Finance Director – City Operations

About the role

The corporate finance team is seeking a Director of Finance and Control to lead financial planning, controls, and reporting for City Operations. This senior position translates operational priorities into structured financial frameworks and partners closely with central finance functions and business stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting for City Operations in coordination with central finance.
• Develop service charge and cost recovery mechanisms, including modelling, calculations, reporting and cross‑functional coordination.
• Build and monitor financial KPIs, management information reporting and performance insights for leadership decision‑making.
• Manage budget control and cost tracking, identifying risks, variances and optimisation opportunities.
• Lead the invoicing process in collaboration with City Operations teams and central finance.
• Maintain asset registers and general ledger integrity, including reconciliations, accruals and period‑close support.
• Coordinate with Finance & Controls, City Operations and other stakeholders to align and implement financial processes.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience in finance, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting or operational finance.
• Experience with service charge, cost recovery or shared‑services financial models.
• Proven ability to translate operational requirements into financial plans, reports and actionable insights.
• Strong collaboration skills with operations leaders, central finance teams and senior leadership.

Required skills

• Financial planning, cost control, variance analysis and performance management.
• Invoicing, general ledger management, reconciliations, accruals and period‑close processes.