Head of Finance

Ashdown Group Careers; Woking; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational firm in the United Kingdom is seeking an accomplished Head of Finance. This role involves managing a finance team, enhancing financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with taxation requirements. The ideal candidate is a fully qualified accountant with experience in financial planning and management accounts. This position allows for hybrid working, offering flexibility to work from home two days a week.

Benefits

Flexible working (hybrid)

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a finance team.
• Experience with intercompany accounts required.
• Ability to manage financial governance processes.

Responsibilities

• Enhance the company's financial reporting function.
• Provide consolidated financial analysis for leadership.
• Ensure compliance with taxation requirements.
• Deliver comprehensive financial reports for the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Financial planning

Technical accounting skills

Management accounts expertise

Forecasting

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)

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 firms core values of collaboration, innovation, integrity and kindness. You will enhance the companys 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 fo...