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The Finance Director will have complete disciplinary freedom within the department,
subject to i) any overriding previously established agreements; ii) the standard appeals
procedure available to all company employees; iii) the current legal framework in the UK.
Components of work: Manual. No manual work is expected of the Finance Director, though
from time to time rare emergencies may demand some involvement. Record keeping/
clerical. The Finance Director is expected to maintain either personally or via subordinates
sufficient records to control the department, and to provide the central information section
with this data. Personnel. Personnel control and monitoring will comprise the main part of
the Finance Director's task. Planning. The Finance Director will be expected to effectively
plan the department's activities and to take part in the development of the long range plan
for the whole company. Supplier contact. The Finance Director will be responsible for the
supervision of payments to all subcontractors and other suppliers, and will be required to
manage those contracts which are part of the finance department's responsibility. Client
contact. The Finance Director will not be required to be involved in significant client
contact, but will be required to become involved when there are significant overdue
payments. Contact with equals/ superiors. The Finance Director must attend full board
meetings and maintain contact with other board members and the Managing Director.
Personal conduct: National laws. The Finance Director will need to be aware of the
national regulations that affect company policy. Assistance on these issues is available
from the company solicitor. Company regulations. The Finance Director should be aware
of company regulations laid out in booklet C5, and has the duty to ensure that all these
regulations are met by everyone in the department.
Action
Are new priorities required for the Finance Director? Is this apparent from the appraisal?
How should you approach the appraisal process? Is J Franklin open to the charge of
unfairness and lack of objectivity? Can you as J Franklin get around them?
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