Head of Finance - London, United Kingdom - Post Office Ltd

Post Office Ltd
Post Office Ltd
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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Head of Finance - Historic Matters:


Grade:
Band 4


Contract Type:
Permanent


Location:
Flexible - London / Chesterfield / Hybrid

Reporting to:
Finance Director - Historic Matters & Inquiry


Division:
Finance


The Purpose of the Role:


Our Historic Matters Business Unit has been established to redefine Post Office for the next generation whilst responding and dealing effectively with the issues from the past.

Post Office can only do this if we change our operating model and our culture - and this role will support the organization to address its historical failures and ensure that a similar scenario can never happen again.


The Head of Finance role will focus on accounting and analysis to support the Historical Matters Programme in its key decision making to ensure the programme is able to forecast and deliver within budget.

You will be the financial expert and key business partner to the Historical Matters and Inquiry Finance Director.

The Historical Matters teams operate independently from the day to day running of POL operations and are accountable for defining and delivering the vision and strategic objectives of the Historical Matters Business Unit by leading the function, functional strategy and its delivery roadmap.


The role will report to the Finance Director for Historical Matters and Inquiry and will work alongside other senior finance analysts and senior business stakeholders.


Principal Accountabilities:


  • Manage the monthly reviews review and challenge for projects within the Programme providing the appropriate high level analysis of performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and driving cost efficiency initiatives
  • Provide financial insight, analysis and reporting on project performance versus budget and forecast, ensuring implications for outlook are articulated and acted upon
  • Maintain a register of cost Risks & Opportunities, highlight through the appropriate channels and ensure alignment in monthly forecasts
  • Manage budgeting and forecasting process, challenging Project teams to deliver a robust plan within the guidelines and timetable established by the Financial Control team.
  • Evaluate business cases for investment decisions, challenging assumptions and ensure compliance with governance, making recommendations to improve return on investment
  • Prioritise project issues for review with project leads, sponsors and SteerCos
  • Provide expert advice and an independent view to the Inquiry Senior Leadership Team, HMBU/Inquiry FD and project team
  • Drive a commercial focus and challenge to strategic planning and decision making within the programme business unit
  • Participate in cross Finance initiatives and work streams to include support for any audit work carried out
  • Coach, mentor, and develop staff, including overseeing new employee onboarding and providing career development planning and opportunities
  • Empower employees to take responsibility for their role, objectives and own development. Delegate responsibility and expect accountability and regular feedback.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills:


  • Skilled at building relationships at senior level, with very strong ability to influence through gravitas and confidence
  • Resilience ability to operate effectively in a highly pressured environment
  • Broad range of accountancy skills fully qualified accountant with CCAB recognised qualification (e.g. ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
  • Experience in a programme finance environment operating at a senior level across multiple projects
  • Good understanding of finance systems (particularly SAP, BI, Anaplan)
  • Computer literacy/numeracy with strong Excel, Word and Powerpoint skills
  • Knowledge of business case and investment appraisals

About Post Office:


The Post Office has thrived at the heart of high streets and local communities across the UK for over 370 years.

As one of the country's most trusted brands, we take our commitment to providing essential services to customers across the UK very seriously.

We're the UK's largest retail network, as well as the largest financial services provider in the UK, with over 11,600 branches nationwide - more than all of the UK's banks and building societies put together.


We know that the best way to provide a great service for customers is to evolve our business and adapt to their changing needs.

That's why we have a range of over 170 products and services, from personal financial services like banking, insurance, payments and travel money, to telecoms and, of course, mails.

And we're improving our online and in store experience for customers. We know that our customers never stop changing, so neither will we. We're here, in person, for the people who rely on us.


Our Ways of Working underpin everything we do, they are the "How" of our business strategy. They differentiate our business and aim to inspire great behaviours and align our colleagues around specific actions in order to be the organisation we
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