A newly created exciting opportunity to join the Finance team as the Head of Finance Reporting for a period of 12 months (FTC) based in our Darlington office (hybrid working).
Who we areRailpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion in assets and the administration of several pension schemes, including the Railways Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest and longest established pension funds.
Our heritage of looking after the pension needs of the rail industry and its employees gives us our name and our unique outlook on how we serve our members. Railpen takes a holistic view, focusing on how we serve members today and how we can positively impact the communities and the world they will retire into.
To learn more about Railpen including our values, culture and purpose, visit our LinkedIn Life page here.
The Role
The Head of Finance Reporting is responsible for leading the financial reporting function, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant financial reports. This role plays a critical leadership position within the finance team, overseeing statutory and management reporting, regulatory compliance, and strategic financial analysis—while leveraging technology and automation to improve accuracy, efficiency, and insight.
The successful candidate will be a qualified Accountant with significant experience of financial reporting, team leadership and process improvement. An effective working knowledge of UK GAAP and regulatory standards is key for this role, alongside expertise in ERP and reporting tools such as Workday, SAP, Oracle or Power BI.
We are looking for someone with excellent analytical, problem solving and communication skills, alongside the ability to influence across departments and communicate financial data to non-financial stakeholders.
Our values of integrity, community and alignment are the guiding principles that influence our behaviour. They help us make decisions and shape our relationships with others. They’re what we stand for. You will actively demonstrate our values, helping to create a safe environment, to place the needs of the community above oneself and, through a culture of ‘fair challenge’, align to the best interests of our members.
What we can offer youRewarding youA competitive salary
28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro rata)
Defined Contribution pension
Employee assistance programme
Health cash plan
Eye care vouchers
Flu vaccination
Give as you earn scheme
Paid volunteering days
Please apply for the apply button or visit Careers Page by 5pm on 26th January 2025.
Railpen is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment, we value diversity and welcome people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
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What We Do
The Railways Pension Scheme is one of the UK’s largest and longest established pension funds. Railpen is responsible for the safekeeping and investment of around £34 billion on behalf of the scheme’s 350,000 members who are connected to the railway industry.
Railpen's purpose is to secure our members' future. To achieve this we invest the scheme’s assets to generate strong returns over the long term.
Our members and their employers trust us with this very significant responsibility. We are proud of this responsibility, take it very seriously, and are committed to, and passionate about, improving their future lives.
Generating the required returns is challenging. To be successful we must constantly strive to be considered a world-class asset owner by our stakeholders, with a proven track record of adding value for our members. This means we have to have excellent people, doing exemplary work, in every part of our business.
We use the size of our assets to invest wisely and influentially. Our convictions and a clear set of investment beliefs guide us through complex and changing markets. We’re not afraid to think innovatively or act boldly in the best interests of the members we are proud to serve
