Are you a qualified accountant looking for your next challenge? Would you like a role where you can work closely with the business, use your financial expertise to influence decisions and see the impact of your work across Greater Manchester?
We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join TfGM on a permanent basis, supporting a diverse portfolio of projects and programmes that are helping to shape the future of transport across the region.
Alongside a salary of £50,679 – £56,359 per annum, you’ll benefit from 28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to buy additional leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme, free travel, and flexible and hybrid working.
Your Role
We are seeking a skilled and committed finance professional to join our supportive and collaborative team as a Revenue & Capital Accountant during this exciting time.
Working as part of the Infrastructure Pipeline Finance team, within the wider TfGM Finance and Corporate directorate, you’ll be the first point of contact for your stakeholders (both Finance and Non-Finance colleagues) in the delivery of projects that make a real difference to both the regional and national economy.
You’ll work closely with project stakeholders to provide financial insight, support decision-making, and identify financial risks and opportunities.
For more information, please see the role profile at the bottom of the advert.
Who are we?
TfGM is at the heart of shaping the future of transport across Greater Manchester. Alongside established infrastructure programmes, including rail and Metrolink, we are supporting an evolving pipeline of investment designed to improve connectivity, reduce congestion and encourage sustainable travel.
You’ll join our supportive and collaborative Infrastructure Pipeline Finance team, working with colleagues across TfGM and Greater Manchester’s local authorities to support projects from development through to delivery. The role offers exposure to a varied portfolio and opportunities to develop your financial management, business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
It’s an opportunity to use your financial expertise to support effective decision-making and help public investment deliver lasting benefits for people and communities across Greater Manchester.
What you’ll bring
What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and Adapt.
What we’re looking for
- You’ll be a qualified accountant and hold a CCAB professional (post-graduate) accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA). Ideally, you’ll also have post-qualification experience.
- You’ll have significant proven experience of providing financial management support to a customer service focused organisation, including experience of preparing budgets and forecasts and producing month-end management accounts.
- You’ll have experience successfully partnering with both Finance and non-Finance stakeholders, with the ability to influence decision making using information and analysis where appropriate.
- You’ll have strong interaction and presentation skills, with the ability to report financial information to non-financial managers, as well as engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders across TfGM and Local Authorities.
- You’ll have good analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to understand and distil complex issues, interpret written and numerical information, identify solutions to financial challenges and work to tight deadlines while meeting funding and operational targets.
What we can offer you
This is a permanent role with a salary of £50,679-£56,359 per annum depending on skills and experience.
At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process. We are happy to talk flexible working to help colleagues maintain a healthy work life balance.
Our benefits include:
- Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
- Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel for your commute, and access to our Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
- Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
- Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
- Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website
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