Strategic Finance Leader | Partner to CEO & SLT

Jackson Hogg Ltd; Wynyard; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Jackson Hogg Ltd in Stockton-on-Tees seeks a Head of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership and drive planning, governance and performance across the organisation.

You will advise the CEO, SLT and Trustees, oversee budgeting, management accounts and statutory reporting, and develop a high-performing finance team. This is a senior, multi-site role with significant stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Significant senior finance experience in a complex, multi-site or growing organisation.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, management accounts and financial planning skills.
• Experience in business partnering with senior leaders and non-finance managers.
• Experience in leading, managing and developing a finance team.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, risk, compliance including VAT.
• Experience of statutory accounts and external audit processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling three-year forecast and align plans with organisational priorities and robust assumptions.
• Lead timely monthly management accounts and performance reporting with clear variance analysis.
• Build relationships with budget holders and SLT, acting as a proactive finance business partner.
• Provide constructive financial challenge to influence decision making.
• Ensure core finance processes are accurate, timely and well controlled.

Skills

Senior finance experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Management accounts

Financial planning

Business partnering

Team leadership

Financial controls

Governance

VAT

Statutory accounts

External audit

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA qualification

Job description

Jackson Hogg Ltd in Stockton-on-Tees seeks a Head of Finance to provide strategic financial leadership and drive planning, governance and performance across the organisation.

You will advise the CEO, SLT and Trustees, oversee budgeting, management accounts and statutory reporting, and develop a high-performing finance team. This is a senior, multi-site role with significant stakeholder engagement.