Organisation: Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)
Work Location: Barnsdale Way, Grove Park, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1ES
Salary: Grade 15 - £61,071 - £67,191 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 25th February 2025
As a result of an internal move, ESPO are now looking for an experienced and energetic Head of Strategic Finance to be responsible for strategic/commercial finance within the organisation. Reporting into the Commercial Financial Controller, the Head of Strategic Finance will be responsible for a team of 5 business partners, analysts and assistants.
About The Role
As the Head of Strategic Finance your duties will include the following:
* Overseeing delivery of ESPO's medium-term financial plan
* Engaging with senior business leaders to support decision making and delivery of their targets.
* Ensuring accurate, timely and insightful financial information is being provided to support good decision making around ESPO and good governance. This includes weekly trading reporting, monthly management accounts, quarterly reforecasts and annual budgets.
* Leading and enabling improvements to processes and services - There's opportunity here and scope to make an impact which is visible to the business and adds value.
* Managing a team, setting service levels and performance targets, and training and developing team members.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:
* Experience in commercial trading businesses
* Experience in managing people and services, and developing teams of staff.
* Experience in reviewing and improving processes
* Highly IT literate, being competent in using systems to efficiently manage data to extract insightful information.
* Strong in financial control, decisive and able to solve problems.
What We Offer
* Flexible working opportunities and access to employee benefits portal with car lease scheme.
* 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing to 33 after 5 years service), and a scheme to buy additional leave.
* Local Government Pension Scheme with a generous employer contribution.
* Opportunities for learning development.
* Great office location next to Fosse Park, with free on-site parking and easy access to M1 and M69.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of ESPO. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
For More Information Or An Informal Discussion, Please Contact
Gary Tapp - Commercial Financial Controller
Telephone: 07899 261292
Email: [insert email here] #J-18808-Ljbffr