Operations Delivery Manager in Bristol, Gloucestershire

Ops Delivery Manager

Contract Duration: initially 4 months

Pay Rate: £450-500 per day (Inside IR35)

Location / Travel: x1 day per week in Bristol + occasional travel to other sites

Clearance Required: SC

Overview of Role:

To lead, direct and guide a team of Cost Control Finance staff working within a Delivery Team or Operating Centre. To ensure that project costs are rigorously controlled, and relevant financial and performance reporting requirements are met through the provision of specialist financial services.

The role enables Project Managers to deliver on scope, to time and to budget and make informed strategic decisions.

Main responsibilities:

Oversee the monthly financial forecasting process for the Delivery Team, including financial risk, and accurate and insightful commentary, challenge, and variance analysis.

• Lead on the Financial input and information at the PM/CAM monthly FOO reviews to empower stakeholder decision making.
• Oversee the Financial input to the Annual Budget Cycle process in conjunction with PM/PCM and with the production of the PCR forecast and the provision of 1* Screening Packs
• Lead the team in actively supporting audit and internal compliance. Ensure efficiencies captured are promptly and adequately supported by auditable evidence and actively lead the team in resolving audit challenges.
• Oversee the Cost Control Finance team in working with Estimators to develop cost models and assist in the production of Investment Appraisals. Monitor project expenditure against approval and liaise with finance colleagues to ensure that VAT and FOREX costs receive the correct financial treatment.
• Work collaboratively with Finance Business Partner (FBP) providing timely financial information for relevant Business Cases (Cat C&D). Provide prompt valuation of proposals, returning feedback to the PM and monitoring project cost spend against approval.
• Lead the team in working with PM/Scheduler/PCM to implement Cost Loaded Schedules to drive forecasting.
• Guide the production of EVM analysis to demonstrate project performance and analyse variances to plan, determine impact on the schedule and cost to complete the scope of work. Ensure consistency with IYM and EVM reporting.
• Lead a business unit, developing people and processes to maximise the effectiveness and efficient operation of the finance function.

Qualifications/experience required:

Qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA or International equivalent), with full membership (with letters) of the relevant accounting body.

Extensive experience in a Management Accounting or Financial Accounting, presenting financial information or public sector accounting.

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