Head of Financial Accounting

Sheridan Maine - Accounting, Audit & Tax Recruitment; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£6,400 car allowance

Bonus up to 20%

Pension

Health cash plan

Life cover

Job summary

Sheridan Maine is partnering with a billion-pound turnover employer in Wolverhampton to recruit a Head of Financial Accounting. This key role entails leading a team of six in ensuring financial reporting accuracy and quality.

The successful candidate will be fully qualified (ACA, ACCA) and possess strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. The role offers hybrid working with a competitive salary of up to £80,000 per annum and extensive benefits including a car allowance and performance bonus.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing financial accounting teams.
• Strong technical foundation in financial accounting.
• Ability to navigate complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial accounting and the management accounts team.
• Ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Develop group accounting policies.

Skills

Team leadership

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Financial controls

Change management

Education

Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA)

Job description

"A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

John Maxwell

Sheridan Maine is working in partnership with a £billion turnover, respected Wolverhampton employer to recruit a talented Head of Financial Accounting.

This is key leadership role within the finance function, and offers the opportunity for an innovative finance leader with a solid technical base to truly shape processes, bring best‑in‑class disciplines, and develop a high‑performing team.

This role is particularly unusual, as this stable team environment has fallen behind somewhat in terms of innovation and advancement, creating a scope for improvement rarely found in a business of this scale.

The Head of Financial Accounting will oversee a team of 6 and play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of financial reporting across the business.

Key accountabilities of the Head of Financial Accounting:

• Financial Accounting: Leading the management accounts team, and with it monthly financial close and reporting. Oversight of a robust, accurate and timely financial close, with clear group timetable and guidelines.
• Financial Controls: Creating a working environment which fosters openness and transparency in group financial reporting, with strong checks and balances in place to ensure integrity in all reporting.
• Accounting Policies: Developing and refining the group accounting policies.
• Indirect Income: Oversee the accounting for indirect income, ensuring robust controls and accurate reporting.
• Audit: Leading on the group year‑end close and audit, setting clear approach, timetable and guidelines, coaching the business units and managing the external audit relationship.
• Annual Accounts: Leading on writing and signing off the group annual accounts, narrative and disclosures, and the strengthening of reporting in line with improved governance ambitions.

As the successful Head of Financial Accounting, you will have be:

• Fully qualified (ideally ACA, ACCA) with a strong technical foundation (practice training would lend itself well to this role, but is not essential)
• Proven team leadership ability within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills and a willingness to ‘roll up your sleeves.’
• Confidence operating in a demanding, fast paced, and sometimes complex environment.
• The drive and ambition to deliver growth and a restless desire to make things better.
• High EQ and proven ability to influence and collaborate with other functions.
• Demonstrable experience in transforming core financial close process and financial controls.

This position offers hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week based in the office.

Salary to £80,000 pa.

Benefits include: £6,400 car allowance, bonus to 20%, pension, car purchase salary sacrifice scheme, health cash plan, life cover, and more, including a comprehensive suite of employee focussed policies.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance leader looking to take ownership of a critical reporting function within a respected employer which truly cares for its people.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.