Hay is currently recruiting an Interim Finance Officer for a local council in the Midlands. This role is crucial for supervising and managing the administration and processing of all service-related invoices, collecting and analysing data, and proactively monitoring the budget and forecast of the service.

What will you deliver:

• This post will involve all aspects of the full financial cycle from maintaining the budget, monthly revenue monitoring and closing the accounts.
• Managing the budget: this includes forecasting future income and expenses, creating budgets and balance sheets, and ensuring that spending is within budget limits.
• Preparing financial reports: weekly transaction monitoring, spending approvals report, income statements, balance sheets.
• Preparing of accruals.
• Preparing and reviewing monthly journal entries - including occasional ad hoc journals
• Manage the company's account receivables and payables.

We are looking for someone with:

• A qualification in finance or substantial relevant experience
• Proven financial acumen
• Very strong MS Excel knowledge
• Good knowledge of management, accounting, planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management.
• Ability to develop an improvement plan and carry out corrective actions
• The ability to work in a pressurised environment and manage competing priorities in changing circumstances.
• Experience of producing financial reports, including charts, pivot tables, graphs.
• Good editing, data collection, record keeping with extensive analysis skill set.

If you're passionate about the local community and want to make a difference, please send your CV

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