Head of Financial Control

Brief Description

To provide strategic oversight on leading the finance team/s that manage the financial analysis and accounting operations of the relevant business areas, to deliver budgets and financial forecasts, month-end reporting, year-end activities as well as financial and non-financial analysis to support strategic insight and enable sound business decisions to be made. The role leads on financial risk management and collaborates with senior leaders to create risk minimisation plans and contributes to enabling financial systems are fit for purpose.

Darparu trosolwg strategol ar arwain y tîm/timau cyllid sy'n rheoli gweithrediadau dadansoddi ariannol a chyfrifyddu'r meysydd busnes perthnasol, i gyflawni cyllidebau a rhagolygon ariannol, adroddiadau diwedd mis, gweithgareddau diwedd blwyddyn yn ogystal â dadansoddiadau ariannol ac anariannol. cefnogi mewnwelediad strategol a galluogi penderfyniadau busnes cadarn i gael eu gwneud. Mae'r rôl yn arwain ar reoli risg ariannol ac yn cydweithio ag uwch arweinwyr i greu cynlluniau lleihau risg ac yn cyfrannu at alluogi systemau ariannol i fod yn addas i'r diben.

About the role (External)

Your Main Responsibilities will be to:

1.Lead and direct the finance and corporate governance processes for the function, in accordance with statutory, regulatory, government and group financial policy and regulations, to remain compliant with

2.Network Rail and relevant accounting standards (incl. International Financial Reporting Standards IFRS).

3.Leverage business and commercial acumen to suggest appropriate strategic options, where sustainable financial plans and objectives can be developed. Evaluate, justify, and embed strategic options using various innovative methods to implement strategy and manage change to effectively deliver business objectives.

4.Oversee all financial accounting, analysis, and reporting activities (incl. Profit & Loss, balance sheet, cashflow reporting), whilst enabling robust financial controls and governance for the associated function, with particular focus on managing public money principles to reduce risk to the business.

5.Lead the team to produce insightful management reporting and analysis. Advise and influence senior stakeholders on appropriate strategies to manage business and organisational performance in relation to business and finance risks, while communicating the impact effectively to influence strategic decisions.

6.Lead and coach the finance team in their day-to-day operations of the core financial and analytical activities and create a positive team environment by identifying strengths of individuals and empowering them to collaborate effectively.

7.Create policies and systems for internal financial control and challenge stakeholders to support the integrity of assets and the associated financial records, to reduce financial and reputational risks to the business.

8.Identify opportunities for efficiencies and challenge business partners on their value offering as part of the commitment towards continuous improvement and to enable more efficient and effective business decisions.

9.Lead the business planning process through strong business partnering and influencing stakeholder at all levels to optimally utilise taxpayer's funds. Create innovative approaches towards directing effective budgeting and financial forecasting and monitoring to improve financial performance and trends to enable better business planning to allow for sound management decisions and effective use of public funds and resources.

10.Consult on the design and use of the latest technology and information systems for finance to evolve decision making and organisational performance in line with advancements in current technologies.

11.Develop and improve the co-ordination with other functions, maintain positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders (incl. the government) to aid collaborative working and lead to cohesive and effective business performance.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

•Significant post qualification experience with relevant accounting institution (i.e. ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, or equivalent).

•Thorough knowledge of emerging risk management and governance procedures (incl. operating under Managing Public Money rules)

•Strong demonstrable commercial experience, with an understanding of investment regulations

•Significant experience in balancing stakeholder expectations against the needs and capabilities of the business and wider government.

•Expansive experience within multiple financial disciplines

•Strong ability to identify, evaluate and advise on alternate sources of business finance and different ways of raising finance.

•Influence and lead senior stakeholders through effective conflict resolution by positive challenge

•Significant experience in influencing wider business decisions.

•Experience of leading and motivating a team.

•Strong ability to manage people through periods of significant changes and business pressures.

Desirable

•Wide and successful background either in rail or construction industry with extensive experience at a senior level

•Experience of working in the public sector

•Experience of dealing with third party funding arrangements

Eich Prif Gyfrifoldebau fydd:

1. Arwain a chyfarwyddo'r prosesau cyllid a llywodraethu corfforaethol ar gyfer y swyddogaeth, yn unol â pholisi a rheoliadau ariannol statudol, rheoleiddiol, llywodraeth a grŵp, er mwyn parhau i gydymffurfio â nhw.

2. Network Rail a safonau cyfrifyddu perthnasol (gan gynnwys Safonau Adrodd Ariannol Rhyngwladol IFRS).

3. Defnyddio craffter busnes a masnachol i awgrymu opsiynau strategol priodol, lle gellir datblygu cynlluniau ac amcanion ariannol cynaliadwy. Gwerthuso, cyfiawnhau ac ymgorffori opsiynau strategol gan ddefnyddio dulliau arloesol amrywiol i roi strategaeth ar waith a rheoli newid er mwyn cyflawni amcanion busnes yn effeithiol.

