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Scania Great Britain have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance & Controls to oversee finance operations within our Sales and Marketing departments. This is a senior leadership position within our organisation, with a core focus on finance, customer relationships and making informed business decisions, leading to increased customer satisfaction and profitability. 

Reporting into the UK CFO and supporting the UK Sales Director, you will lead a team to oversee all finance related activities, providing insight, aiding decision-making processes, and supporting the organisation whilst working with the departmental Directors/Stakeholders to maximise the performance of their functions.  Ensuring the correct balance between control and support.

Key Responsibilities
•    Lead & Coach – lead, coach and oversee the professional development of the department, both individually and corporately. 
•    Oversee Business Control - lead quantitative and qualitative analytical work to produce business insights and drive sound decision making on key business issues. Coordinate month end, all departmental budgets, projections, and forecasting activities.
•    Accounting & Reporting - designing, implementing, and maintaining financial management and reporting systems as well as administrative business processes, to support the effective use of financial resources.
•    Continuous Improvement - proactively challenge overall business performance and processes, aid in internal and external audits, and initiate improvement proposals.
•    Communication & Influence – able to demonstrate sound business understanding, confidently communicate insights and positively influencing stakeholders, external customers, and the broader business.

Working for Scania is not just about the job. It’s about you too, and this is where the company goes the extra mile and provides an industry leading employment package.  We offer an excellent benefits package which includes a pension scheme, complementary life insurance, financial incentive schemes and discounts on major retail outlets including groceries.

At Scania we invest considerably in colleague development, and you can expect to receive comprehensive training and career progression not only in the UK but throughout our Global organisation.

We have a strong and supportive culture, where each individual is seen, respected and has the potential to contribute. We trust each other to act and make decisions, and we believe in a more flexible future workplace based on individual needs.  For us, diversity and inclusion is a strategic necessity. By having colleagues with the widest possible range of skills, knowledge, backgrounds, and experiences, we ensure we have the right people and together with an inclusive corporate culture, this drives our business forward. We want our colleagues to feel proud and happy to work for us, no matter where they are from or who they are, and we strive to achieve an inclusive and family-friendly environment for everyone.

Scania is dedicated to delivering exceptional products and services to our customers and the successful candidate will reflect our core values; CUSTOMER FIRST, RESPECT, ELIMINATION OF WASTE, RESPONSIBILITY and TEAM SPIRIT in all we do.