Head of Finance

Head of Finance
£53,959
Edinburgh

Capability Scotland is seeking a Head of Finance who will be responsible for I&E reporting, performance analysis of assigned services and will champion the use of financial data in effective planning and decision making.

Reporting to the Director of Finance & Resources the successful candidate will have solid finance knowledge and experience, who can collaborate with all levels of management. As a member of our Leadership Team, they will be commercially minded, able to work with both financial & non-financial information and have experience in a variety of modeling, analytical and reporting tools. They will care deeply about quality, have strong attention to detail and be a confident self-starter.

What you get to do:

• Design, maintain and publish financial performance reports to all levels of organisation management
• Prepare our annual statutory accounts
• Guide budget holders in understanding their data and work with them in the development of the annual budget and periodic forecasts.
• Liaise with departmental colleagues to ensure consistency and accuracy of financial data.
• Improve data availability and financial literacy across the organisation.
• Participate in the maintenance and development of costing models and their use in decision making in relation to tenders, pricing, establishment etc.
• Lead the finance team, ensuring sound financial information and support is provided to management teams.
• Lead the implementation and development of a new financial system

What you bring:

• Qualified or Qualified by Experience Accountant
• Experience designing reports and dashboards using Microsoft Office products or other software
• Comfortable extracting, manipulating and analysing complex data from varying sources
• Proven ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment, managing competing priorities on multiple simultaneous projects
• The ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and concepts to business colleagues
• An enthusiasm to influence and develop financial awareness across the organisation

What we offer:

• A competitive salary
• Excellent annual leave of 37 days per year.
• Up to 8% company contribution pension scheme
• Up to 3 x annual salary death in service
• Flexible and hybrid working is available
• Free 24/7 employee assistance programme
• Free PVG checks throughout your career
• Access to shopping discounts through the Perks At Work scheme
• Access to Cycle to Work and EV Scheme