Essential
- A CCAB or overseas equivalent qualified accountant with track record of managing the financial sustainability and compliance of a complex organisation.
- A proven ability to drive innovation and deliver transformational change.
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills, with the ability to deliver through others and ensure strong buy-in to concepts and ideas.
- Ability to ensure financial conditions for the organisation are optimised to support delivery, dealing with non-compliance and risk in a proactive and outcome orientated manner.
- Collaborative leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate people.
- Very strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, both internal and external.
Desirable
Public sector experience, or a strong understanding of the dynamics and differences of leading and working in the public sector.
Working Conditions
- Normal office environment
- Display Screen Equipment user
Other Requirements
- Whilst a combination of onsite and home working is available, you should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site. Colleagues are required to spend 60% of their time working face to face predominantly onsite.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission’s recruitment principles.