, OFSAA and EPM solutions within the banks finance function. This role ensures that releases are planned and delivered on time, within budget, and meet the quality standards of the organisation.

In this role you'll be responsible for:

• Release Planning and Coordination, developing and maintaining release schedules for Oracle Fusion and Oracle OFSAA deployments, coordinating with cross-functional teams including finance, IT, and external vendors and ensure all release activities are aligned with business objectives and compliance requirements.

• Coordinating the Deployment Management process ensuring minimal disruption to business operations and handling the release process from development through to production, including post-release support and implementing and maintaining release management tools and processes.

• Handling Quality Assurance to ensure all releases meet quality standards and are thoroughly tested. You'll conduct release readiness reviews and post-implementation reviews to identify and mitigate risks associated with releases.

• Acting as the primary point of contact for release-related activities, providing regular updates to collaborators on release status, issues, and risks and will facilitate communication between technical teams across the platform and outside where needed.

• Management of Continuous Improvement, finding opportunities for process improvements with a familiarity of modern tooling and how it can help increase delivery velocity and safety. You'll implement proven techniques and industry standards for release management and supervise and report on data related to release management.

Why Lloyds Banking Group

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're crafting finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone. Including you.

What you'll need:

• Proven experience in release management, preferably within the finance sector

• Experience with Oracle Cloud based architecture and Oracle Cloud Console

• Strong understanding of cloud computing, SaaS, and PaaS models

• Excellent project management and organisational skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Broad technical abilities especially in regards Cloud Technologies

And any experience of these would be really useful:

• Certification in Oracle Cloud or related technologies

• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies

• Familiarity with financial regulations and compliance standards in the UK

About working for us

Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms.

We're committed to creating a consciously inclusive workplace where our colleagues can be themselves, thrive and perform at their best. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

As an inclusive employer, we offer Workplace Adjustments for colleagues with a disability (which may include long-term health and neurodivergent conditions) where it is reasonable to do so. This could include flexibility with regards to office attendance, location, and working pattern.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you have a disability, you can also apply via our Disability Confident Scheme (DCS). Through the DCS, we guarantee to interview a fair and proportionate number of applicants with a disability, whose application meets the minimum criteria for the advertised job role.

We also provide adjustments that are reasonable throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers for applicants with a disability, long-term health condition or neurodivergent condition. If you'd like an adjustment to the recruitment process just let us know.

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%

• An annual performance-related bonus

• Share schemes including free shares

• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping

• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top

• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey!

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Interim Head of Finance & Procurement role
We are looking to speak with qualified finance candidates who have local government experience/ S151 experience for initially a 6-month opportunity. To drive continuous improvement in the finance and procurement functions, support a range of organisation-wide projects, and support and influence strategic decision-making at the highest levels. The Head of Finance & Procurement is a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), which includes heads of functions from across the Service, who work together, and alongside the executive Leadership Team (ELT), to oversee the shape and direction of the Service and ensure that legal responsibilities are being met. In addition to being a member of SLT, the Head of Finance & Procurement will be specifically responsible for strategic and operational finance and procurement.
Salary and working arrangements:

• £95k to £100k per annum
• 6-months initially (the current incumbent is leaving December 2024)
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements- (preference on 2-3 days a week on site)
• We are looking to speak with candidates who have worked within the public sector at a senior level, most likely to be step-up or step-across candidates from Local Authorities, Blue Light, or related non-profit organisations.

With this in mind, comprehensive role responsibilities are detailed in the job description, and priorities include:

• Being accountable for all Section 151 responsibilities in accordance with the Local Government Act 1972 and subsequent legislation and representing the CFO / Chief Executive Officer as required (including budget setting, and the close down of accounts).
  
• Provide strategic financial and procurement advice and direction for the Chief Financial Officer / Chief Executive Officer, ensuring that all statutory requirements are being adhered to.
  
• Demonstrating positive strategic leadership, working as a member of the SLT, securing the improvement and transformation of processes and service throughout the organisation with a key emphasis on value for money and community satisfaction.
  
• Leading, enabling and being wholly accountable for the functions for which they are responsible, in accordance with the Service's strategic planning, strategy and supporting business plans.
  
• Developing and implementing strategies to deliver the organisation's strategic objectives sustainably and in the public interest.
  
• Enabling the effective strategic leadership of the organisation, maintaining focus on its purpose and vision through rigorous analysis, horizon scanning and challenge.

The candidate

• The successful candidate will manage an overall budget of circa £130m per annum. In addition to becoming an effective member of SLT, the successful candidate will design and implement a continuous improvement strategy that will drive ongoing enhancements in the finance and procurement functions.
  
• Candidates will need to hold a CCAB qualification or equivalent and be technically capable of performing the statutory responsibilities of the role.
  
  
• The dual aspect of the role is important, ie: the ability to interact with the leadership team and work across the organisation, as well as having the ability to work with non-financial colleagues and turn financial data into actionable intelligence.
  
  

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or reach out to Charles Maidment from the Hays Bristol senior finance team.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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