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Business Manager - Sustainable Communities

Posted By: Triumph Consultants
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Date Posted: 27th Nov 2008
Salary: £30.00 ph Umbrella/Ltd co (estimated and tbc) or £23.60 ph PAYE (plus WTR/holiday pay)
Location: Romford (RM1)
Reference Code: Havering 256285
Views Since Posting: 25
Full Description:

TCL/LJ 256285: Our client seeks a Business Manager for an assignment within its Sustainable Communities division.

We are acting for an E London based local authority

The post will be located in Romford, RM1 and will be for 36 hpw, Mon-Fri, normal business hours.

This is anticipated to be, initially at least, a 3 to 4 month assignment.

Please note that under a special arrangement we have with a leading umbrella company, temps who elect to get paid under this route will receive, in addition to a higher hourly rate of pay, the following benefits which are not available under PAYE:

• tax benefits and allowances e.g. lunch and commuting costs
• free health cover
• free life cover
• free critical illness cover
• £20 in high street spending vouchers

Essence of role:

You will be engaged to provide a centre of financial administration and monitoring, administration expertise and contract management for the Manager of the Adult Modernisation department. You will be required:

• To determine fiscal requirements, make projections and prepare departmental budgets; monitor, verify and reconcile expenditure of budgeted funds; prepare financial statements reflecting status of programs and activities; ensure compliance with council policies and procedures. To produce valid and reliable data on the financial, administrative and establishment of the individual service area assigned to.

• To provide and use consistent formats and reports on all inputs controlled by the service area, and to ensure such reports and any alerts to issues are received in a timely way.

• To assist the service managers in the procurement, monitoring and administration of contract services.

• To maintain and manage records and arrangements for accommodation, IT requirements and human resource needs across the service area

• To make key linkages across the service with other business managers.

• To establish a liaison with Finance and ensure corporate standards are met.

Candidate requirements (*indicates must be CLEARLY EVIDENT FROM YOUR CV, not just your covering letter, to avoid auto-rejection by client) include:

*Knowledge and skills in budget management and financial performance and monitoring techniques together with experience in authorising expenditure in accordance with financial regulations.

*A working knowledge of public sector procurement procedures and policy and experience of managing high value contracts.

*Proven problem solving and negotiation skills and the ability to deliver results in a challenging environment.

*An ability to communicate clearly and persuasively both in writing and in person and good relationship skills, including the ability to build good working relationships across professional and operational boundaries.

*Proven ability to work in complex organisations with a political governance system and an understanding of the effect it may have on the post.

*An understanding of the modernisation agenda in adult social care.

Next Steps:

If you would like to be considered for the position please apply via this website, quoting the vacancy reference number.

Please do not apply for this position unless you meet the candidate requirements noted above.

We can only consider employing you through a limited company structure if adequate insurance arrangements are in place and if we can be satisfied that you are not in breach of managed service company legislation and regulations. Our standard settlement terms with contractors are monthly.

Whilst all CVs received will be examined in detail it is, we regret, no longer possible for us to reply automatically to all applicants, simply because of the volumes of vacancies and candidates now involved.

Please do not telephone us for progress reports on your application, but do feel free to email us in this respect. All emails will be replied to.

Triumph Consultants Limited: Please note that whilst this site is and will remain, one of our primary advertising outlets, we also advertise a selection of higher paid vacancies on our own website, where you can subscribe to an RSS feed, delivering details straight to your web browser.