Job Description

You will be an executive member of Management Board, with responsibility for all aspects of financial planning, management and reporting ensuring that credible financial analysis underpins all decision making. They will have the skills and experience to continue the development of the finance function to ensure the provision of expert skills through business partnering to meet current and future business requirements. They will also manage the Facilities team, our external contractors including the IT shared-service relationship, focusing on ensuring physical and systems security and resilience.

We'll assess you against these behaviors during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Leadership
• Managing a Quality Service
• Making Effective Decisions
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others

As well as competitive salaries, we offer a substantial package of benefits:

• Extensive talent, career and personal development
• 25 days annual leave per year, increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service. In addition we offer 9 days public and privilege days leave per year (pro rata for part time staff)
• Generous defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies such as help with caring responsibilities, special leave, generous paid maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Access to employee assistance programme and occupational health
• Community volunteering programme, the opportunity to join a trade union, and discounted membership of local and national sports and social groups
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• Salary advances for travel costs, including annual season tickets and cycle-to-work schemes
• Complimentary health check for permanent staff

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities