Finance Business Partner - CISO
- Recruiter
- Direct Line Group
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- 70000.00 - 90000.00 GBP Annual + + + Benefits
- Posted
- 24 Feb 2017
- Closes
- 11 Mar 2017
- Sectors
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
This is a fantastic opportunity to join Direct Line Group as a Senior Finance Business Partner working with our Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). This is a permanent opportunity based from our head office in Bromley.
You will take the lead role in partnering with our CISO at Direct Line Group and lead the financial performance in support of the business area and their Leadership team at a SLT level.
You will also lead the provision of strategic and financial advice and challenge in order to help ensure optimal business decisions are made and business objectives are met ensuring the challenge process is upheld and assisting in the delivery of budgets and forecasts for this area by providing intelligent insight to aid commercial decision making.
Key Accountabilities
- Strategically partner with the Directors within the business and senior leadership team on commercial activity, strategic change and financial/ commercial impact of contracts ( CAPS)
- Lead the provision of timely and effective financial performance reporting and insight to support the business directors and their teams in managing the Operating expenses, FTE and financial impact of commercial contracts
- Deliver and lead the strategic advice and expertise to the functional business area leadership teams and other stakeholders on financial and strategic issues across the cost base, project portfolio and wider commercial decision-making
- Lead the delivery of financial governance frameworks to support strong financial management and internal controls
- Strategically drive reporting across financial evaluation and financial planning to support the wider commercial decision making process
- Provide thought leading commercial finance expertise to functional business area director and support them in delivering business outcomes that meet the needs of the customer, the business and the organisations' financial targets
- Provide , shape and lead the delivery of strategic cost insight and financial modelling of different business scenarios to support the leadership team in delivering their objectives
- Lead the cost and benefit identification and tracking process to ensure the cost reduction agenda of the organisation is achieved and benefits realised and delivered as planned
- Lead the review process and strategically partner the leadership team in the production of the Business Cases, Investment Appraisal and Contract Review Process to ensure the financials behind the CAPs are accurate and reflect the business case and are challenged and reviewed appropriately
- Provide thought leadership, clarity and direction to a small Decision Support Team and develop the team through enhancing performance management and utilising development tools available
- Strategically partner with the procurement team to manage the financial/commercial impact of contracts, provide commercial challenge and provide financial rigour through out the entire procurement process
Skills we are looking for
- Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Senior Finance Business Partnering experience essential
- Proven track record of cost management and driving change
- Commercial Outsourcing / Contract awareness Essential
You will take the lead role in partnering with our CISO at Direct Line Group and lead the financial performance in support of the business area and their Leadership team at a SLT level.
You will also lead the provision of strategic and financial advice and challenge in order to help ensure optimal business decisions are made and business objectives are met ensuring the challenge process is upheld and assisting in the delivery of budgets and forecasts for this area by providing intelligent insight to aid commercial decision making.
Key Accountabilities
- Strategically partner with the Directors within the business and senior leadership team on commercial activity, strategic change and financial/ commercial impact of contracts ( CAPS)
- Lead the provision of timely and effective financial performance reporting and insight to support the business directors and their teams in managing the Operating expenses, FTE and financial impact of commercial contracts
- Deliver and lead the strategic advice and expertise to the functional business area leadership teams and other stakeholders on financial and strategic issues across the cost base, project portfolio and wider commercial decision-making
- Lead the delivery of financial governance frameworks to support strong financial management and internal controls
- Strategically drive reporting across financial evaluation and financial planning to support the wider commercial decision making process
- Provide thought leading commercial finance expertise to functional business area director and support them in delivering business outcomes that meet the needs of the customer, the business and the organisations' financial targets
- Provide , shape and lead the delivery of strategic cost insight and financial modelling of different business scenarios to support the leadership team in delivering their objectives
- Lead the cost and benefit identification and tracking process to ensure the cost reduction agenda of the organisation is achieved and benefits realised and delivered as planned
- Lead the review process and strategically partner the leadership team in the production of the Business Cases, Investment Appraisal and Contract Review Process to ensure the financials behind the CAPs are accurate and reflect the business case and are challenged and reviewed appropriately
- Provide thought leadership, clarity and direction to a small Decision Support Team and develop the team through enhancing performance management and utilising development tools available
- Strategically partner with the procurement team to manage the financial/commercial impact of contracts, provide commercial challenge and provide financial rigour through out the entire procurement process
Skills we are looking for
- Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Senior Finance Business Partnering experience essential
- Proven track record of cost management and driving change
- Commercial Outsourcing / Contract awareness Essential