Statutory Returns Manager

Job description

Morgan Hunt are currently recruiting for a Statutory Returns Manager on a contract-basis for our public-sector client based in Central Scotland. This role can be worked fully remotely.

Rate: £400 per day/ Inside IR35 (flexible DOE)

Duration: 3 Months

The Statutory Returns Manager will be responsible for improving the approach to statistical returns and ensuring the quality of reporting for both external and internal use. They will engage with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior members of other Professional Services Directorates. They will also engage externally, especially with HESA, JISC and the Scottish Funding Council, keeping abreast of developments which will impact on statutory returns work.

Duties Include:

• Providing expert leadership and management of the reporting requirements associated with all statistical returns for the organisation.
• Leading teams to continue implementing significant changes in respect of the HESA student return (Data Futures) and the HESA staff return (new systems);
• Assuring the quality of Statutory Returns and other information produced by the team and provide advice and assurance in respect of statutory returns produced in other Directorates.
• Taking a leading and influential role in collaboration with other Directorates to ensure enhancements to the Staff Information Systems, the quality of data therein, and the consistency of internal and external reporting.
• Managing and enhancing the delivery of Management Information about staff so that it is of high quality, and communicated in ways that are straightforward for diverse users, of value for strategic decision-making and suitable for high-profile, external use.

Experience and Skills:

• Excellent digital skills, including experience of using more specialist information management and analytical systems.
• Excellent skills in information management, data manipulation and quantitative analysis, and reporting.
• Experience of provide specialist advice, and guiding and influencing stakeholders at operational and strategic levels.
• Working with Tribal SITS
• Implementation of Data Futures
• Championing the importance of accurate data to colleagues and providing training to data owners
• Experience with insight reporting to guide and advise stakeholders on operational/strategic levels (using PowerBI or similar)

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.