Head of Finance Leader
1 month ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Head of Finance to join our team at the Ministry of Defence.
Salary: £76,000 per annum, plus an employer contribution towards your pension scheme.
About the Role:This is an exciting opportunity to lead our finance function, working closely with senior leaders to develop and deliver financial strategies that support our business objectives.
You will be responsible for managing a team of 43 finance professionals, providing direction and guidance to ensure we deliver excellent financial management results in a complex and multi-disciplined environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the central finance team, working alongside other finance heads to manage SDA finances.
- Driving financial performance, ensuring delivery of finance KPIs within the SDA Performance Framework.
- Managing financial accounting, including transaction processing, nuclear provisions, and IFRS16 complex sites.
- Reviewing investment proposals and sign-off options to ensure robustness and compliance with accounting policy and HMT control framework.
- Stakeholder management, acting as the interface for all financial related activity between the Agency, DNE, and MoD Centre.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- A strong leadership style, enabling delivery through others, creating an inclusive culture where team members are empowered, agile, responsive, and high performing.
- Good attention to detail, with the ability to interpret large volumes of complex data to provide valuable business insight.
- The ability to provide creative and innovative solutions to complex problems, informing senior leaders to guide strategic decisions.
- Effective stakeholder management and communications skills, operating in a complex environment and dealing with uncertainty and ambiguity.
We are looking for a candidate with a CCAB qualification (including CIMA, ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA, ICAS, Chartered Accountants Ireland) or international equivalent, with full Associate or Fellowship membership of the relevant accounting body and up-to-date CPD records.
Experience of successfully operating in a senior finance leadership role within a large and diverse organisation, in both steady state and through transformational change, is essential.
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