<p> JOB DESCRIPTION</p><p>JOB TITLE: Finance Manager </p><p>DEPARTMENT: Corporate Services (Certifying Authority) LOCATION: Belfast</p><p>SCALE: Manager SALARY SCALE: £35,190 - £39,675 per annum</p><p>REPORTS TO: Head of Finance & Corporate Services </p><p>STAFFING RESPONSIBILITIES: Programme Officer and Administrative Support </p><p>SUMMARY OF JOB: To fulfil the role of the Certifying Authority in the 2014-2020 programming period, ensuring efficient and effective financial management and to manage the Central Payments Unit, which makes grant payments to beneficiaries. </p><p>KEY FUNCTIONS:  Central Payments Unit  Certifying Authority 2014-2020 Programmes PEACE IV and INTERREG VA.  Staff Management.  External Liaison.</p><p>MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES</p><p>Central Payments Unit</p><p> Manage the Central Payments Unit to ensure payments are made to projects within strict service delivery standards.  Oversee cashflow management, including issuing quarterly cash drawdown requests to government departments, to ensure sufficient but minimal cash balances are held.</p><p>2014-2020 Programmes PEACE IV and INTERREG VA </p><p> Overseeing the preparation and submission of expenditure claims to the EU Commission on a regular basis.  Produce monthly programme accounts and management reporting and subsequent variance analysis and follow up.  Ensure accuracy and integrity of all financial information held on EU central database and SUN accounting system.  Agree and maintain accountability arrangements with all government departments and Member States in Ireland and Northern Ireland.  Perform a regular programme of certification/verification and checks on the Managing Authority, and on a sample of projects as required. Completion of verification checklists and ensure follow up.  Developing management responses to all internal and external programme audits.  Drafting financial progress papers and briefings for Monitoring Committees, Annual Reports, NSMC and CEO, and other reports as may be required.  Development of appropriate financial systems for the management of the Programmes.</p><p>Staff Management  Develop staff through coaching, delegation, deputising or participation in training. Liaise with the Personnel Officer, to co-ordinate the planning, arranging and recording of training for staff.</p><p>External Liaison  Develop and maintain productive relationships with key external stakeholders including Government Departments.  Liaise with the European Commission and Government Departments in both jurisdictions regarding financial management of EU structural funds.</p>