Fully Remote Head of Finance (SME) £65,000 - £70,000 Crawley (fully home based - meeting SL ...

The Accountancy Recruitment Group Ltd; Bexhill-on-Sea; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial recruitment agency is seeking a Remote Head of Finance. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, managing stakeholder relationships, and supporting decision-making processes. Ideal candidates should be ACCA/ACA qualified and have experience in a smaller business setting. The position offers great work-life balance with full remote work and autonomy in workload management.

Benefits

Incredible work-life balance

Zero commute

Autonomy in workload management

Qualifications

• ACCA / ACA qualified ideally.
• Experience of financial reporting / control in a smaller business.
• Professional and methodical approach to deadlines and workload.

Responsibilities

• Manage all day to day financial reporting and control.
• Act as a sounding board to the MD and a critical friend to the leadership team.
• Oversee relationships with external stakeholders.

Skills

Financial reporting

Relationship management

Remote communication

Decision support

Education

ACCA / ACA qualified

Job description

Overview

Are you an ACA / ACCA qualified finance professional seeking a hands on role in a professional SME?

You will be fully home based for this one - managing all day to day financial reporting and control for a £10m turnover privately owned modern business.

You will also be comfortable wearing other hats in the business as a vital sounding board to the MD.

You'll be that crucial 'critical friend' to the wider leadership team (including the MD) - reviewing the financials, managing relationships with external stakeholders and proving insight and thoughts into opportunity and risk across the group.

It's a sleeves rolled up position - transactional finance and the nuts and bolts of AP / AR is outsourced but you must be comfortable drilling into the nitty gritty if required. A reasonable amount of your time is also spent on non core finance tasks - offering common sense insight around decision making, opportunity and risk across the business.

All of the role is done at arms length (working remotely) so you must be skilled and experienced in a remote based role ideally. You need to be comfortable building relationships via Phone / Teams / Zoom.

It's a role offering incredible work life balance - full time but with autonomy to manage your workload as you see fit - and with zero commute!

The senior leaders meet face to face once per month.

This is a business that adds real value to their customers and has a social purpose at the heart of their mission.

Responsibilities

• Manage all day to day financial reporting and control for a £10m turnover privately owned modern business (remote).
• Act as a sounding board to the MD and a critical friend to the leadership team, reviewing financials and providing insight into opportunity and risk.
• Oversee relationships with external stakeholders (banks, insurance providers, auditors) and support decision making with practical financial input.
• Engage in non-core finance tasks where appropriate, offering common sense insight around decision making, opportunity and risk across the business.
• Work remotely with strong communication via phone, Teams and Zoom; manage deadlines and priorities.
• While AP/AR is outsourced, be comfortable drilling into the nitty gritty when required.
• Collaborate with senior leadership, including monthly face-to-face meetings, to contribute to strategic direction while maintaining hands-on finance focus.

Requirements

• ACCA / ACA qualified ideally.
• Experience of financial reporting / control in a smaller business.
• Professional and methodical approach to deadlines / workload / priorities.
• Ability to develop strong working relationships with external stakeholders (banks / insurance providers / auditors).
• Confidence working remotely - reporting directly to an MD.
• Availability to start in August / September.

Apply now

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