Finance Manager x 3

Description:

Job Title: Finance Manager x 3
Location: Home Based, ad hoc travel for meetings
Contract Duration: March 2028
Daily Rate: £ 700/per day (Umbrella – Maximum)
IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Responsibilities will vary slightly by role but will include:

Supporting or leading elements of the ERP implementation lifecycle, including:

Local design phase: refining common design to meet operational needs
Build phase: supporting configuration and data preparation activities
System integration testing: ensuring end-to-end processes and data flows work effectively
User acceptance testing: engaging end users, supporting testing and identifying training needs
Cutover phase: supporting data migration, readiness activities and transition planning

For Tax (BAU-focused role):

Leading delivery of day-to-day tax operations (e.g. VAT and tax compliance)
Ensuring continuity and accuracy of BAU activities
Collaborating with ERP programme teams to share expertise, input into design decisions, and suggest improvements
Attending cross-government meetings to represent the organisations position
Working with other departments to align accounting policies and processes
Learning from and adapting approaches based on other departments’ ERP implementation experiences
Reviewing documentation and providing clear, constructive feedback
Delivering training and producing supporting guidance materials where required
Line management responsibilities (where applicable)
Supporting wider CFA team BAU delivery as needed

About The Candidate (Specialist Skills & Requirements)

All roles:

Experience working with Oracle/SOP and related financial systems
Strong planning and organisational skills, with experience delivering to tight timescales
Ability to think strategically and solve complex problems
Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
Excellent written and verbal communication
Credible and engaging leadership style, with the ability to motivate and support others
Ability to identify opportunities for improvement and drive change
Experience managing projects and/or delivering change in complex environments
Experience working collaboratively across teams and functions
Knowledge of government finance
Additional role-specific requirements:

Tax (BAU role):

Strong functional tax expertise, particularly in VAT within a government context
Experience of government VAT rules, including contracted out services
Knowledge of taxable benefits, IR35, and provision of tax guidance/advisory support
Proven experience delivering high-quality BAU tax operations
Good understanding of ERP systems and implementation principles (not essential to have led ERP delivery)
Ability to work closely with programme teams to provide insight and input into ERP design and implementation
Inventory role:

Strong hands-on experience in inventory management systems
Experience operating within complex or large organisations, managing inventory processes at scale
Good understanding of inventory accounting principles
Experience contributing to ERP implementation or system change activity is desirable
Ability to work independently and quickly establish credibility in role
Group Accounts / Consolidation role:

Strong technical accounting experience, particularly in group consolidation and financial re-porting
Experience with consolidation tools and processes within complex organisations
Ability to contribute to ERP design and implementation, particularly in relation to group re-porting requirements
Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced programme environment
Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on (phone number removed).

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

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