About the job

Summary

The Houses of Parliament and the iconic Palace of Westminster are famous the world over, transformed from royal residences and headquarters of many historic organisations to the home of a modern democracy. The House of Commons is a key element of the UK Parliament with over 2,800 staff working behind the scenes to support the democratic process in many different ways. The House of Commons staff are politically impartial and take great pride in the vision and values which guide their work.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the House of Commons as Managing Director of Finance, Portfolio & Performance. This Managing Director is a member of the House of Commons Executive Board, giving finance professionalism a presence at the Board, helping to take forward some of the most important finance objectives. They will have responsibility for all aspects of financial planning, management and reporting ensuring that credible financial analysis underpins all decision making across the House of Commons. The Managing Director will have the skills and experience to continue the development of the finance function to ensure the provision of expert skills through business partnering to meet current and future business requirements

Responsibilities

Our ideal candidate is an inspiring, collaborative, and outcomes-focused leader who will approach the role and the environment with drive, open-mindedness and innovation. They will have a recognised finance qualification and a strong track record of success in a senior finance leadership role in a complex public sector organisation. Strong commercial acumen with a demonstrable experience of driving value for money as well as significant experience of investment planning and appraisal, ideally with experience of advising on large or complex programmes and projects is also sought.

A clear, credible, and engaging communicator, they will quickly win the confidence of stakeholders, and will impress with capacity to lead and motivate a team of professional heads, ensuring that diversity, inclusion and good practise cascades through the team.

This is a substantial role that will require candidates to draw on their full range of leadership and technical credentials to deliver the best outcomes for Parliament. In return the House of Commons can offer a truly unique and inspirational working environment, a varied agenda which will develop professional and leadership skills, and the chance to play a very active role in supporting our thriving parliamentary democracy.

Inclusion & Diversity

The House of Commons, where this post sits, has a full Diversity and Inclusion Strategy outlining our aims until 2022. Please refer to the full strategy on parliament.uk

Benefits

30 days’ annual leave?(increasing?to 35?days?after first full leave year).???

Civil Service?Pension scheme.???

Flexible?working.