Head of Finance

MacKenzie King; England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MacKenzie King are partnering with a well-established and growing business to recruit a commercially focused Head of Finance. The Head of Finance will join the Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in driving commercial performance, strategic growth and financial excellence across the organisation.

The role will act as a trusted advisor to the SLT, lead all aspects of financial planning, reporting, governance and business partnering, and help shape the company’s future direction as it

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) or equivalent.
• Significant experience in financial leadership, planning, and analysis.
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership teams and boards.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, and risk management.
• A data-driven approach to improving business performance.
• Experience working with an ERP system.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to overall strategic direction of the business as part of the senior leadership team.
• Partner with operational and departmental leaders to improve commercial performance.
• Provide meaningful financial analysis to support business decision-making.
• Support the development and execution of growth plans and strategic initiatives.
• Deliver recommendations that enhance profitability, efficiency, and long-term performance.
• Lead commercial finance activities across the organisation.
• Analyse customer, product, and operational profitability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support pricing strategies, margin enhancement, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Evaluate business cases and investment opportunities.
• Provide financial challenge and support to operational stakeholders.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Manage rolling forecasts, cash flow planning, and working capital performance.
• Produce insightful management information and board reporting.
• Develop KPI reporting and improve performance measurement tools.
• Maintain robust financial controls and governance frameworks.
• Lead the annual audit process and coordinate external advisors.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and reporting requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of annual accounts and tax-related submissions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team.
• Embed a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Support succession planning and team development initiatives.
• Maintain oversight of payroll and pension processes.
• Lead finance systems and reporting improvements.
• Drive process efficiencies through technology and automation.
• Enhance reporting capabilities and data quality across the business.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Business partnering

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

ERP systems

Financial reporting

Audit experience

Team leadership

Commercial analysis

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) or equivalent

Tools

ERP system

Job description

MacKenzie King are excited to be partnering with a well-established and growing business to recruit a commercially focused Head of Finance. The Head of Finance will join their Senior Leadership Team and play a key role in driving commercial performance, strategic growth, and financial excellence across the organisation. This is a highly visible position, offering the opportunity to influence business decisions at the highest level and develop into a broader leadership role as the company continues to expand.

As Head of Finance, you will act as a trusted advisor to the senior leadership team, providing commercially focused financial insight and strategic guidance. You will lead all aspects of financial planning, reporting, governance, and business partnering, helping to shape the future direction of a growing organisation.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance & Leadership

• Contribute to the overall strategic direction of the business as part of the senior leadership team.
• Partner with operational and departmental leaders to improve commercial performance.
• Provide meaningful financial analysis to support business decision-making.
• Support the development and execution of growth plans and strategic initiatives.
• Deliver recommendations that enhance profitability, efficiency, and long-term performance.

Commercial Finance & Business Partnering

• Lead commercial finance activities across the organisation.
• Analyse customer, product, and operational profitability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support pricing strategies, margin enhancement, and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Evaluate business cases and investment opportunities.
• Provide financial challenge and support to operational stakeholders.

Financial Planning & Reporting

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Manage rolling forecasts, cash flow planning, and working capital performance.
• Produce insightful management information and board reporting.
• Develop KPI reporting and improve performance measurement tools.

Financial Control & Compliance

• Maintain robust financial controls and governance frameworks.
• Lead the annual audit process and coordinate external advisors.
• Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and reporting requirements.
• Oversee the preparation of annual accounts and tax-related submissions.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team.
• Embed a high-performance culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Support succession planning and team development initiatives.
• Maintain oversight of payroll and pension processes.

Systems & Process Improvement

• Lead finance systems and reporting improvements.
• Drive process efficiencies through technology and automation.
• Enhance reporting capabilities and data quality across the business.

Skills & Attributes

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) or equivalent.
• Significant experience in financial leadership, planning, and analysis.
• Strong commercial finance and business partnering capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience presenting to senior leadership teams and boards.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, and risk management.
• A data-driven approach to improving business performance.
• Experience working with an ERP system.