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Assistant Finance Manager; Faculty Jobs in Ancaster, Canada at Government Recruitment Service
Title: Assistant Finance Manager; Faculty
Company: Government Recruitment Service
Location: Ancaster, Canada
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Position: Assistant Finance Manager (Faculty)
The award-winning Commercial and Contracts Capability Team is a division within the Government Commercial Function. It was formed in 2014/15 and established to ensure all government departments bolstered their commercial and contract management capability to deliver the best value for the taxpayer. The role is based in the finance arm of the team and predominantly supports the Faculty Services pillar, responsible for delivering commercial and contract management training packages that enable specialists to build capability and maximise the value they gain from contracts in the public sector.
The role is flexible and may also cover equivalent duties within other areas of the finance team when business need permits.
In particular, the role may support the People Services pillar, which provides a commercial specialist recruitment service and administers the pay and benefits of employees in the Government Commercial Organisation.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake cost recovery for the pillars that the holder is responsible for, ensuring government and wider public sector bodies are billed promptly and accurately.
- Query Management – follow up on any cost‑recovery queries from government departments and strive to recover cash as quickly as possible in line with Cabinet Office guidelines.
- Relationship Building – establish points of contact, create end‑to‑end processes with key controls, and ensure information can be validated for accurate and timely charging of departments.
- Month‑end process – review, analyse, accrue and make accounting adjustments as required to ensure each cost centre in the People Services Directorate reports accurate income and expenditure.
- Internal Reporting – prepare reports and provide commentary on the board pack for areas of responsibility.
- Financial Transactions – undertake accounts payable and receivable transactions, respond to finance queries from internal colleagues, and explore methods of process improvement to make financial processes slicker and more efficient.
- Budget Management and Forecasting – lead on budgeting, business planning and forecasting for the organisational pillars that they support, advise budget holders on financial performance and help implement corrective action when necessary.
- Compliance – ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures, financial reporting standards, including principles around managing public money and FReM, and answer audit queries as required.
- Governance and Financial Accountability – conduct data analysis or prepare narratives for the Customer Board, Oversight Committee or other governance groups as required.
- Deputise for the finance manager and/or Deputy Head of Finance where necessary.
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