Financial Governance Lead (Networks)

Location: Newbury, United Kingdom; hybrid working with office attendance 2–3 days per week and at least 8 days per month

Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and hirify.global benefits

Company

hirify.globalThree is building and enhancing the UK network to improve connectivity, coverage, reliability, and digital inclusion across the country.

What you will do

• Support rolling forecasts and financial planning cycles, including 9+15, 5+7, and 9+3.
• Manage Capex and Opex forecasting and tracking across capabilities against agreed financial envelopes.
• Prepare financial and commercial reporting for Capability Leads and Financial Governance leadership.
• Analyse financial information to identify risks, challenges, and opportunities and recommend practical actions.
• Support purchase orders, receipting, issue resolution, and ad-hoc requests from central Finance teams.
• Build relationships across Finance, Commercial, and Delivery while strengthening financial governance and assurance.

Requirements

• Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting, and reporting across complex financial cycles.
• Practical experience with Capex and Opex and the ability to translate financial information into clear insight.
• Analytical, curious, proactive, and confident in identifying opportunities and developing solutions.
• Clear and inclusive communication skills, with the ability to explain complex financial information at different levels.
• Ability to build trusted stakeholder relationships and influence decisions when needed.
• Strong organisation, dependability, accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to manage changing priorities.
• Collaborative approach, willingness to share knowledge, and confidence to take ownership while seeking input when appropriate.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working with flexibility to work from home and the office.
• Basic salary, bonus, competitive benefits, discounts, vouchers, and a pension plan.
• Up to 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays and paid charity-work time.
• Learning tools, parental and adoption leave, wellbeing services, and mental-health support.
• Employment offers are subject to criminal (DBS) and financial background checks to meet Financial Conduct Authority regulatory standards.
• Reasonable adjustments and accessibility support are available during recruitment.

Hiring process

• Offers are conditional on completion of DBS and financial background checks.
• During interviews, candidates are expected to demonstrate their own knowledge, skills, experience, and achievements; AI-generated interview responses are not accepted as a substitute for personal answers.