Head of Finance

Agility Resoucing; Walton-le-Dale; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A large privately owned manufacturing company in Preston is seeking a Head of Finance to oversee financial performance and team management. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience in manufacturing, strong ERP implementation skills, and a track record of business partnering. This role involves leading ERP projects and developing financial reports while managing a dedicated team.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience from a manufacturing and production environment.
• Track record of people management.
• Strong ERP implementation skill set for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Pro-active business partnering with operations and engineering.
• Reporting on financial performance and variance analysis.
• Leading ERP implementation and report development.
• Reviewing and updating costing models for pricing decisions.
• Managing a team of five.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial reporting

ERP implementation

Costing models

Team management

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)

Job description

Overview

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

Responsibilities

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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