Head of Finance

Ashdown Group; Trumps Green; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A multinational business is seeking an accomplished Head of Finance to manage their finance team. You will deliver comprehensive financial reports and enhance financial governance processes within the organization. The ideal candidate must be a qualified accountant with experience in leading finance teams, management accounts, and financial planning. This role offers flexible working arrangements for a better work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) is mandatory.
• Proven experience leading a finance team.
• Experience with management accounts, forecasting, and financial planning.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the financial reporting function.
• Provide consolidated financial analysis for senior leadership.
• Deliver accurate financial reports for the organization.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA)

Leadership in finance

Management accounts expertise

Financial planning and analysis

External compliance and reporting

Intercompany accounts experience

Technical accounting skills

Job description

A multinational business is looking for an accomplished Head of Finance to join its team. Please note that the firm embraces flexible and hybrid working so you will be able to work from home 2 days per week.

In order to be suitable for this role of significant responsibility you must be a fully qualified accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA) with proven experience of leading a finance team. You will have demonstrable expertise with management accounts, forecasting, financial planning, analysis, and external compliance and reporting, so you must have great technical accounting skills. Experience working within a group structure and with intercompany accounts is also a prerequisite.

Working closely with the Finance Director of this £120m turnover firm and managing a small team, you will be a composed, organised and personable leader, exemplifying the firm’s core values of collaboration, innovation, integrity and kindness. You will enhance the company’s financial reporting function and provide consolidated financial analysis and commentary for the senior leadership team.

You will deliver accurate, transparent and comprehensive financial reports for the organisation and have proven experience of developing robust and transparent financial governance processes and procedures. You will ensure that all entities within the group comply with all relevant taxation requirements and will also prepare the firm for external audits.

The organisation is committed to building a diverse international team that is representative of all sections of society. They recognise that by encouraging innovative and creative ways of thinking and fostering an inclusive culture they will collaborate more effectively and achieve better outcomes.