Janes empowers military, government, and defence leaders to act with confidence in an increasingly complex world. Our trusted defence, security, and geopolitical information delivered through seamless digital platforms and system integrations—turns overwhelming data into clear, actionable intelligence and insight. By filling critical information gaps, Janes helps customers analyse threats, accelerate decisions, and stay ahead of emerging challenges Job purpose: The Financial Operations Lead is responsible for delivering high quality financial services to stakeholders, enhancing operational efficiencies and supporting the strategic objectives of the business. As the ‘Front of House’ leader of the Financial Operations function, the role requires a collaborative communicator to build effective relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders to maintain high standards, drive improvements and resolve challenges as they arise. Balancing day-to-day operation delivery with leading strategic change the role requires a decision maker and a multi-tasker able to identify and prioritise competing deliverables and deadlines and manage a six person global team. Roles and responsibilities: Providing strategic leadership to six direct reports across Order Management, Accounts Receivable (both UK based) and Accounts Payable (India based), setting standards and ensuring high-quality service delivery through a well-trained and motivated team. Identifying opportunities and creating business cases for optimization of systems, controls and processes in collaboration with key stakeholders to drive quality, efficiency and scalability and mitigate risk; managing the design and delivery of the changes including training and documentation for users. Administering internal and 3 rd party systems used by team and manage relationships with systems support providers, ensuring security and efficiency. Preparing, maintaining and improving clear, ordered and detailed documentation around processes and controls. Coordinate service performance and delivery to ensure key business targets and KPIs are met; develop performance measures to drive improvements; identify issues, propose and deliver ways to address them. For the position of Head of Financial Operations we are looking for candidates who are/have: Experienced team leader with ability to provide clear message and direction at individual and team levels. Able to inspire trust and confidence. Detailed understanding of best practice in financial operations and proven track-record in designing and implementing operational finance controls and processes to deliver quantifiable improvements. Strong and effective communicator; ability to build strong relationships across business and knowledge to be authoritative source of operational finance expertise. Organised and methodical in balancing multiple tasks and priorities, with keen eye on deadline management. Extensive systems experience – NetSuite experience a must, Salesforce experience an advantage. 27 days of annual leave Healthy half (0.5 day leave every 6 months for wellbeing) Private medical insurance– Vitality Maternity (100% of basic salary for the first 26 weeks followed by Statutory Maternity Pay) Paternity (100% of basic salary for 6 weeks) Life cover Access to Linkedin Learning Access to an on-site gym Life at Janes
We believe Janes is truly a great place to work. Our values and leadership code drive everything we do, and we understand that the right behaviours and culture will always result in the best outcomes for our customers, our colleagues, our shareholders, and our business. We provide a supportive, stretching, and dynamic environment with the ability for you to grow rapidly, both personally and professionally. Janes is an inclusive and equal opportunities employer and encourages applications regardless of age, race, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or gender. Although this role is advertised as full time, Janes believed that flexibility at work can provide many significant benefits both to our colleagues and the business. We already work in a hybrid style across all offices and regions and can support different ways of working and offer different flexible working arrangements. So, if you are interested and have any requirements or needs in the way you would like to work, please apply, and speak to us about this. We will always consider part time or flexible applications Interested in building your career at Janes? Get future opportunities sent straight to your email. Apply for this job
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