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Build Leadership Capability
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Drive Business Growth — Priority
Builds diverse, high-performing teams, raises accountability and creates a common Finance identity through change.
Owns business outcomes, masters financial and commercial detail, and uses data, analytics and AI to improve precision and growth.
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Build Effective Networks — Priority
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Represent the Company with Credibility
Builds strong cross-functional and cross-company partnerships, resolves complexity and creates alignment across the matrix.
Shows authenticity, executive presence and commercial acumen with senior leaders, clients, partners, auditors and advisers.
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Commit to Self-Improvement and Learning
Demonstrates resilience, curiosity and adaptability, including active learning about emerging technology, data and AI.
Functional and Technical Criteria
Finance and Commercial Leadership
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Recognised professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
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Strong P&L, planning, forecasting, performance management, cash and control experience.
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Commercial judgement in pricing, investment, deal economics and risk.
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Significant finance and organisational transformation experience.
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Track record integrating teams, processes and ways of working after change or acquisition.
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Experience of ERP consolidation or major finance systems change.
Enterprise and Matrix Influence
Technology and Data Fluency
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Credible adviser and constructive challenger to executive leadership.
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Proven influence beyond direct reporting lines in a multinational matrix.
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Clear, succinct communicator with strong stakeholder judgement.
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Uses data and analytics to improve insight and forecast quality.
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Understands automation, shared services and technology-enabled operating models.
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Champions responsible use of AI to improve Finance productivity and control.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes
Financial and Commercial Expertise
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Deep knowledge of financial strategy, performance management, planning, forecasting, control, cash and risk in a complex project- and people-based business.
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Ability to translate complex commercial situations into clear choices and actionable insight.
Transformation and Technology
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Expertise in finance operating-model transformation, integration, ERP change, process simplification, data, analytics, automation and AI.
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Ability to maintain business continuity and strong controls while delivering significant organisational change.
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Executive presence and ability to influence senior business leaders, strategic clients, partners and internal stakeholders without relying solely on hierarchy.
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High degree of personal maturity, resilience, ethical judgement and composure in high-pressure situations.
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Strong coaching and mentoring orientation, with a track record of building accountable, diverse and high-performing leadership teams.
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Substantial post-qualification experience in senior finance leadership within a sizeable, complex organisation.
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Experience leading a Finance function, or a major part of one, in a multinational and highly matrixed environment.
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Strong track record of executive business partnering and managing the operational and commercial drivers of significant P&L performance.
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Significant experience leading finance transformation, organisational integration and sizeable teams through change.
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Experience of ERP transformation, consolidation or major finance systems change.
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Experience in technology, IT services, professional services or another complex project- and people-based business is strongly preferred.
Academic Qualifications and Certifications
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Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience required.
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Recognised professional accounting qualification, such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent, required.
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Master’s degree, MBA or equivalent executive education preferred.
Resolves highly complex, ambiguous and interdependent business, transformation and governance challenges using judgement, data and enterprise perspective.
Influences executive stakeholders across UK&I, Europe, Global Practices and Group functions, including where no direct authority exists.
Directly affects financial performance, cash, risk, strategic decision-making and the future effectiveness of the UK&I Finance organisation.
Accountable for UK&I financial leadership, performance, governance, control, people leadership and Finance transformation.