Head of Finance, Hospitality, Birmingham, hybrid, 90k-110k

COREcruitment; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK-based organization seeks a Head of Finance to join its dynamic finance team in Birmingham. This pivotal role involves driving business growth, leading a finance team, and influencing key commercial decisions. The ideal candidate will be a qualified finance leader with extensive experience in commercial finance, capable of enhancing business results through effective leadership and innovation.

Qualifications

• Significant and relevant accounting experience required.
• Experience managing finance teams is essential.
• Proven track record in commercial finance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and lead finance team members.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to drive business growth.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement within finance.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Leadership

Interpersonal communication

Analytical skills

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)

Tools

SAP

Cognos

Job description

Head of Finance, Hospitality, Birmingham, hybrid, 90k-110k

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Finance to join a dynamic and high-performing finance team within a leading UK-based organisation. This role is ideal for a fully-qualified finance leader with extensive commercial experience.

As Head of Finance, you'll lead a finance team, drive business growth, and support key commercial decisions. You'll focus on margin improvement, cost control, and process innovation, partnering closely with senior leaders. Strong leadership, commercial acumen, and experience managing P&L are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, and lead finance team members.
• Delegate tasks to support team development and performance.
• Provide feedback and guidance for effective job performance.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders, challenging and influencing decisions at all levels.
• Build relationships across the organization, sharing knowledge and insights.
• Make confident decisions and recommendations to improve business results.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement within the finance function.
• Track and maximise commercial benefits, analysing implications step by step.
• Present information clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, to finance and non-finance audiences.
• Ensure excellent interpersonal communication with internal and external parties.
• Analyse, evaluate, and present financial information logically.
• Develop and work with complex spreadsheets and reporting tools.
• Deliver work within agreed timescales, even under pressure.
• Set demanding performance expectations and prioritise for maximum benefit.

Key Requirements

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) with significant, relevant accounting experience.
• Demonstrable experience managing team members.
• Proven commercial finance experience, including improving business results and adding value.
• Comfortable with complex spreadsheets.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyse, evaluate, and present information clearly.
• Effective planning and organisational skills.
• Experience in a multi-site and/or multi-contract organisation.
• Good working knowledge of SAP and Cognos for analysis and reporting.