Assistant Director Strategic Finance and Financial Reporting (Cambridge)

Job summary

This is a unique opportunity to help shape the financial foundations of the newly set up Greater Cambridge Development Corporation. The Greater Cambridge Development Corporation is an urban development corporation. Its role is to work with partners to set out and deliver an ambitious plan for long-term sustainable growth for Greater Cambridge by coordinating the delivery of infrastructure, investment and strategic developments.

Job description

As a senior finance professional, you will play a leading role in developing robust financial reporting, governance and assurance processes, ensuring the organisation has the financial information and controls needed to support effective decision-making and accountability. This is a leadership role reporting to the Finance Director.

You will lead the planning, coordination and delivery of the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation's statutory annual report and accounts, alongside quarterly financial reporting requirements. Working across the organisation and with external partners, you will build strong relationships to ensure the production of high-quality, accurate and timely financial information. You will also provide strategic finance advice to the investments function, the executive team, and the Board.

The role offers the opportunity to design and improve financial reporting processes, develop accounting policies and procedures, and enhance the accessibility and quality of financial data. You will also provide leadership in strengthening financial assurance, ensuring reporting models are evidence-based, transparent and supported by strong governance and control frameworks.

This is a highly visible role suited to someone who combines strong technical expertise with strategic thinking and excellent stakeholder management skills. You will have the opportunity to influence how a new public body operates, helping to establish best practice and support the successful delivery of the Corporation's vision through sound financial stewardship and continuous improvement.

This role is being recruited by Homes England to support the establishment and operation of the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation. The successful candidate will initially be employed by Homes England and will work predominantly on matters relating to the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation and its activities.

Person specification

We're looking for an accomplished finance professional with strong technical expertise and a passion for building high-quality financial reporting and governance frameworks. You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA or equivalent) with significant experience of financial reporting under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), ideally gained within the public sector or a similarly complex and highly regulated environment.

You will bring substantial experience in leading financial reporting functions and a deep understanding of accounting for loans, equity investments, land holdings and other complex transactions. Experience of implementing and reporting under IFRS 9 will be particularly valuable, alongside a strong grasp of financial instruments and commercial property accounting.

As a leader, you will be committed to continuous improvement and developing high-performing teams and processes. You will be comfortable establishing robust controls, driving best practice and helping organisations strengthen the quality, accessibility and reliability of their financial information.

You will also be an excellent communicator, capable of translating complex financial information and modelling assumptions into clear, compelling insights for a range of audiences. Whether presenting to Boards, Audit and Risk Committees or senior stakeholders, you will be equally confident discussing technical detail and strategic implications.

Above all, you will combine technical excellence with sound judgement, strong stakeholder management skills and a collaborative approach, enabling you to support informed decision-making and help shape the future success of a growing and ambitious organisation.

Benefits

Homes England is an executive non-departmental public body with its own terms and conditions, benefits and pension scheme. We are a government agency working in partnership with the private sector and want to employ and retain great people. In return we offer a range of excellent benefits.

Holiday - Homes England offers all staff 33 days annual leave per year in addition to 8 statutory bank holidays.

Working Flexibly - At Homes England we have a strong culture of flexible working and encourage all employees to have a healthy work/life balance. We offer a wide range of potential working patterns, including part time, job share and compressed hours.

These need to be balanced with business needs so they will vary from job to job. If you would like to know more please speak to the Recruiting Manager.

Health and Wellbeing - We offer health screening with Nuffield Proactive Health Clinics, a free Employee Assistance Programme which offers confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as well as access to Occupational Health.

Professional Development - At Homes England we are committed to your continued professional and personal development with learning as one of our core values. We pay for one job-related professional membership subscription per year for our employees.

We also offer an excellent range of family friendly benefits, for example, maternity, paternity, shared parental leave.

If anyone has any queries on any of these terms and conditions, please get in touch for further information.

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

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Selection process details

How to apply?

To apply please follow the links to our careers page.

Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

Selection process details

For more information on the role, please see the attached Job Description.

Successful applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application and interviews held as soon as practical after the closing date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role and Homes England.

Please note – Homes England has a responsibility to ensure compliance with HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard to address the potential problems of identity fraud, illegal working and deception generally. To ensure compliance we will carry out a pre-employment Personal Identity and Vetting Report through Giant to meet the standard and you will therefore be asked to provide certain information including Right to Work in the UK in order that the verification check can be carried out if you are successful in your application.

Homes England are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer that values and respects the people who work for us. Our aim is to be an employer of choice, enabling everyone to reach their full potential.

Homes England is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal data. For further information please refer to our Privacy Notice which can be viewed here:

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england/about/personal-information-charter

Right to work in the UK requirements

You must the right to work in the UK without the need for sponsorship. Homes England is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a guaranteed disability confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Further information

Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a basic (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Recruitment Team
• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Recruitmentinfo@homesengland.gov.uk

Further information

https://www.homesenglandcareers.co.uk