Finance Services Manager

Finance Services Manager

£54,922.00 to £60,675.00, starting salary will be on the base of the salary scale, £54,922.00

Permanent, Full-time

Location: Flexible Location

Ref: FMD23357

We are looking for a Full-Time Finance Services Manager

Your passion has never had a greater purpose

Here at SEPA, we’re connected by a passion that drives us to be purposeful in every action we take – to protect our environment. Through our expertise, we lead projects that make a difference for Scotland, and our workplaces are grounded in respect for that expertise.

That’s why, when you join us as a Finance Services Manager, you’ll discover enriching benefits, meaningful support, and opportunities to learn every day. That’s what it means to be Passionately Purposeful – for our environment, and for your career.

Work that goes beyond your desk

We work in a professional way towards our shared goals, knowing the work we do makes a genuine, lasting difference on the environment. As a Finance Services Manager for the Finance portfolio, you will be responsible for the delivery of finance transaction services that are effective, efficient, customer focused, professional and that meets SEPA’s business targets. you will also lead, manage and develop the finance services team encouraging appropriate financial skills and best practice and promote financial general good practice standards within SEPA as a whole.

Your role will include:

• Developing and delivering finance transaction services, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements, professional standards and best practice that meet the requirements of SEPA’s business and targets.
• Establishing and maintaining sound and accurate financial management and reporting systems for SEPA that enable effective financial performance management and meet statutory and regulatory governance requirements.
• Leading and developing SEPA’s finance services team and ensuring appropriate financial skills and financial best practice is being achieved.
• Working with the business on any systems development which impact on finance services and/or finance information requirements.

Respect for your expertise

• This is a highly important role within our Finance portfolio. The post has been created to allow our Finance Services Manager to deliver a first class financial service which means you’ll need…
• A background in financial services with experience supervising and delivering credit control services
• To demonstrate exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.
• To be able to demonstrate sound experience of Microsoft applications and working with finance systems.
• Experience of delivering a customer focused service.

Support that goes beyond the workplace

We’re cultivating a workplace that supports not only your passion and your professional lives, but your personal life. So, you’ll find benefits that make a difference at work and at home. Such as:

• Hybrid and Flexible working opportunities
• Up to 35 days annual leave and 7 additional public holidays each year (pro rata)
• Paid time off to support your Wellbeing and enable you to Volunteer in your community
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Progressive Family Friendly policies
• Training & development to enable colleagues to improve their skills, competencies and knowledge to perform at their best

Plus, many more lifestyle benefits such as 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform, credit union facilities and access to a Cycle to Work Scheme.

Passionately you. Purposefully supportive

SEPA is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and good relations in everything it does – as a community leader, as a provider and commissioner of services, and as an employer.

Closing date: 01 June 2025 at midnight.

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