Head of Finance

Agility Resoucing; Preston; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A large privately owned manufacturing company in Preston is seeking a Head of Finance to oversee financial operations and lead a team of five. This role requires a Qualified Accountant with a strong background in manufacturing, financial reporting, and ERP implementation to drive informed decision-making.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in manufacturing and production environments.
• Track record of people management.
• Strong ERP implementation skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactive business partnering with operations and engineering.
• Reporting on financial performance and variance analysis.
• Leading ERP implementation and report development.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial reporting

Team management

ERP implementation

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)

Job description

Newly created role Head of Finance role for a large privately owned manufacturing company based in the heart of Preston.

Description

Reporting to the CFO your duties as Head of Finance will include:

• Pro - active business partnering with operations and engineering;
• Reporting on the financial performance of the business unit and key variance analysis;
• Leading on a ERP implementation and subsequent report development;
• Reviewing and updating standard costing models to impact informed decision making on pricing;
• Team management of five.

Profile

As Head of Finance you will be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) with demonstrable experience from a manufacturing and production environment, including a track record of people management.

The most suitable applicant will be one that has a strong ERP implementation skill set to develop fit for purpose reporting.

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