Head of Finance & Governance (Permanent)

Head of Finance & Governance (Permanent)

VANRATH are delighted to be recruiting for a Head of Finance & Governance on a permanent basis to join a business in Belfast within the public sector.

As Head of Finance, you will play a key part within the leadership team and have responsibility for managing all financial and governance affairs for the business. You will take a lead in financial planning, monitoring and managing risk, tracking income and expenditure whilst dealing with stakeholders and external agencies.

Key Areas of Responsibility

• Finance
• Corporate Planning & Strategic management
• Risk management and Audit assurance
• Information Governance
• Contract management & Procurement

Relevant experience

Essential:

• Minimum of three years' experience in a senior role, with responsibility for finance and governance with an evidenced track record in diversifying income streams for an organisation.
• Minimum of three years' experience in successfully managing people or teams to deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance function.
• Have overall responsibility for budgets in the defined areas of responsibility and to manage these within an agreed system of delegation.
• Be responsible for developing and maintaining a robust financial governance system supported by relevant financial policy across the business.
• Contributing to and implementing a robust plan for alternative and diverse sources of income, including grant funding, local government and other NICS departments, in line with the organisations strategic plan.
• Oversee the development and support implementation of a broad range of cost improvement programmes.
• Lead in the development of the Corporate plan and annual business plan and related KPI to include information gathering and performance analysis reporting.
• Create and deliver long term strategic plans to achieve vision set out by the business.

Remuneration

58-68k.