Job Description

The CFO will lead on the developing increasing commercial capabilities as well as the major deals and financing bids to deliver our strategy. The CFO is visible both internally and externally, with shared responsibility for ensuring that the company operates within its budgets, delivers its mission and government roles, operates within its delegations and for ensuring future income streams.
What will you be responsible for?
Working with the executive leadership team to:

• Manage the affairs of the company representing the wider interests at the Board meetings and Board sub-committees such as Board Audit Committee,
• Develop and implement the long-term strategy in line with BEIS and Financial requirements/constraints,
• Influence and deliver on the company’s mission and goals
• Be a visible, accessible member of the senior leadership team provide strategic and commercial leadership to ensure that the  effective and efficient

The CFO will have the following responsibilities:

• Act as one of two executive board members on the board.
• Acting as Company Secretary and advising the Board on governance issues in relation to the UK Atomic Energy Act, the company’s Framework Document and the respective government prescribed codes of conduct, including the incorporation of a substantial new subsidiary (for the STEP programme).
• Identifying new funding opportunities, supporting the organization to leverage sources of capital or revenue funding/income when opportunities arise.
• Agree any subsequent allocation of funding that is received in line with the Authority’s strategic priorities.
• Leading on large deals / contractual negotiations such as new funding opportunities or new lines of business.
• Overseeing the Finance, Commercial (Procurement, Bids and Commercial Contracts and Legal) and Property functions, ensuring they have a vision and strategy which is fully aligned with the organization strategy and that the functions have the objectives and priorities in place that will fully support the achievement of the Authority’s short, medium and longer-term organization goals.
• Representing us at various fora including e.g. central and local government, industrial stakeholder meetings, customer relationships etc.
• Leading on the delivery of financial information and advice to the Executive and to the Board to make appropriately informed strategic organization decisions.
• Ensuring that the UK Atomic Energy Authority is in full compliance with relevant international financial standards, obligations and regulatory requirements.
• Leading on all commitments with customers, suppliers and partners, through the procurement, legal and commercial departments.
• Lead on responses to government commissions concerning finance, commercial and corporate services.
• Providing accurate and timely counsel to directors and managers across all legal topics across all operational units and other corporate services units (People, Assurance, Pensions, Comms etc.),including historic compensation claims for previous exposures are appropriately managed and the business is protected.
• Ensuring that agreements and contracts entered into by the Authority (e.g. commercial, supplier, grant funded etc.) are properly evaluated and scrutinized to minimize risk to the Authority.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities