Finance / Recharging Manager
Location: Nr Swindon
Contract: Until 31 March 2027, with potential for extension
£600 umbrella
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced Finance / Recharging Manager to join a major public-sector organisation on a contract basis.
This role requires a strong finance professional with experience of financial planning, forecasting, budget management and charging/billing, combined with a sound understanding of Government Finance principles.
The successful candidate will provide robust financial management and governance, supporting effective financial planning, control and decision-making.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Delivery of long-term planning submissions (SPC Strategic Planning Cycle) and Annual Budgeting Cycle (ABC)), including options.
- Delivery of In-year Budget and Forecast, coordinating monthly submissions and commentary packs in line with the consolidated review timetable.
- Ensure accounts are robust, associated Project Account, asset delivery and inventory information is accurately maintained and reconciled and reporting (including Team Leader Review Financial Position and Management Validation and Audit File (MVAF) is delivered.
- Undertake reviews of Business Cases and financial accounting returns and processes and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives
- Ensure delivery of a robust compliance and governance framework including discharge of effective financial requirements, Value for Money (VFM) and affordability scrutiny, assurance and financial concurrence within delegated authority.
- Effectively manage resources within area of responsibility to deliver VFM.
- Provision of Cost Models to support evaluation of industry bids and to provide robust evidence in support of financial approvals.
Recharging
Continued development of recharging models for Foundry Services and supporting instructions.
Working with Service Groups to develop and validate financial MI to support recharging of Foundry Services to customers either through Direct or Indirect Billing.
Co-ordination of indirect billing (financial journals) once recharging values have been agreed between project team and customers.
Monthly reconciliation of recharging and input into the monthly forecast reviews.
- Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting
- In-year budget and financial management
- Management of charging, recharging and billing activities
- Maintaining strong financial governance and controls
- Supporting financial planning and decision-making
- Investment appraisals and business case activity
- Ensuring financial processes comply with Government Finance principles
- Providing accurate financial information and analysis to stakeholders
Essential Experience
Candidates should demonstrate:
- A recognised professional finance qualification, or be working towards one
- Strong knowledge of Government Finance principles
- Proven financial planning and forecasting expertise
- Strong charging, recharging and/or billing experience
- Experience of in-year budget and financial management
- Strong financial governance and control experience
- Experience of investment appraisals and business cases
- Good IT skills and confidence working with financial systems and data
Desirable Experience
Defence or the wider MOD environment would be advantageous.
Knowledge of CP&F (Contracting, Purchasing & Finance) would also be useful.
Key Selection Criteria
Particular emphasis will be placed on:
- Sound understanding of Government Finance principles
- Financial planning and forecasting expertise
- Charging / billing experience