Head of Financial Management

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 Management team to ensure decisions across the agency are supported by robust and timely management information, and with expert financial advice on budgetary and accounting impacts. They will develop and embed a culture of supporting delivery of organisation goals through strong financial acumen and management across the organisation, including policies and training.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the Finance Business Partnering (FBP) and Management accounting functions


• Develop and implement a strategic vision for the FBP and Management accounting functions, aligning it with the broader goals of the Agency


• Lead finance business partner scrutiny of business cases.


• Leading on stakeholder management, including the preparation and presentation of financial information to directors and budget holders


• Coaching and developing finance business partners (FBPs) to enhance their performance and capabilities.


• Ensure regular financial reviews are conducted with delegated budget holders to better understand programmes, plans and financial performance.


• Line management responsibilities


• Spend Control - Influence the affordability and prioritisation of business plans and seek to maintain spend within the relevant financial boundaries and delegations.


• Work with budget holders on risks, issues and opportunities - Identify, monitor budget and develop mitigating actions for risks, issues and opportunities.


• Part of the UK European Space Agency delegation for Finance, sitting on Administrative & Finance Council


• Guidance & Support - Provide support, guidance and coaching for budget holders.


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


• Promote effective individual and team performance.


• Representing UK Space Agency finance on Agency project and programme boards as necessary.


• Membership of the Finance Directorate Senior Leadership team, including Deputising for the Director of Finance
  
  The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is an executive agency of the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT) and provides technical advice on the government's space strategy, supporting the UK space sector to deliver the government's vision.


Space is a part of everyday life. Satellites underpin our national economy, from agriculture and banking to aviation and shipping, and support our national security. Space science provides critical data to understand and address global challenges such as climate change, while missions to explore our solar system unite nations and advance humanity's horizons.

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.