Head of Financial Control

We offer first-class flexible working benefits, excellent employee well-being support and a great pension. We are fortunate to have a range of excellent staff networks and are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We will support talented people from all backgrounds to build a career and thrive.

We actively welcome applications from anyone who shares our commitment to inclusion.

Our Finance Directorate is changing, we're undergoing a transformation to ensure we're helping support and shape the direction of the Agency in the future. We're working towards a vision of being Trusted experts at the heart of the agency's decisions making; catalysing delivery, not just keeping score.

The role holder will lead the Financial Control team to ensure key controls across UK Shared Business Supplier (UKSBS) and internal teams and part of building a robust financial control environment is maintained and iterated. They will develop and embed a culture of financial control and mitigation of counter fraud risk across the organisation, including policies and training.

They will be a part of the wider Finance Directorate Senior Leadership Team, ensuring the support and development of teams across the directorate. Including a commitment to continuous improvement, automation and efficiency.,

• Leading the Financial Control team, consisting of Financial Accounts and Counter Fraud functions


• Leading on the preparation of the annual accounts and the areas of the annual report which Finance prepare


• Lead for the Financial audit and the National Audit Office's main contact


• Managing financial audits and acting as the main contact for the National Audit Office (NAO) or equivalent external auditors


• Responsible for managing the UKSBS relationship and quality of the ledger


• Regularly review and assess the performance of UKSBS, addressing any issues and ensuring high standards of service.


• Lead for updating finance policies e.g. T&S, expenses and ensuring we're assuring ourselves around compliance


• Provide leadership support to G7 Counter Fraud lead


• Lead the Agency's relationship with the Government Counter Fraud Profession


• Line management responsibilities


• Promote effective individual and team performance.


• Understanding of risk management principles and the ability to identify and mitigate financial risks.


• Provide comprehensive support, guidance, and coaching for budget holders to improve financial management capabilities.


• Embed finance future ways of working (in line with Matrix) within the team and the Agency


• Membership of the Finance Directorate Senior Leadership team, including Deputising for the Director of Finance


• Representing the Agency on teams/boards at the European Space Agency
  
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We support a thriving space sector in the UK, which generates an annual income of £16.5 billion and employs 47,000 people across the country.

Through our portfolio of programmes and projects, we encourage the development of national space capabilities and are an early-stage investor in space research and development. We also promote the UK space sector's interests and achievements; make connections to join up industry and academia; and represent the UK in international space programmes.

We have a powerful global voice, partnering with institutions across the world, including the European Space Agency.