Head of Finance

Walker Hamill; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 85 000 - 95 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Walker Hamill is sourcing a commercially minded Head of Finance for a Surrey/London-based portfolio growth business. This permanent, hands-on role oversees statutory and management reporting, VAT, group accounting, cash-flow planning, investor distributions, budgeting and fundraising support.

You will work closely with the CEO, Board and investors, owning the finance function across multiple entities and delivering robust financial planning and control.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leader with broad remit across statutory and management reporting.
• Experience consolidating multi-entity groups and intercompany accounting.
• VAT, tax, and robust financial controls expertise.
• Proven ability to model investments, fundraising, and investor distributions.

Responsabilités

• Own the Finance function across all entities and property-owning subsidiaries.
• Prepare monthly consolidated management accounts with variance analysis against budget.
• Lead Group VAT compliance and oversee year-end statutory accounts and audits.
• Maintain cash-flow forecasts across the Group and underlying entities.
• Manage investor distributions, reserves, and share-class entitlements, with audit trail.
• Lead budgeting, rolling forecasts, and financial models for acquisitions and growth.
• Support equity fundraising with data rooms and due diligence.

Connaissances

Qualified accountant

Post-qualification experience

Consolidations

VAT experience

Excel modelling

Stakeholder communication

Property/Real Estate

Fundraising

Formation

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Outils

Excel

Description du poste

Industry: Property Investment & Development

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Surrey/London

Salary Guide: £85,000-£95,000 + Discretionary Bonus

REF: JD54164

Description

Operating through a multi-entity group structure, the business is scaling its portfolio and investor base and is now looking to appoint a commercially minded, hands-on Head of Finance to support the organisation through its next stage of growth.

This is a broad, senior finance leadership role spanning statutory and management reporting, VAT, group accounting, cash-flow planning, investor distributions, budgeting and fundraising support, with genuine exposure to the CEO, Board and investor community.

Responsibilities and duties will include:

• Own the Finance function across all companies, subsidiaries and property-owning entities
• Prepare monthly consolidated management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with variance analysis against budget
• Lead Group VAT compliance and coordinate year-end statutory accounts, audit and Companies House filings
• Maintain robust short-, medium- and long-term cash-flow forecasts across the Group and underlying entities
• Administer investor dividend payments, calculating amounts, verifying distributable reserves and share-class entitlements, and maintaining a full audit trail
• Lead the annual budgeting and rolling forecast process, and build financial models for acquisitions, portfolio growth and investor returns
• Support equity fundraising: financial models, data room management, and investor due diligence
• Act as the principal finance contact for the business, managing external accountants, auditors and tax advisers, and presenting to the Board and investors

Skills

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong post-qualification experience
• Proven track record managing finance for a group of companies, ideally including consolidations and intercompany accounting
• Strong technical grounding in VAT, statutory reporting and financial controls
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
• Confident, credible communicator, comfortable engaging with the Board, investors and professional advisers
• Experience in property investment, real estate, private equity or another investor-backed business is highly advantageous
• Prior experience with investor distributions, equity fundraising or transaction support would be of benefit