Head of Finance / Group Accountant

C&B Recruitment; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive dealer group in the North West seeks a Head of Finance / Group Accountant to manage financial operations. The ideal candidate will have experience in the retail motor trade, ensuring compliance and producing management accounts, contributing to strategic financial decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience as Head of Finance / Group Accountant is essential.
• Qualified or part qualified accountant with management experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage financial functions and produce monthly management accounts.
• Ensure compliance with audit requirements and regulatory standards.
• Oversee cash and working capital management.

Skills

Financial management

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Regulatory compliance

Education

Qualified member of an accountancy body (CIMA, ACMA, ACWA)

Job description

Head of Finance / Group Accountant
Basic – GBP50,000 – GBP60,000
OTE – GBP65,000
Automotive Main Dealer Group – North West

C&B Recruitment are currently recruiting for an experienced Head of Finance to join a successful main dealer group based in The North West.

You must have previous experience working as a head accountant or head of finance.

Head of Finance / Group Accountant Role Overview

• Experience of managing a financial function, commercially astute and technically strong.
• Experience of working within an Owner Managed SME preferably in the Retail Motor Trade.
• Experience of producing monthly management accounts and forecasts
• Financial policy implementation regarding capital debt, debt, taxation, pension and insurance management
• Ensure robust systems and compliance for audit purposes
• Experience of ensuring regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met
• Experience of management of cash and working capital

Head of Finance / Group Accountant Requirements:

• Previous experience working as a Head of Finance / Group Accountant is essential.
• Be an experienced leader of a finance department
• Qualified member of an accountancy body with practical experience in the field (CIMA, ACMA,ACWA) is preferred but part qualified and experienced considered.
• Experience managing a team.
• Stable career history.

If you have the relevant experience as a Head of Finance / Group Accountant and would like to know more, contact Ian Bowker at C&B Recruitment