Finance Director

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Job Description

We're now looking for a Finance Director to lead our Finance Team.

Reporting to the Chief Executive, this role will lead the Finance directorate, incorporating the Finance, Internal Audit and Quality and Assurance functions. You will demonstrate exceptional leadership whilst taking strategic responsibility for the long-term financial health of the Restoration & Renewal Programme.

Responsible for the overall annual budget of circa £55m in the current phase of the Programme, you will support the Client Team to develop the Programme's Business Case so that Parliament can choose an option to progress taking the programme into delivery from 2026.

Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Fully qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or CCAB qualification) with extensive post qualification experience
• Proven leader with an established and successful track record in a similar Finance Director or Head of function level role for a large organisation or multi-billion-pound complex programme, exercising sound judgement to inform decision making, particularly at the most senior levels of the organisation
• Major project experience, with knowledge of programme delivery and a commercial mindset
• Significant experience of budget management decisions, optimising financial performance and clearly demonstrating value for money
• Experience of Government accounting and accounting officer duties
• Experience of managing financial planning processes and implementing robust fit for purpose finance systems
• Experience of working at or closely with Board and Executive level members to provide financial support and advice
• Solid leadership skills with excellent interpersonal ability to influence behaviours and approaches across range of programme driven environments

Salary from £160,000 to £180,000 per annum

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Benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• 30 days holiday plus public holidays
• Discretionary bonus scheme depending on both corporate and individual performance
• Life assurance of 4 x salary death in service
• Group Income Protection
• Pension - up to 10% employer contribution
• Up to 5 days paid volunteering
• Cycle to work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional Body Fees paid
• Working in a hybrid / smart way

We are committed to promoting diversity and equal opportunities in employment. We are building diverse teams and seek to attract and retain talented individuals from a range of backgrounds and cultures to join us on this hugely challenging and important project.

Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter, stating your suitability for the role and if you believe you have any current or potential conflicts of interest relating to this position.

We look forward to receiving your completed application by 12 noon on 3 February 2025.

Security

Successful candidates will be required to complete security vetting to a minimum Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) level obtained through the Parliamentary Security Department (PSD). Candidates are required to pass these checks before a start date can be confirmed.

Applicants should also be aware that, depending on the role applied for, if they have resided outside of the UK for a total of more than two of the last five years, they may not be eligible for vetting.

About Us

The Palace of Westminster, one of the best recognised buildings in the world, needs essential restoration to preserve it for future generations. The Palace has a rich and remarkable history. Westminster Hall is over 900 years old and has been the scene of great moments in our country's political life, covering 34 acres, and the size of more than 1,000 houses, there are 1,100 rooms, 100 staircases, three miles of passageways, four floors and 65 different levels.

As well as being one of the UK's biggest buildings it's one of the nation's busiest workplaces with thousands of people on site each day, from catering and security staff to MPs and Peers to experts keeping this iconic building running. The Restoration and Renewal Programme is carrying out the tens of thousands of hours of complex building surveys and investigations needed to inform future decisions on the restoration work needed.

We've already engaged teams of architects, engineers, project managers and contractors who will shape the future direction of the work. Restoring Parliament is already boosting UK industries, and the restoration will use UK materials wherever possible and create jobs and apprenticeships across the country, from engineering and high-tech design to traditional crafts such as carpentry and stonemasonry.