4. Goruchwylio'r holl weithgareddau cyfrifyddu, dadansoddi ac adrodd ariannol (gan gynnwys Elw a Cholled, mantolen, adrodd ar lif arian), tra'n galluogi rheolaethau ariannol cadarn a llywodraethu ar gyfer y swyddogaeth gysylltiedig, gan ganolbwyntio'n benodol ar reoli egwyddorion arian cyhoeddus i leihau risg i y busnes.

5. Arwain y tîm i gynhyrchu adroddiadau rheoli a dadansoddi craff. Cynghori a dylanwadu ar uwch randdeiliaid ar strategaethau priodol i reoli perfformiad busnes a sefydliadol mewn perthynas â risgiau busnes a chyllid, tra'n cyfathrebu'r effaith yn effeithiol i ddylanwadu ar benderfyniadau strategol.

6. Arwain a hyfforddi'r tîm cyllid yn eu gweithrediadau o ddydd i ddydd o'r gweithgareddau ariannol a dadansoddol craidd a chreu amgylchedd tîm cadarnhaol trwy nodi cryfderau unigolion a'u grymuso i gydweithio'n effeithiol.

7. Creu polisïau a systemau ar gyfer rheolaeth ariannol fewnol a herio rhanddeiliaid i gefnogi cywirdeb asedau a'r cofnodion ariannol cysylltiedig, er mwyn lleihau risgiau ariannol ac enw da'r busnes.

8. Nodi cyfleoedd ar gyfer arbedion effeithlonrwydd a herio partneriaid busnes ar y gwerth a gynigir ganddynt fel rhan o'r ymrwymiad i welliant parhaus ac i alluogi penderfyniadau busnes mwy effeithlon ac effeithiol.

9. Arwain y broses cynllunio busnes drwy bartneriaethau busnes cryf a dylanwadu ar randdeiliaid ar bob lefel i wneud y defnydd gorau o arian y trethdalwr. Creu dulliau arloesol o gyfeirio cyllidebu a rhagweld a monitro ariannol effeithiol i wella perfformiad a thueddiadau ariannol er mwyn galluogi gwell cynllunio busnes i ganiatáu ar gyfer penderfyniadau rheoli cadarn a defnydd effeithiol o arian cyhoeddus ac adnoddau.

10. Ymgynghori ar ddylunio a defnyddio'r dechnoleg ddiweddaraf a systemau gwybodaeth ar gyfer cyllid i ddatblygu prosesau gwneud penderfyniadau a pherfformiad sefydliadol yn unol â datblygiadau mewn technolegau cyfredol.

11. Datblygu a gwella'r cydgysylltu â swyddogaethau eraill, cynnal perthnasoedd gwaith cadarnhaol â rhanddeiliaid mewnol ac allanol (gan gynnwys y llywodraeth) i gynorthwyo cydweithio ac arwain at berfformiad busnes cydlynol ac effeithiol.

Sgiliau Swydd, Profiad a Chymwysterau

Hanfodol

• Profiad ôl-gymhwyso sylweddol gyda sefydliad cyfrifyddu perthnasol (h.y. ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, neu gyfwerth).

• Gwybodaeth drylwyr am weithdrefnau rheoli risg a llywodraethu newydd (gan gynnwys gweithredu o dan reolau Rheoli Arian Cyhoeddus)

• Profiad masnachol amlwg cryf, gyda dealltwriaeth o reoliadau buddsoddi

• Profiad sylweddol o gydbwyso disgwyliadau rhanddeiliaid yn erbyn anghenion a galluoedd y busnes a'r llywodraeth ehangach.

• Profiad eang o fewn disgyblaethau ariannol lluosog

• Gallu cryf i nodi, gwerthuso a chynghori ar ffynonellau eraill o gyllid busnes a gwahanol ffyrdd o godi arian.

• Dylanwadu ac arwain uwch randdeiliaid trwy ddatrys gwrthdaro yn effeithiol trwy her gadarnhaol

• Profiad sylweddol o ddylanwadu ar benderfyniadau busnes ehangach.

• Profiad o arwain ac ysgogi tîm.

• Gallu cryf i reoli pobl drwy gyfnodau o newidiadau sylweddol a phwysau busnes.

dymunol

• Cefndir eang a llwyddiannus naill ai yn y diwydiant rheilffyrdd neu adeiladu gyda phrofiad helaeth ar lefel uwch

• Profiad o weithio yn y sector cyhoeddus

• Profiad o ymdrin â threfniadau ariannu trydydd parti