Head of Finance

Ultimate Banking; Wimborne Minster; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

A well-respected building society in Wimborne Minster seeks a Head of Finance to optimize financial structures and ensure regulatory compliance. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience leading teams, a strong understanding of finance, and excellent Excel skills. This role involves reviewing the business model, assisting with budgets, and maintaining the organization's financial health. Offering a competitive salary, plus benefits like 30 days holiday and private medical insurance. Weekly office presence is expected.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in finance and accounting.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Review business model and strategy for improvement.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets.
• Ensure adequacy of capital and liquid resources.
• Review regulatory returns for accuracy.
• Maintain costing systems and treasury activities.
• Ensure compliance with PRA requirements.
• Manage the Finance function within budget.
• Conduct due diligence on suppliers.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Experience in finance/accounting

Leadership of multi-disciplinary team

High attention to detail

Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Regulated industry knowledge

Job description

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Head of Finance

Wimborne, Dorset

Up to £80k DOE

Ultimate Banking are delighted to be partnering with a well‑respected, customer‑focused building society as they continue to expand their impact in the financial services space.

As their Head of Finance, you will use the best financial and risk management practices to optimise their financial structure to benefit their members and to ensure the organisation fulfils its statutory and regulatory responsibilities. Along with the day‑to‑day duties, you will also be contributing to the development of their long‑term business strategy, working in partnership with the CFO argumentos Senior Management Team.

Duties will include:

• To continuously review the organisations business model and strategy, as necessary, to make proposals for its development and improvement.
• Play an active part in the preparation of annual budgets.
• To-divider organization has adequate capital, funding and liquid resources at all times.
• Review all regulatory returns for completeness and accuracy.
• To ensure that the organization has adequate systems of costing, product pricing, planning and forecasting. To ensure all treasury, payment, supplier administration and payroll activities are accurately carried out and controlled.
• To ensure the organization complies with PRA requirements, including maintaining the ICAAP, ILAAP, Recovery Plan, Resolution Pack and stress testing framework.
• To manage the Finance function within its agreed annual budget.
• Responsible for undertaking ongoing due diligence of assigned suppliers.

The successful individual will possess:

• Be a qualified accountant with a wealth of experience in finance/accounting.
• Previously led a multi‑disciplinary team.
• High attention to detail and strong knowledge with Microsoft Excel.
• Regulated industry knowledge/experience (previous experience within either a retail bank or building society would be highly desirable)

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced finance professional, seeking the next step in their career working with a value‑led, commercially ambitious team, where your voice will黄网站 shape both strategy and culture. Offering a competitive salary, plus benefits such as 30 days holiday (plus bank holidays), private medical insurance, discretionary bonus and more. Their head office is based in Wimborne Dorset, and they do request weekly office presence for this role, with a minimum of 2/3 days but with the understanding of more when required.

If this sounds like your next role, please apply today!

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Finance, Accounting/Auditing, Strategy/Planning

Industries

Banking and Financial Services