Head of Finance - Manchester, United Kingdom - Department for Culture, Media and Sport

Department for Culture, Media and Sport

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Manchester, United Kingdom

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- £56,462 - £72,324

London £62,045 £72,324 // National £56,462 £65,16 plus an additional allowance of up to £5,000 depending on qualifications.
A Civil Service Pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
Job grade:
Grade 6
AU
Contract type:
Fixed term
Loan
Secondment
Length of employment:
31st of March 2025, with the possibility to extend
Business area:

DCMS

Sport and Gambling
Football Regulator Implementation Unit
Type of role:
Finance
Working pattern:
Flexible working, Fulltime, Job share, Parttime
Number of jobs available:
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ManchesterAbout the job

Job summary:

We lead Government's work on the future governance of football.

In 2021 the government commissioned a Fan-Led Review of Football Governance to explore ways of improving the sustainability of English football in order to protect vital community assets.

The Review was published later that year and highlighted the need for reform.

The Government has since published a White Paper setting out a comprehensive plan to introduce an independent regulator for English football clubs to put fans back at the heart of football and help to deliver a sustainable future for all clubs.

The Football Regulator Implementation Unit is responsible for delivering the reforms set out in the White Paper, including through the Football Governance Bill and setting up the football regulator.

This role will sit within the team responsible for setting up the Football Regulator.

These roles are being recruited on a loan or fixed term basis to the end of March 2025, with the possibility to extend.

This role will be based in DCMS on an interim basis.

Subject to the overall progress of the programme, the intention for this role is to transfer to the Football Regulator once fully established.

Please note that the location of the Football Regulator has yet to be determined.

Job description:

Working closely with the DCMS Finance team, as the Football Regulator Head of Finance you will be responsible for shaping the finance function, enabling and ensuring a high standard of financial planning and management of the programme's budgets and delivering the finance systems and processes needed to operate.

You will brief and support the Deputy Director for implementation in addition to directly advising the interim Chief Operating Officer.

You will support the achievement of the programme's financial objectives and help ensure the programme's delivery meets the expectations of DCMS, Treasury and government more widely as you promote and protect government interests.

We are looking for a leader who can set direction, however some of your responsibilities will include:

Designing & implementing the finance operating model

Making recommendations to the SLT within the Football Regulator on the future Finance function
Designing and implementing the Finance function processes, policies and procedures
Providing relevant expertise to inform delivery of a finance system

Compliance and Control

Ensuring Treasury controls are understood by all partners, that they are in place and complied with to satisfy audit requirements
Ensuring financial business risks are tracked and mitigated as effectively as possible

Financial Budgeting and Forecasting

Advising and working with the SRO, Exec team, HM Treasury and DCMS Finance
Providing high quality financial advice to the budget holders at a strategic level
Consolidating and monitoring financial accounts forecast and budget
Leading on fiscal events and collaborating with DCMS central strategic finance
Providing regular reports on expenditure against budget, forecasts and risks

Person specification:

Essential Requirements

Leadership and management experience with a strong track record of delivery in a high profile, financial environment
Excellent financial skills with experience of formulating and implementing strategies, policies and programmes which cross service or professional boundaries
Strategic finance/financial management experience (planning, budgeting, forecasting and inyear reporting)
Well developed leadership, communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly secure the confidence of senior stakeholders, Boardlevel colleagues and chief executives, building highly effective, influential and collaborative relationships
Knowledge and experience of central government finance and the associated financial reporting rules and requirements, including HM Treasury and NAO arrangements
Experience of providing visible leadership to support long term projects
Finance professional, with a professional qualification eg CIMA, ACCA, CCAB
Experience in implementing new finance processes and systems

Desirable Skills