Head of Finance - Operations & Cost of Sales
United Kingdom Job Description
Head of Finance – Operations & Cost of Sales Location:
Commutable distance to Winchester. We offer a hybrid working model and would expect someone to be on-site 1-2 days a week. Total Package Up to £95k base salary 15% Bonus Private Medical 25 days annual leave Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance Work. Life. Smarter . Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture We are seeking a qualified and experienced finance professional to join our team as a Finance Business Partner. In this senior role, you will support the Chief Operations Officer and Operations team, driving financial performance and cost management across various business areas. The Role Deliver effective Business Partnering to the Chief Operations Officer and Operations team - delivering support and challenge that drives financial performance in several business areas including c£28m Operations Opex. Driving performance KPIs against planned targets / forecast. Financial Ownership of Cost of Sales (c£300m) included Shared Costs and Third Party – providing detailed and actionable insight by product and cross-Arqiva cost category with a view to optimising our costs. Business partnering Procurement Director to ensure alignment and validation of progress delivered in the P&L and in cash. Finance lead on cross-Arqiva Cost Transformation – proactively finding and facilitating the tracking and delivery of key cost reduction programs across the business; including the optimisation of our Traditional products and driving down our unit costs on our Growth products in order to maximise profitability / competitiveness. Challenge the status quo by driving improvements across all areas of the business, championing change and installing a continuous improvement mentality. Own the monthly results and sign off with the management accounts team; producing clear analysis on issues, opportunities and FY out turns, etc. Create, Monitor and Challenge performance KPIs against planned targets / forecast. Ensuring Exco and the business understand the dependency of KPIs and are held to account. Own Long Term Plan, budget and forecast for product areas and cost categories - challenging the directors to maximise the appropriate cash outcomes. Robustly challenging our business partners in order to secure the right investment decisions relating to major multi-year investment decisions as part of Cost Investment reviews. Ensuring all information is clearly presented and the financials challenged appropriately. Leadership role within the Commercial & Operations Finance team promoting a collaborative, challenging and rewarding working environment, specifically including direct line management of three direct reports – close support for driving high performance. Deputising for Finance Director of Commercial & Operations as appropriate. The Person Qualified accountant or similar finance degree. Experience of managing a finance team and matrix environment. Comprehensive experience of analysing and explaining data to non-finance colleagues. Extensive knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel and other office product, business analytical tools and report writing capabilities. Experience of working as business partner into Exec Director level. Why join Arqiva? We are the
undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast
and the
UK’s leading Smart utilities platform . This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to
grow your career with us . Our journey is to
transition global media distribution to cloud solutions , where we aim to
double our revenue
and continue to grow by being an
innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors . We have opportunities in
new technology applications and products , you will have opportunities to learn and develop with us. Job Info
Job Identification 23792 Posting Date 01/29/2025, 07:16 PM Job Schedule Full time Locations Crawley Court, Winchester, HANTS, SO21 2QA, GB 64 Newman Street, London, GT LON, W1T 3EF, GB
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United Kingdom Job Description
Head of Finance – Operations & Cost of Sales Location:
Commutable distance to Winchester. We offer a hybrid working model and would expect someone to be on-site 1-2 days a week. Total Package Up to £95k base salary 15% Bonus Private Medical 25 days annual leave Access to our comprehensive flexible benefits including discounts on big brands, wellness and employee assistance programmes, gymflex, buy and sell annual leave, travel and dental insurance Work. Life. Smarter . Our commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture We are seeking a qualified and experienced finance professional to join our team as a Finance Business Partner. In this senior role, you will support the Chief Operations Officer and Operations team, driving financial performance and cost management across various business areas. The Role Deliver effective Business Partnering to the Chief Operations Officer and Operations team - delivering support and challenge that drives financial performance in several business areas including c£28m Operations Opex. Driving performance KPIs against planned targets / forecast. Financial Ownership of Cost of Sales (c£300m) included Shared Costs and Third Party – providing detailed and actionable insight by product and cross-Arqiva cost category with a view to optimising our costs. Business partnering Procurement Director to ensure alignment and validation of progress delivered in the P&L and in cash. Finance lead on cross-Arqiva Cost Transformation – proactively finding and facilitating the tracking and delivery of key cost reduction programs across the business; including the optimisation of our Traditional products and driving down our unit costs on our Growth products in order to maximise profitability / competitiveness. Challenge the status quo by driving improvements across all areas of the business, championing change and installing a continuous improvement mentality. Own the monthly results and sign off with the management accounts team; producing clear analysis on issues, opportunities and FY out turns, etc. Create, Monitor and Challenge performance KPIs against planned targets / forecast. Ensuring Exco and the business understand the dependency of KPIs and are held to account. Own Long Term Plan, budget and forecast for product areas and cost categories - challenging the directors to maximise the appropriate cash outcomes. Robustly challenging our business partners in order to secure the right investment decisions relating to major multi-year investment decisions as part of Cost Investment reviews. Ensuring all information is clearly presented and the financials challenged appropriately. Leadership role within the Commercial & Operations Finance team promoting a collaborative, challenging and rewarding working environment, specifically including direct line management of three direct reports – close support for driving high performance. Deputising for Finance Director of Commercial & Operations as appropriate. The Person Qualified accountant or similar finance degree. Experience of managing a finance team and matrix environment. Comprehensive experience of analysing and explaining data to non-finance colleagues. Extensive knowledge and use of Microsoft Excel and other office product, business analytical tools and report writing capabilities. Experience of working as business partner into Exec Director level. Why join Arqiva? We are the
undisputed leader in UK TV and radio broadcast
and the
UK’s leading Smart utilities platform . This means we have a strong heritage and foundation for future growth for you to
grow your career with us . Our journey is to
transition global media distribution to cloud solutions , where we aim to
double our revenue
and continue to grow by being an
innovator of scalable solutions for new connectivity sectors . We have opportunities in
new technology applications and products , you will have opportunities to learn and develop with us. Job Info
Job Identification 23792 Posting Date 01/29/2025, 07:16 PM Job Schedule Full time Locations Crawley Court, Winchester, HANTS, SO21 2QA, GB 64 Newman Street, London, GT LON, W1T 3EF, GB
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