- Lead the function, to build a highly motivated, high performing, efficient team that is empowered to deliver excellence;
- Oversee the delivery of the Statutory Accounts (including Whole of Government Accounts and Remuneration Report), providing leadership and direction to ensure timeliness, accuracy and compliance with legislation and accounting standards;
- Responsibility for financial content of Annual Report and Accounts, including ensuring accuracy of reporting, and identifying areas requiring updates and/or restatements as required;
- Act as key source of expert technical advice on financial and management accounts, making judgements to apply relevant accounting and regulatory standards (including IFRS) to reporting and disclosure, and ensuring these are suitably robust and evidenced;
- Manage the external auditing process, acting as the key interface for external auditors to ensure audit compliance, relationship owner with the National Audit Office (NAO);
- Lead responsibility for delivering the strategic aims of the organisation's financial reporting, including overseeing the development and delivery of the Financial and Management Accounts and associated reporting (including automation), engaging with stakeholders across the business to develop solutions which align to current and future business need, and support effective decision making;
- Oversee monthly review of all accounts, ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed and accurate detail insight is given into movements in the Income and Expenditure account and Balance sheet;
- Lead Business SME responsibility for ERP development in relation to General Ledger and Reporting, ensuring internal and external stakeholder future business requirements are met
- Identify and monitor risks in relation to financial reporting and internal control, and lead on developing and delivering appropriate mitigations, leading on introducing or amending financial policies and processes as required.