Head of Finance — Hands-on SME Leader

Abbeygate Search Ltd; Hertford; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbeygate Search Ltd is recruiting a Head of Finance for a privately owned business in Hertfordshire. You’ll take responsibility for day-to-day finances across a group of businesses, manage a small team and work directly with the owners, with support from a part-time CFO.

This is a hands-on role with visibility and scope to shape the finance function as the business grows, including month-end reporting, budgeting, cash flow management and intercompany consolidation.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with SME/owner-managed experience.
• Hands-on experience with management accounts, cash flow forecasts and budgets.
• Experience supervising a small team.
• Ability to explain numbers clearly to owners/managers.

Responsibilities

• Own month-end reporting and board packs.
• Oversee multi-entity reporting, intercompany balances and consolidation.
• Lead annual budget and reforecasts; manage cash flow and working capital.
• Coordinate year-end with external accountants for audit and compliance.
• Develop and manage the finance team; strengthen controls.
• Improve reporting processes and automation where possible.

Skills

Excel skills

Cloud accounting experience

People management

Financial analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Cloud accounting systems

Job description

Abbeygate Search Ltd is recruiting a Head of Finance for a privately owned business in Hertfordshire. You’ll take responsibility for day-to-day finances across a group of businesses, manage a small team and work directly with the owners, with support from a part-time CFO.

This is a hands-on role with visibility and scope to shape the finance function as the business grows, including month-end reporting, budgeting, cash flow management and intercompany consolidation.