Head of Finance

The Graduate Project; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A national organization is seeking a Head of Finance to lead its finance function and support strategic decision making. This role involves ensuring strong financial governance, developing budgets, forecasting, and translating financial data for stakeholders. The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified accountant with significant experience in financial leadership and team development. Offering a full-time employment opportunity at a mid-senior level in Sheffield, this position plays a critical role in the organization’s financial health and planning.

Qualifications

• Strong experience of budgeting, financial modelling and forecasting.
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining excellent attention to detail.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Strong planning, problem-solving and time-management skills.
• Values-led approach with integrity and collaboration across diverse groups

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the finance function, ensuring robust financial planning and control.
• Lead the development of annual budgets, forecasts and financial modelling to support organisational priorities.
• Deliver clear and timely financial information to senior leaders and governance forums.
• Oversee year-end processes, statutory reporting and external audit activity.
• Translate complex financial data into accessible insight for non-finance stakeholders.
• Lead, develop and support a high-performing finance team.
• Ensure effective financial systems, processes and risk management are in place.
• Build strong working relationships across the organisation and with external partners.

Skills

Financial leadership

Budgeting

Governance

Reporting

Strategic thinking

Team leadership

Communication

Planning

Education

Fully qualified accountant ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA

Tools

Financial systems

Job description

Head of Finance

Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Base pay range: Based on skills and experience – further details available through the recruiter.

About the Job

Areas: Financial leadership, budgeting, governance, reporting.

Our client is a well established organisation with a national remit and is now seeking a Head of Finance to lead its finance function and support strategic decision making at a senior level. This role will play a key part in ensuring strong financial governance, high quality reporting and effective financial planning across the organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the finance function, ensuring robust financial planning and control
• Lead the development of annual budgets, forecasts and financial modelling to support organisational priorities
• Deliver clear and timely financial information to senior leaders and governance forums
• Oversee year‑end processes, statutory reporting and external audit activity
• Translate complex financial data into accessible insight for non‑finance stakeholders
• Lead, develop and support a high‑performing finance team
• Ensure effective financial systems, processes and risk management are in place
• Build strong working relationships across the organisation and with external partners

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant ACA, ACCA, CIMA or CIPFA
• Strong experience of budgeting, financial modelling and forecasting
• Ability to operate strategically while maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Proven experience leading and developing teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse stakeholder groups
• Strong planning, problem‑solving and time‑management skills
• A values‑led approach, demonstrating integrity, transparency and a commitment to inclusive working practices

Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment type: Full‑time

Job function: Finance, Accounting/Auditing, and Management (Industries: Legal Services, Government Relations Services, Government Administration)

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