Job Description
This role is embedded in the National Records of Scotland (NRS) Finance Team, part of the Corporate Services Directorate. It offers a unique opportunity to work with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders, including NRS Senior Management and Budget Managers, to ensure the delivery of value for money outcomes.
The post holder will need a proactive and flexible approach to meet key strategic priorities and will work directly to the Programme Finance Lead (C1).
Responsibilities
- Support initiatives to ensure NRS recovers costs for services through fees and charges in a compliant and cost‑effective manner, and where appropriate, support commercial ventures.
- Lead on financial management, specifically income management: revenue budget and forecast, production of monthly management accounts, investigation and reporting on significant variances, recommendation of remedial actions to deliver a balanced financial position, and monitoring implementation.
- Support effective financial management by providing finance and business support to the Corporate Finance Lead and Programme Finance Lead, and by giving specialist advice to senior managers and budget holders on key financial information, including costing and pricing of NRS services.
- Support the production and publication of the NRS Annual Report and Accounts, ensuring compliance with relevant accounting policies and engagement with external auditors.
- Proactively identify efficiencies in systems and processes, ensuring financial controls are adequate and continually improving to deliver value for money.
- Line manage and mentor staff, ensuring they have the support, knowledge and skills to carry out their roles effectively.
- Ensure guidance, regulation and legislation are adhered to, including the Scottish Public Finance Manual (SPFM) and the UK Government Financial Reporting Manual (FReM); review procedures, implement auditors’ recommendations and provide effective support and delegation of responsibilities and tasks to staff.
- Work flexibly across the Finance Team, taking on a range of other work as required to ensure that priorities are met.
Qualifications
The successful candidate must be fully CCAB qualified (or equivalent) with up‑to‑date CPD. Successful candidates must also complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS).
Technical / Professional Skills
- Budgeting, Forecasting and Costing – Practitioner Level
- Understanding of International Accounting Standards – Working Level
- Government Financial Management – Practitioner Level
- Working with Data in Finance – Practitioner Level
Experience
- Strong financial management experience with the ability to identify, generate and interrogate financial data to support decision making, including in relation to costing and pricing.
- Ability to interpret non‑financial information to inform financial decision making, including regulatory and standards.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a proven ability to explain financial information clearly and concisely, influencing key stakeholders and maintaining strong working relationships.
- Evidence of people management and interpersonal skills, being credible with staff and creating conditions to build confident and effective teams.
Behaviours
- Making Effective Decisions (Level 3)
- Delivering at Pace (Level 3)
Equality Statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.
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