Candidate Profile
- Proven functional leadership experience ideally having operated at FD and/or deputy CFO level.
- Demonstrable track record of developing and implementing financial strategies that support business growth and transformation.
- Experience of acting as a trusted advisor and strategic partner to executives and leaders across a complex stakeholder landscape with prior experience of directly supporting a CFO.
- Experience of leading finance transformation, embedding and optimising finance systems post implementation and leading on process improvement initiatives. Ability to inspire, engage and lead others through change and transformation.
- Governance and risk experience. Expertise and understanding of financial governance, risk management and controls within a complex environment.
- Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
- A dynamic leader who delivers results by empowering and engendering a high performance culture.
- Experience of leading across complex finance structures and contracting arrangements that support the delivery of large-scale programmes with multiple stakeholders, ideally including M&A, spin outs, strategic partnerships and other growth opportunities.
- Experience of operating in an agile environment, adapting finance strategies to evolving business needs.
- Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to bring a data driven strategic approach to finance
- Technology proficiency – experience of finance systems implementation (ERP) and other finance automation tools.
- Professional qualification - ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification is essential.
A high impact role within the NPL senior leadership team, reporting to the CFO, the successful candidate will possess gravitas, lived experience of driving transformation and change as well as the credibility to represent and deputise for the CFO as required.
Internally, this position will be known as Associate Director of Finance.
We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that nationality, residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process. To work at NPL, you will need to obtain BPSS security clearance.
Please note: Applications will be reviewed, and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert therefore we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.