Head of Finance

Belinda Roberts Ltd; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing international legal sector research provider in London is seeking a Financial Controller to strengthen its finance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and implementing financial processes in a dynamic environment. This role offers an excellent package along with opportunities for progression and hybrid working.

Benefits

Excellent package

Progression and development opportunities

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2-3 years PQE in a relevant finance role.
• Experience in SaaS and statutory accounting.
• Robust nature open to change in a growing business.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for monthly management reporting and compliance.
• Manage external audit processes and prepare annual financial statements.
• Build relationships across departments for financial operations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Commercial acumen

Strong IT skills including Excel

Process driven

Ability to multitask

Education

CIMA/ACCA or ACA

Tools

QuickBooks

Intacct

Job description

I have been retained by a fast-growing international legal sector research, rankings, insights, and awards provider based in London. Having recently secured funding my client is looking to strengthen its finance team.

Reporting to the CFO this role is for an experienced and robust Financial Controller looking to further their career. You will be qualified and have worked within a PE backed business and be looking for a role that will give you an opportunity to implement financial processes and make your own stamp.

My client works within global law, tax, and advisory firms and delivers products that support business development workflow to allow growth through researched practice and subject area rankings and awards.

Main responsibilities will be:

• Monthly management reporting in line with the business timetable
• Financial and regulatory compliance along with HMRC compliance
• Build robust relationships will all stakeholders and departments.
• Managing the external audit in collaboration with the CFO
• Systems support.

The role will involve:

• Preparation of monthly management information and annual financial statements.
• Developing a robust internal control environment to ensure timely, accurate reporting.
• Preparation and submission of VAT returns
• Producing cashflow forecasts
• Tracking and posting month end journals
• Handling the US taxes from sales
• Manage the development of budgets and forecasts for the company.
• Working with the CFO to produce Management Information and Analysis
• Assisting in the annual budgeting process, and reforecasts
• Working with Sales on ARR snowballs and analysis
• Constant monitoring of processes to ensure maximum productivity within the finance team.

Qualifications/Experience needed:

• Fully Qualified CIMA/ACCA or ACA with a minimum of 2-3 years PQE
• Be robust and open to change as this business grows through aquistion.
• Experence of working within SaaS is important and the desire to make BAU a must
• Previous experience as a Management Accountant in a similar size business
• Experience of statutory accounting
• Experience of working within an PE backed business would be an advantage.
• Ability to multitask and be a self-starter.
• Process driven with experience implementation to manage growth.
• Strong IT skills including Excel.
• Strong commercial acumen
• Attention to detail.
• Experience of QuickBooks or Intacct an advantage but not essential

This role offered an excellent package, along with progression and development for the right candidate. This role will offer hybrid working.