Group Finance and People Director


Job description

We are seeking an exceptional finance leader who can provide an effective financial and corporate steward function for the Group, assure programmes investment cases, and challenge programmes and their Directors on value for money and best use of available funding. We will expect you to lead your own team but also matrix manage all finance professionals within the Group who are embedded in the change programmes. Correspondingly, you will have the opportunity to shape and improve performance and accountability for outcomes across the entire Change Delivery Group.

Responsibilities

  • Articulate the strategy and purpose of the group so that we are helping the group to deliver against it and support how Change is delivered in HMRC
  • Making sure at group level we are front footed, focusing on what is important not just urgent, what we could be doing not just what needs to be done
  • Lead and provide enabling corporate functions within Change Delivery Group by providing tailored and effective support around key functions (such as business change management, approvals, Group financial management, risks, governance, workforce)

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

  • Recognised finance qualification: CCAB, CIMA or equivalent
  • Proven financial leader with a strong track record in delivering and improving financial and resource planning, project costing, budgeting and forecasting, and benefits management at significant scale and complexity
  • Excellent leadership skills, with expertise in building capability and engagement and improving performance across financial and wider professional teams, including through matrixed leadership
  • Demonstrated experience in delivering investment business cases and driving and improving the value for money of investment cases
  • Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, demonstrated ability to nudge and improve finance and process governance and controls across an organisation
  • Demonstrated ability of being the most senior financial adviser of an executive leader

Vacancy ID
1656397
Job ref.
351198
Job Sector
Public Sector
Area
Belfast
Location
Belfast
Salary
£75,000 - £90,000 - please note standard pay rules apply for existing CS
No. vacancies
1
Contract Type
Permanent
Weekly hours
37
Published date
10/05/2024
Closing date
03/06/2024
Worktime
Standard Full Time/Flexible Working

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