Finance Lead

Job Title – Finance Lead

Business Area/Directorate – Building Safety and Standards Directorate

Location – 5 Atlantic Quay/St Andrew's House/Victoria Quay

Working Arrangement – Staff in roles compatible with hybrid working should spend 40% of their contracted working time working in person at their contractual workplace. More information can be found within Hybrid Working Policy

Grade -B3

Advert type -Temporary Promotion

Duration -12 month with the possibility of extension, subject to ongoing service need and organisational requirements.

Eligibility -Expressions of interest are invited from eligible staff in Bands A – C for this vacancy

Skilled Worker Sponsorship not being offered

Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available for this role. As a result, we are unable to appoint candidates who require Skilled Worker sponsorship now or in the future. Applicants must have an existing and ongoing right to work in the UK.

We have an opportunity for a B3 Finance Lead to join the Building Safety and Standards Directorate on 12 month basis with the possibility of extension to support delivery of the Scottish Government Cladding Remediation Programme whilst supporting wider Building Standard financial management. This is an ideal opportunity for someone with skills in budget management and forecasting.

The post holder will support the Business Manager and the Senior Leadership Team to understand, profile and manage both the Capital and Resource budgets.

The post holder will need to be resilient and capable of operating autonomously and with other teams, but with the expectation of proactive information sharing to build and maintain trust with individuals and teams.

Support and supervision will be provided by the Directorate Business Manager and where appropriate the Senior Leadership Team.