Director of Finance and Commercial
£81,000 to £95,000
The successful candidate will:
- Lead and support the Finance, Commercial, and Economics functions in their delivery of effective professional services and advice, ensuring organisational compliance with legal requirements, government controls and functional standards, supporting delivery of corporate objectives.
- Champion visible and inclusive leadership, inspiring high performance and ensuring the functions have the skills, experience, and capacity to support Companies House’s (CH) objectives.
- Serve as: (i) lead Executive for Audit and Risk Assurance Committee, (ii) full Main Board member, (iii) accountable Executive for risk management and corporate assurance, reporting to the Audit Risk and Assurance Committee, and (iv) Chair of internal committees including Finance and Investment Committee and Commercial Assurance Panel.
- Act as corporate guardian for departmental budgets, efficiency targets, and the protection of the Accounting Officer, ensuring compliance with Managing Public Money.
- Provide strategic financial guidance to the Chief Executive and Executive Team, based on sound financial planning, analysis and business partnering that supports corporate objectives and enables the business to deliver robust spending review bids and fee reviews.
- Promote and sustain effective financial probity, governance, accountability, and internal controls.
- Ensure timely delivery of annual report and accounts and other government and departmental reporting.
- Continuously improve the efficiency, effectiveness and quality of financial operations and finance systems.
- Drive value for money (VfM) and evidence-based decision-making across the organisation, ensuring costs, benefits and risks of priority investments and decisions are effectively weighed up.
- Enhance the organisations’ commercial acumen and business focus, embedding effective procurement and commercial strategies aligned with best practice.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders across government to manage risk and ensure sound financial, commercial and investment decision-making, including representing CH and working collaboratively at all levels of Government.
Person Specification
- Senior leadership of finance in a complex organisation (ideally public sector).
- Delivering strong financial management and value for money.
- Leading and motivating multi-disciplinary professional teams through change.
- Strategic planning and influencing at board level.
- Building and maintaining broad, diverse stakeholder relationships.
- Developing and delivering the strategic direction of a complex organisation.
- Promoting operational and professional excellence.
Qualifications & Training
- Full professional accountancy qualification (CCAB, CIMA or equivalent).
