About this job
An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen for a Regional & Branch Development Senior Assistant Officer within our Finance Department. We are currently seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individual to join the Branch and Regional Development function which supports and reports on branch finances and operations. This is a new post, working alongside the senior officers with the aim of improving financial controls and procedures already in place aimed at ensuring the integrity of financial records, compliance with internal and external rules and regulations and promoting best practice.
The post holder will provide support and assistance in order to achieve agreed work plans including planned operational and systems developments, branch appeals and supporting the Finance Team at Conferences. The section provides first class accounting support and advisory service, including budgeting and forecasting primarily to branch officers. The role combines a degree of autonomy, interesting and varied work with opportunities to make valued contributions in shaping and improving the union’s operations and processes towards effective financial management.
Responsibilities and duties will therefore involve undertaking a wide range of detailed financial analyses, including forecasting, and reporting with recommendations to senior managers; delivering financial and systems training to branch and regional officers; dealing with branch funding and related issues, enquiries and appeals and assisting or supporting branches with their yearend accounts and returns. You will be actively involved in the branch appeals process with reference to internal procedures and rules on participation and compliance. The postholder will also provide input into or draft branch financial guidance, handbooks, policy updates and any training materials
You will have very good all-round technical and practical knowledge of accounting concepts and double entry bookkeeping as well as budgeting and forecasting techniques. You will be adept at drawing down and working with large volumes of data but also at branch or task specific level. As the role will be demanding, it calls for an individual with strong analytical skills with an eye for detail; excellent reporting attributes to be able to produce and present relevant information to both financial and non-financial stakeholders and the ability to communicate effectively and at all levels. The post holder will be highly organised and able to work unsupervised to meet the diverse demands and objectives of the finance section to strict deadlines.
The role is essentially office based however some degree of travel to branches and regional offices across the UK will be required, with possible overnight stays, in attending meetings, providing training to lay and regional officers and attendance at some conferences.
How to apply
Please email s.hadley@unison.co.uk with the completed application and recruitment monitoring form by no later than 5pm on Thursday 5th December 2024 quoting ref: ORD/RBD24
Shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview to be held on 12th December 2024 at the Head Office. Unfortunately, UNISON cannot acknowledge all applications and candidates will be contacted only if shortlisted for interview.
About UNISON
UNISON is the UK’s leading public services trade union, with over 1.3 million members working in the public sector, private, voluntary and community sectors and in the energy services. We employ approximately 1,200 staff, with around 370 at our national centre in Euston in central London and the remainder in our 12 regions across the UK, including Northern Ireland.
UNISON is a dynamic, progressive union, committed to equality. We encourage men and women of all ages, Black and minority ethnic groups, disabled people, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to work with us.
