Head of Finance

NVOG; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services provider in Doncaster seeks a Head of Finance to oversee financial operations, provide strategic insights, and lead a small finance team. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in a senior finance role, preferably in multi-site operations. This role offers a competitive salary of £75k-£85k with potential for a bonus, requiring 2-3 days in the office weekly.

Qualifications

• 10+ years experience in a senior finance role.
• Experience in multi-site, operationally complex businesses.
• Strong hands-on capability with financial data.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial performance and profitability across all sites.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and cashflow management.
• Lead finance transformation and process improvements.

Skills

Financial analysis

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Systems improvement

Communication

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)

Tools

Excel

Financial systems

Job description

Our client is on an exciting journey, disrupting their sector by providing bespoke services to a diverse client base. Operating across over ten sites they have a robust business model based on long term contracts which generate recurring revenue and opportunities to provide additional related services. As part of their growth plan they have recognised the need to recruit a Head of Finance to business partner the MD on strategic matters and commercial opportunities, provide financial analysis and planning for the site managers and develop the existing finance function.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate for this opportunity will be a fully qualified accountant with experience of a senior finance role, looking to move a finance function away from just reporting numbers to a forward looking, insight providing department delivering high value, actionable information to support a rapidly growing company. The key responsibilities of this role will be:

Strategic & Commercial Leadership

Drive financial performance and profitability across all sites.

Challenge and support the operational team with data-led insights to increase key metrics and optimise external funding streams.

Identify margin improvement opportunities and cost-saving initiativesalways with a commercial mindset.

Be a thought partner to the owners on investment, acquisitions, and business scaling.

Financial Operations & Controls

Oversee all core financial functions: budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, P&L, balance sheet, and statutory reporting.

Lead month-end close and provide timely, accurate management reporting to senior leadership and board.

Own financial compliance, audits, and risk management including adherence to local authority and regulatory frameworks (e.g. CQC, HMRC, funding bodies).

Systems & Process Improvement

Lead finance transformation automate manual processes, upgrade systems, and drive efficiencies.

Implement smarter workflows across finance and operations to reduce duplication and improve visibility.

Champion data integrity and operational reporting that supports decision-making at site and group levels.

Team & Stakeholder Leadership

Lead and develop a small, capable finance team with a hands-on approach.

Build strong relationships with site managers, regional ops, and external partners.

Promote a service culture within finance responsive, pragmatic, and solutions-focused.

Candidate Profile Required

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with 10+ years experience, including at senior leadership level.

Experience in multi-site, operationally complex businesses

Strong hands-on capabilityyoure equally comfortable preparing board packs as digging into payroll anomalies or refining Excel models.

Commercially sharp, able to see the story behind the numbers and act on it.

Systems-savvy you understand how tech and process fit together to drive smart growth.

Proactive and pragmatic, with a mindset of how can we do this better, faster, and simpler?

Comfortable balancing strategic planning with operational firefighting when needed.

A calm, clear communicator with credibility at all levels of the business.

This is a key leadership role, combining commercial acumen, operational control, and a service-oriented mindset to support sustainable growth and strong financial performance. Ideally with prior experience as a Senior Financial Controller or Finance Director you should be comfortable working closely with the owners, operational leaders, and site managers, acting as a commercial partner - not just a number cruncher. Your focus will be on driving margins, improving systems and processes, and delivering clear, actionable financial insight across the organisation.

The role is offered with a high degree of flexibility but applicants must live within a reasonably commutable distance to Doncaster in order to spend 2-3 days a week in the office, the remaining time spent working from home with occasional visits to other sites if required. The MD is keen to secure the best candidate for the role so a salary of 75k - 85k is proposed but there may be scope for more for an exceptional candidate. A potential bonus is also available based on company profitability and personal objectives to be confirmed once in the role.

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