Group Finance Director

Winchester - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Overview

Shape and drive the vision for our financial accounting reporting controls and tax strategy; playing a pivotal role in delivering outstanding financial outcomes for Arqiva. As the Group Finance Director youll set the strategic direction elevate financial governance and empower teams to deliver instilling a high performance culture. This is a highimpact leadership role at the heart of our organisation where your expertise will influence decisionmaking at the highest level and ensure our financial excellence.

Reporting directly to the CFO you must be able to travel to our Crawley Court (Winchester) and Newman Street (London) offices 2 or 3 times per week.

The role

Set and lead execution of the vision and strategy for finance operations.
Be the senior point of contact for finance operations liaising with the CFO and other key stakeholders.
Provide financial insights and reporting to senior leadership informing decision-making.
Support the business in ensuring the financial and commercial performance required to meet targets and its long-term business plan.
Identify and implement operating model process and system improvements and automation opportunities as well as best practices in governance and reporting to drive greater financial efficiency and effectiveness working in partnership with the Head of Finance Transformation.
Ensure the accuracy integrity and timeliness of financial reporting for Arqiva and its subsidiaries and ensure compliance with all relevant reporting and regulatory standards.
Plan and communicate the reporting cycle executing it to first class standards.
Lead the compilation of the Annual Report statutory and regulatory accounts.
Ensure the preparation of comprehensive documentation for the annual audit and participate in the Audit & Risk Committee interacting and informing effectively with the Audit Chair and Committee
Work closely with the CFO and Investor Relations to ensure Group performance is clearly communicated and market expectations well-managed.
Support the CFO in preparing for annual and interim results as well as investor roadshows and interactions with the regulatory.
Manage effective relationships with external auditors regulators and other financial stakeholders.
Design and operate an effective financial control environment commensurate with a business of this scale with publicly listed financial instruments.
Work closely with the Directors of Business Finance and Corporate Finance and financial controllers to ensure a robust control framework is in operation.
Ensure compliance with all internal regulatory and statutory financial requirements.
Set and lead the end-to-end strategy governance and lifecycle management of Finance data across Arqiva to: maintain compliance with statutory accounting and regulatory rules; produce detailed financial reports; and to inform strategic decision-making.
Define and drive the Finance data strategy aligned with business priorities and reporting needs.
Establish and maintain a Finance data lake whilst ensuring scalability traceability and alignment with enterprise architecture.
Lead the design of enterprise-grade Finance data models and semantic layers to support analytics regulatory and statutory reporting and operational Finance needs.
Establish and enforce data governance standards policies and stewardship processes for Finance data.
Work closely with Finance Audit and Technology leaders to align on priorities and data needs.
Work closely with the Directors of Business Finance and Corporate Finance to establish KPIs dashboards and operating mechanisms to measure data quality controls effectiveness and team performance.
Oversee tax strategy compliance planning and reporting for the entire Group ensuring timely filing and payment of all taxes.
Working alongside the Head of Tax liaise with tax authorities and provide high-level advisory on commercial and M&A/restructuring transactions.
Effectively manage and mitigate tax risk in line with Arqivas risk management policies and strategy.
Manage self & task: role model Arqivas culture goals with the team building respect and credibility; set a high-performance bar and challenge the team to deliver sustainable results by developing the skills and capabilities of the team and focusing on outcomes.

The person

Experienced finance leader in a business of commensurate scale & complexity
Broad finance skill set covering: financial accounting & reporting financial controls financial data management and tax
Experience operating a best-in-class finance operation & delivering high-quality consistent finance outcomes
Experience in a product driven capital intensive and/or regulated industry
A successful track record of driving change & transformation
An accountable agile and strategic thinker with courage
Fully qualified (or with equivalent experience) in a relevant accounting qualification (e.g. ACCA CIMA)

As a leader at Arqiva we believe a great director level candidate will bring:

The ability to Create Followship across the organisation
Bring the outside in - coming with new ideas encouraging new approaches and creativity
Come with extensive Technical Credibility and Expertise a track record in creating and executing multi- year functional strategies.

Why Arqiva:

We enable a switched-on world to flow. As the UKs leader in TV and radio broadcast and the countrys top smart utilities platform we are shaping the future of connectivity.

Our infrastructure delivers media and data exactly wheretheyreneeded-whetherthatsbringing TV and radio to your home or sending smart meter data to your utility provider. Our technology works quietly behind the scenes connecting millions every day.

Butitsnot just what we doitshow we do Arqivayoullfind real connection: supportive teams active colleaguenetworksand plenty of ways to get involved and feel part of our you the space and support togrow-whetherthatsdevelopingyour skills trying something new or taking on fresh because there is more to life than work our rewards and benefits are designed to support your wellbeing yourlifestyleand what matters most to you.

Our commitment toDiversity & Inclusion

At Arqivawerecommitted to building a workplace where everyone feels valued heard and empowered to succeed. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences and we work hard to remove barriers so every colleague can thrive. If you need any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please reach out to talent@.

If this sounds like the right next step for youwedlove to hear from you!

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DescriptionOverviewShape and drive the vision for our financial accounting reporting controls and tax strategy; playing a pivotal role in delivering outstanding financial outcomes for Arqiva. As the Group Finance Director youll set the strategic direction elevate financial governance and empower tea...