Job Title: Head of Finance
Role Type: Permanent/Full Time
Closing Date for Applications: 5th March 2025
An exciting opportunity to work with us offers:
* Flexible work options including remote working and variable work hours.
* An extensive wellbeing programme.
* Excellent learning and development opportunities that allow for full career development within the organisation.
* A diverse range of initiatives: LGBT+, Gender Matters, Disability Awareness, Sports & Social, Volunteering and lots more.
* Reimbursement of annual professional membership fees.
* Career average Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.
The Head of Finance will lead the development of a robust financial management system that supports SBCIs strategic objectives and enhances overall financial stability.
The Head of Finance will lead the Finance team who are responsible for ensuring key SBCI functions are operating efficiently and effectively.
The role will involve engagement with a large range of stakeholders including the Chief Executive, key internal and external stakeholders, internal and external auditors, and members of the SBCI Board and committees.
The Head of Finance will be a member of the Executive Management team and will report directly to the SBCI Chief Executive.
Principal Accountabilities:
Responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to, the following:
* Leadership: Make a strong contribution to the SBCI Executive Management Team in relation to strategy and day to day operations.
* Leadership: Lead, mentor, and manage the Finance team to achieve performance targets and professional development.
* Leadership: Articulating a vision to SBCI colleagues, external stakeholders, and the Board of the medium and long-term plans for the function.
* Building enhanced relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.
* Recruitment and development of team members to achieve high performance that supports the execution of SBCIs growth strategy.
* Aligning each teams goals with SBCIs objectives and strategic priorities.
Finance:
Drive a strong financial control culture and ensure a robust accounting framework across end-to-end financial processes.
Oversee the production of accurate financial and budgeting reports e.g., the annual/interim financial statements, monthly finance reports, budgets, and forecasting.
Provide comprehensive and understandable information to the Senior Leadership Team, SBCI Board, and committees on the financial performance of SBCI using appropriate metrices and MI reports.
Lead the Treasury management policies and operations of the SBCI including ensuring that there are appropriate funding lines in place to support SBCIs strategic objectives, maturity, and interest rate risks etc.
Ensure there are robust policies, procedures, and controls in place to manage SBCIs financial activities.
Identifying areas for enhancing processes and procedures through monitoring performance.
Oversee the operation of the SBCI finance function and delivery of key outputs including the costing process of SBCI liquidity and risk-sharing products, oversight of SBCI loan administration, including the system of record for loan assets and liabilities and co-ordination of drawdowns, repayments, and interest rate rollovers, timely issuance, and recording, of invoices to the SBCIs counterparties and processing of guarantee fees, claims, and recoveries payments.
Oversee the year end audit with Comptroller & Auditor General.
Manage the day-to-day relationship with the Finance function to co-ordinate and deliver regular and accurate monthly financial reporting along with annual and interim financial statements.
Identify and evaluate the financial risks facing the SBCI and support the Head of Risk and Governance in delivering an appropriate financial control assurance environment.
Keep abreast of upstream financial reporting developments and support the business in ensuring timely adoption of new accounting pronouncements and relevant codes of practice.
Lead the digital transformation of the SBCI finance function to support the growth of the organisation.
SBCI operates with a small and focused team, which means that flexibility is required from all team members to contribute to efforts beyond their specific areas of responsibility when necessary.
All team members are expected to participate in cross-functional projects and initiatives within SBCI and with external stakeholders.
Experience / Qualification:
A qualified accountant with a high level of numeracy, financial acumen, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
Minimum of 15 years experience working in a relevant role in Finance.
Experience of having worked in a similar Finance role.
Skills:
Strong understanding of financial principles, including budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and analysis.
An ability to identify, assess, and mitigate financial risks.
This includes implementing internal controls.
Excellent report writing, presentation, negotiation, and communication skills with a proven ability to collaborate and influence internal and external stakeholders at a senior level, including an ability to convey complex financial and data insights to non-technical stakeholders.
Effective planning skills with a proven ability to prioritise work to achieve objectives within strict timescales and to manage the demands and expectations of multiple stakeholders.
Ability to lead and develop a team with diverse backgrounds and skillsets.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills that command credibility and build trust at all levels.
Regularly demonstrate a high level of teamwork, sharing, collaboration, innovation, and accountability to achieve SBCIs purpose.
Ability to make decisions, take the initiative and originate action.
Effectively contribute to the achievement of goals and targets set for self, others, and organisation.
Adhere to the highest standards in terms of governance and ethics.