What you’ll be doing
as a Finance Manager – Ops Support
1. Drive forward the analytics and insight across our Reporting; supporting decision makers and key stakeholders
2. Set the teams and Business colleagues up for success through actively deploying and managing robust, transparent actionable timetables and planning cycles
3. Strengthen our understanding of cost drivers and maturing our reporting and planning insight to enhance performance management
4. Embed cultural change across data quality, performance insight and management action; attained via clear, transparent and actionable reporting complemented with expert financial counsel and guidance
5. Develop, implement and embed financial rigour, discipline and control; through a culture of continuous improvement and transparent accountability
6. Drive the innovation and associated adoption of new ways of working and system enhancements
7. Support our Transformation Programme and embedding new ways of working
8. Report on overall efficiency across the Operating cost base
9. Partner the wider Finance team and key Business stakeholders; as part of delivering high quality reporting and insight and delivery of Planning outputs
10. Manage the team producing the reporting and insight to help the Business understand cost drivers and improve performance
11. Set the timeline and process for the production of high quality plans; with linkage between cost, risk, schedule and output
12. Continually iterate and mature our reporting environment to ensure that our insight robust and assured
13. Oversee and consolidate at Operational Efficiency Performance Reporting
Hybrid – Reading
36 hours a week.
What you should bring to the role
To thrive in this role, the essential criteria you’ll need is:
14. Experience supporting and working into Senior Business Leaders and C-suite Executives
15. Experience working in organisations and industries with significant capital investment and front line Operational focus
16. Extensive post-qualification experience (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
17. Strong data and reporting skills
Additional skills and experiences would be great to have/bring:
18. Understanding of financial processes and standards across Regulated industries
19. Project Management
20. Matrix management experience
21. Significant communications experience: uses financial analysis to facilitate change but brings numbers to life and presents the information in a compelling way; ability to use “emotional” ands “logical” techniques; uses structured methodologies to ensure rigour in evaluating action and investment
22. Experience working in Regulated industries and navigating the environment to maximise performance and value for all stakeholders
23. Proven skill in developing and nurturing team development
What’s in it for you?
24. Competitive salary up to £85,000 per annum, depending on experience
25. Annual Leave- 26 days holiday per year increasing to 30 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
26. Car Allowance
27. Performance-related pay plan directly linked to company performance measures and targets
28. Generous Pension Scheme through AON
29. Private Medical Health Care
30. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers and life assurance.