Head of Financial Operations and Strategy

3 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Salix Finance Full time
About Salix Finance

Salix Finance is a leading organisation dedicated to supporting public and private sector entities in achieving their ambitious net zero targets. Our mission is to empower organisations to reduce their environmental impact, save money, and create better places to live and work.

Our Expertise

We deliver government funding schemes to support councils, schools, housing associations, hospitals, and universities boost their energy efficiency, reduce their impact on the environment, save money, and remove more households from fuel poverty.

Our Values

We work with the UK government and the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales. As well as managing the funding schemes, we provide professional advice, expertise, and support to grant recipients throughout all stages of their projects. We also offer insight, intelligence, and influence by sharing knowledge and lessons learned from project delivery to help improve future schemes and policy development.

The Role

We are currently recruiting a Director of Finance and Resources. A member of the Executive team and the Salix Board, this key position will play a crucial role in delivering on the company's strategic objectives across finance, governance, and internal audit.

Key Responsibilities
  • Deliver Salix's strategic objectives across the finance, governance, assurance, risk management, and internal audit functions.
  • Lead, motivate, and empower a team of circa 35 within the finance, governance, internal audit, and fraud teams.
  • Work as part of the Board and Leadership Team to drive positive change across the organisation.
  • Manage the annual budget of £30m and financial oversight of the giving of c. £500m p.a. of government funds.
  • Oversight of budget management, control, accounting, and timely reporting for Salix's own operations and the schemes being delivered by Salix in line with government financial standards.
  • Ensure an efficient and effective internal audit function providing executive management and external stakeholders with independent and reliable assurance on the governance, controls, and risks to drive performance improvement.
  • Ensure Salix's governance function provides an efficient and effective service to the Salix Board and its Committees and that robust governance arrangements are embedded.
What You'll Get

This exciting opportunity comes with a competitive salary range of £90,000 - £116,000 per annum, dependent on experience. The role is offered on an 18-month fixed-term contract with a strong possibility of extension or permanent role thereafter.

Benefits Package
  • Pension contribution: Employer contribution up to 10% (dependent on employee contribution)
  • Annual Leave: 28 days per annum + Bank holidays
  • Support with public transport costs and access to cycle to work schemes · Employee Assistance Programmes
About You

You will be a qualified accountant with experience of operating at senior finance level within a public sector environment. You will be an experienced manager of medium to large teams, with excellent and visible team leadership skills. You will have proven experience of managing teams through periods of change and transformation.

You will be experienced at working as part of Senior Management and Executive teams, and with previous experience at, or an ability to step up to, Board level.

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