Job Description

The key responsibilities of this role are:

• Ensure the constituent parts forecast, account for and report on the efficient use of resources.
• Financial strategy, planning and management are key outputs.
• Oversee the teams delivering risk management, corporate governance, security and counter fraud.
• Manage the Internal Audit relationship with Government Internal Audit Agency
• Lead on risk management, tax, counter-fraud and security, including setting policy and publishing guidance, identifying risks, assessing potential impact, and enabling mitigation's.
• Leadership of the Commissioner's Office of 19 people

What's on Offer

• 6 month Interim Fixed Term Contract (FTC)
• Flexible working
• Public Sector benefits

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proven experience of effective handling of spending reviews and budget planning for voted funds; and in-year financial management through to delivery of Annual Report and Accounts.
• Championing enterprise, commercialism and 'enabling' each part of the business to have sufficient funds to pursue their strategic objectives
• Significant experience at departmental directorate level, confidently leading strategic financial and corporate governance teams across complex organizations, providing specialist and professional advice and guidance.
• A finance professional who will take confident risks and is unafraid to challenge and negotiate robustly.
• Full membership of one of the major accountancy professional bodies forming the Consultative Committee of Accountancy Bodies (CCAB) namely ICAEW, ICAS, ACCA, CIPFA and ICAI; or CIMA
• Demonstrable knowledge of relevant government financial publications such as Managing Public Money, Consolidated Budgeting Guidance and Financial Reporting Manual.
• A thorough understanding of risk management, government security and counter-fraud techniques particularly when applied to central government organizations.