Lead Finance Manager – Finance Operations

Role Overview

• Oversee all processes, transactions and reporting linked to operational costs of the business though leadership and oversight of Finance Operations team (Management Accounting and Finance Business Partners) ensuring the business have timely information to make decisions and effectively manage resource.
• Responsible for enabling team to make continuous improvements to processes.
• Responsible for overseeing control framework for Finance Operations side of the team.
• Responsible for managing a growing team, ensuring team is structured to allow uninterrupted delivery of tasks, continuous improvement and efficient growth.
• Foster a high performing team environment with effective monitoring of team performance.
• Responsible for linking Management Accounting and Business Partnering teams.
• Responsible for structuring and leading the team to provide the business and budget holders with timely, accurate financial information to enable them to make decisions and helping them manage their resourcing appropriately.
• Responsible for team that guides business through funding cycles and processes across all Government and levies.
• Process efficiencies – Oversee process efficiencies through system integration and/or configuration to replace manual processes. This should be done in collaboration with Financial Controller and Finance Systems Manager.
• Identify and monitor risks impacting the Finance Operations side of the team ensuring controls and mitigations in place.
• Oversee HMRC statutory obligations ensuring that LCCC compliant with VAT, PAYE and any other tax obligations.
• Responsible for creating and updating Finance Reporting letter(s).

Requirements

• Fully-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with post‑qualified experience.
• Experience leading a growing Management Accounting or Finance team.
• Experience of process and data management including how technology can be deployed to deliver efficiency, effectiveness and control to meet the defined business requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences and communicate complex ideas in simplified terms.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including cross-functional collaboration.
• A graduate or higher degree

Benefits

• Annual performance based bonus, up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave, plus eight bank holidays
• Up to 8% pension contribution
• Financial support and time off for study relevant to your role, plus a professional membership subscription
• Employee referral scheme (up to £1500), and colleague recognition scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity leave and shared parental leave
• Free, confidential employee assistance, including financial management, family care, mental health, and on-call GP service
• Three paid volunteering days a year
• Season ticket loan and cycle to work schemes
• Family savings on days out and English Heritage, gym discounts, cash back and discounts at selected retailers
• Employee resource groups