Rob Knight-Strong Email & Phone Number

Chesterfield, Gb

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Returning from parental leave, I undertook a new role that blended my finance skills with my passion for Sustainability and Climate Change:- lead on compliance with the Department's statutory obligations as they pertain to sustainability and climate change;- lead the implementation of Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures in the Department; embedding TCFD recommendations into DfE business operations and providing support to arms-length bodies;- liaison with internal and external auditors;- input to regular sustainability portfolio governance;- assure the delivery of the Department's corporate sustainability strategy;- lead all aspects of financial management and reporting for the sustainability portfolio

Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

In this unique role, I was part of a small team that created the Department for Education's Sustainability and Climate Change Unit and the Department's first sustainability and climate change strategy for the education and children's services sectors. I also led on the implementation of the Operations and Supply Chains action area of the strategy whilst developing the Department's own internal corporate sustainability strategy

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Provided proactive and dedicated business partnering and guidance to a variety of finance and non-finance colleagues; acting as a "critical friend" to my clients and their multi-million-pound Capital programmes and coach them to make decisions that fully integrate the principles of Managing Public Money, value for money and accounting regulations

Remote

Working closely with SMEs to help them navigate the financial environment they operate in; building confidence through coaching which leads to more resilient and purposeful business strategies

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Responsibilities included: - Lead on the production of annual report and accounts and monthly management information for Forestry Commission Scotland and Forest Enterprise Scotland; - Provide technical advice and guidance to a wide variety of stakeholders within the Commission and Forest Enterprise Scotland. - Lead on updating and maintaining internal finance systems, procedures and guidance ensuring all key stakeholder relationships are managed throughout the year; - Support the ongoing, UK-wide structural change project which will see the devolution of key functions from Forestry Commission GB, and establishing new functions for a brand new, Scottish Forestry Commission; - Oversee the production of other statutory duties, including Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act requirements

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

- Provision of professional accountancy services to Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Government; - Preparation of the Scottish Government's Consolidated Annual Accounts; - Coordination of the Scottish Government's contribution to HM Treasury's Whole of Government Accounts (WGA) process; - Financial statement analysis to assist and inform commercial decision-making by other Government departments; - Treasurer of the Scottish Government's Sports and Social Association; - Line management and mentoring responsibilities for other junior members of the GovernmentOther achievements include creating tools for monthly budget monitoring reporting and grant scheme due diligence decision-making; studying for the ACCA professional qualification, and creating the Scottish Government's Finance Mentoring Programme

Edinburgh

Brief Members of the Scottish Parliament as well as senior civil servants on upcoming ministerial events as well as topical issues relating to Antisocial Behaviour and the Cashback for Communities programme; responsibility for the financial governance of the Cashback for Communities programme, including preparing grants to organisations, making grant payments and helping other government finance colleagues to fulfil their statutory financial reporting duties.

Liaise with local employers in a number of different industries to discuss resourcing requirements and ultimately help get jobseekers into jobs

Preparing accounts to trial balance stage using incomplete records, and assisting senior auditors during external and internal audits.During this time I used Sage and Oracle based accounting packages

Acca Options Papers

P4 'Advanced Financial Management' and P7 'Advanced Audit and Assurance'

Advanced Diploma In Accounting And Business

Papers F1 to P3 inclusive

Ll.B (Hons), Law

'A' Levels And Gcses