Salary
Period of appointment
Job description
The Utility Regulator is seeking to appoint a Head of Finance and Performance.
Working as Head of Finance and Performance, you will head and actively manage a small finance team providing a wide range of services covering budgets, accounts, supplier payments and receipts, liaison with the Department of Finance to secure public expenditure cover, procurement of tenders, risk, organisational performance reporting and processing of payroll. In addition, you will play an active role in ensuring we maintain the highest standards of probity and compliance with public sector governance requirements.
You will work with colleagues across a variety of functions and contribute to the achievement of our work plan, aims and objectives by managing key corporate functions, successful delivery of which are essential if we are to maintain our reputation for operating to the highest possible standards of governance and probity.
You will also develop, maintain and manage positive relationships and represent us with key stakeholders.
You will be required to perform such duties as are commensurate with this role and to undertake any other manager level duties as may reasonably be required.
The Utility Regulator offers excellent benefits including a competitive salary and Northern Ireland Civil Service pension arrangements, within a welcoming, family-friendly and flexible working environment, which embraces the opportunities that hybrid working brings.
Closing date: 2pm, Tuesday 7 June
Salary: £57,306-£68,698 per annum
Pension: Northern Ireland Civil Service pension arrangements
Contract: Permanent, full time
Holidays: 25 days (rising to 30 days), plus 12 public and privilege days
Essential criteria
This role is well suited to persons with strong analytical and technical skills together with project, people management experience, excellent and balanced interpersonal skills and a strong commitment to good governance.
Please note you will be required to demonstrate fully the following essential criteria on the application form to be shortlisted for interview. These essential criteria may also be tested at interview and assessment stages.
- At least five years post qualification membership of one of the following bodies:
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy.
- One of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants (CAI, ICAEW, ICAS etc.).
- Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
- Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland.
OR equivalent international accountancy qualification.
- Demonstrable experience of personal responsibility for the preparation of at least three years’ annual financial accounts including a robust working knowledge of applying financial reporting standards, auditing standards and methodologies.
- Demonstrable experience of analysing complex financial and performance information and preparation/presentation of reports and analysis to senior colleagues (including at board level) to inform effective decision making.
- Demonstrable experience of planning and managing complex annual budgets (of at least £2.5m) for multiple activities taking account of budget constraints.
- Demonstrable experience of developing and managing a risk management strategy and processes (across an organisation) including the development of risk registers and policies in a complex operating environment.
- Ability to positively demonstrate by examples, an understanding of and commitment to further workplace values that align to those of the Utility Regulator.
Assessment and interview dates to be confirmed.
The Utility Regulator is an Equal Opportunities and Disability Confident Employer.