Responsibilities
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Provide strategic leadership to the Executive, Senior Team, wider organisation and Board on Finance Directorate matters.
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Lead the Finance Directorate Management Team and support effective building of stakeholder confidence, credibility, engagement and influence.
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Lead delivery of the IT business plan and oversee secure, stable and cost-effective digital and technology services aligned with ONR priorities and collaboration needs.
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Provide executive leadership to the CISO, ensuring cyber security is managed as an enterprise and financial risk, with clear separation between IT operations and independent cyber risk oversight.
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Ensure technology and cyber investment decisions reflect organisational priorities, affordability and long-term sustainability.
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Make a strong, value-adding contribution to ONRs strategy and support delivery of Corporate Plan priorities and ambitions.
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Ensure sound financial management, value for money, improved efficiency, and delivery of budget and financial outturn in line with Board expectations.
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Promote financial probity, governance, accountability and control across the organisation.
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Embed procurement and commercial strategies that reflect best practice and strengthen commercial focus.
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Lead change and improvement across the directorates and wider organisation, role-modelling ONRs culture and values.
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Provide expert, impartial advice on commercial, risk and financial matters to meet accounting and audit requirements.
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Lead the production and reporting of budgets, annual reports, accounts, statutory returns and controls.
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Lead ONRs Integrated Audit and Assurance activity, including Regulatory Assurance.
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Lead all estates functions, including strong contract management and lease renegotiation.
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Work with colleagues to improve the certainty and effectiveness of industry charging arrangements and maintain stakeholder confidence in ONRs charging and financial management.
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Develop organisational capability through coaching, leadership and succession planning.
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Support the organisation through business partnering, collaboration, governance and operational efficiency.
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Work with the Senior Leadership Team to identify issues affecting ONR and agree appropriate action.
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Actively foster an inclusive and respectful team environment by completing DE&I training, role-modelling inclusive behaviours, valuing diverse perspectives in decision-making, addressing non-inclusive behaviours promptly, ensuring team practices promote fairness and belonging for all members
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Ensure risks are identified, assessed and managed in line with ONRs Risk Management Framework.
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Ensure staff comply with key policies, procedures, guidance and mandatory training requirements.
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Ensure you and your teams actively role model and advocate good practice in health, safety and wellbeing at work (HSW), and support the implementation of the HSW through personal leadership and commitment that demonstrates our desired safety culture.
Accountabilities
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As a member of ONRs ELT and SLT, you will demonstrate enterprise leadership throughout ONR to develop and instill a culture that will enable ONR deliver its strategic objectives and meet its declared values.
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Provide leadership and direction to the Finance and Commercial function ensuring ONR operates in line with the principles set out in HM Treasurys Managing Public Money to ensure a robust central focus for securing sound financial management at ONR with appropriate and proportionate financial controls.
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Executive owner of financial, digital and cyber risk, ensuring appropriate controls, assurance and reporting to the SLT and ONR Board.
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Executive Director and lead officer for ARAC, and with ARAC Chair, setting agenda to ensure quality of assurance and engagement.
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Oversee the production of budgets, business plans, accounts, annual reports, statutory returns ensuring implementation and control.
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Ensure compliance with government policies/initiatives that apply to ONRs policy and regulatory work.
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Senior Responsible Owner (SRO) accountabilities for a number of strategic change projects.
Person Specification
Essential qualifications
- Postgraduate degree in a relevant subject area (or equivalent)
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Hold a professional CCAB Accountancy qualification or internationally recognised equivalent.
Essential Skills/Job Related Expertise
Leadership:
A highly accomplished finance leader with a proven track record of sustained success, bringing extensive experience contributing at senior leadership and Board level to shape organisational direction and strategic focus. Provides authentic, visible, and inspiring leadership across the directorate and wider organisation, with a strong ability to manage and influence teams by creating an environment that both supports and challenges, fostering the development of high‑performing teams.
Technical Expertise:
Extensive experience in strategic planning and the successful execution of finance initiatives, with proven expertise in managing corporate financial accounting and reporting.
Stakeholder Engagement:
Demonstrates strong experience in building and sustaining collaborative relationships and strategic partnerships, with a proven ability to influence and establish credible, trusting relationships with colleagues, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
Communication:
Combines the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely with extensive senior leadership experience in delivering complex, multi-faceted programmes and strategies. Brings strong maturity, gravitas, and presence, underpinned by high emotional intelligence, alongside a proven capability to simplify complexity and drive clear, effective outcomes.
Judgement and Decision Making:
Demonstrates strong risk management judgement and effective decision-making, leveraging subject matter expertise and evidence to provide sound recommendations to the CEO, Board, and committees. Adopts a logical, purposeful approach with high motivation, resilience, and a positive outlook, remaining composed and decisive under pressure. Acts as a trusted advisor and collaborative team player, committed to integrity and serving the public interest.
