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Finance Director

2 months ago

Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom FirstGroup Full time
About the Role

This senior finance position has a strong focus on delivering high-quality financial reporting and leading a team of management accountants.

The successful candidate will be responsible for producing timely and accurate financial reports for the GWR board, Rail Division, and the DfT/GBR, including periodic, quarterly, and annual reports.

Main Responsibilities
  • Setting the Highest Standards
    • Consolidate financial reports on a periodic basis, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
    • Coordinate and manage periodic, quarterly, and annual reports to DfT, Rail Division, and Group where appropriate.
    • Work with the Head of Financial Reporting to develop financial reporting that meets business needs and minimizes manual processes.
    • Provide relevant management information to Finance, Senior Management in GWR, First Group, and DfT.
  • Accountable for Performance
    • Lead the team to deliver a quality service to internal and external customers.
    • Ensure clear and consistent assumptions are used in the production of all finance reporting.
  • Supporting Each Other
    • Lead and manage a team of professional accountants.
    • Ensure team and individual objectives are clear and development plans are in place.
    • Support and work closely with the entire finance team.
    • Ensure a close working relationship with Rail Division to ensure all reporting deadlines are met and reports submitted.
    • Provide cover within Finance during holiday periods.
    • Ensure all roles are crossed trained and there is adequate cover to reduce risk of key person dependency.
    • Ensure all tasks within the team are documented.
    Requirements
    • Qualified Accountant with 2 years PQE experience working in a large complex finance team.
    • Knowledge and understanding of accounting principles.
    • Excellent team player.
    • Evidence of being able to motivate and lead a team.
    • Leadership and team management skills.
    • Effective communication with finance and non-financial colleagues.
    • Ability to write quality narrative on variances, actuals, budgets, and forecasts.
    • Professional behaviours, ethics, and values.
    About the Location

The role is based in Milford House, Swindon, with some flexibility to work from home depending on business requirements.

The team is expected to be in a GWR office or on the network a minimum of 3 days per week.

The Reward

As well as a great team environment and comprehensive training, all GWR colleagues enjoy a range of benefits, including on-going development, a defined benefit pension scheme, free rail travel across the GWR network for you and your family, a company-sponsored health care plan, discounted shopping, and an employee assistance programme.

We value our differences and maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.

We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working, and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.