Description
HM Land Registry has been at the heart of the property market in England and Wales for more than 160 years. Our future is equally significant, with ambitious plans to modernise our services, improve the home buying and selling process and unlock greater value from our data.
We are looking for an exceptional Chief Finance Officer to help lead that journey. As a member of our Board and Executive Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping HMLR’s strategic direction, providing the financial, commercial and corporate leadership needed to ensure our people, investment and resources are focused where they can deliver the greatest impact.
Job description
In this role you will:
- Provide strategic financial leadership as a member of the Board and Executive Team, influencing HMLR’s financial, commercial, investment and organisational priorities.
- Lead HMLR’s financial strategy, ensuring strong planning, performance, sustainability and value for money.
- Shape major investment and transformation decisions, providing insight, challenge and assurance on affordability, risk and benefits.
- Lead a broad corporate portfolio spanning Finance, Commercial, Estates, Analytics, Performance and Strategic Planning.
- Build influential relationships across government, including with HM Treasury and the sponsoring department.
- Lead high-performing teams and share Executive accountability for HMLR’s transformation, operational delivery and long-term public value.
Person specification
Essential Experience Criteria:
- Successful senior finance leader with experience in a large, complex and publicly accountable organisation, setting strategic direction and leading a finance function.
- Proven transformation and change leadership, improving systems, processes, operating models, productivity and organisational capability.
- Strong Board and Executive-level experience, providing strategic advice, constructive challenge and assurance, using financial, analytical and performance insight to inform decisions and priorities.
- Strong commercial and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate and build relationships across organisational and government boundaries, including HM Treasury and senior external stakeholders.
- Proven leadership of high-performing multidisciplinary teams, building capability and talent while fostering collaboration, inclusion, accountability and continuous improvement.
Qualifications
Qualified Accountant holding membership of a recognised accountancy body (ICAEW, ACCA, CIPFA or CIMA)
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £105,000, HM Land Registry contributes £30,418 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.