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Head of Finance
Posted 5 August by
Vitae Financial Recruitment Limited
Our client, a global market leader and dynamic brand, is looking to source a credible and technically strong Head of Finance to join its talented team. Responsible for a team of 5, you'll be leading a mix of accounting, reporting and control processes, as well as supporting the Finance Director, who will be considering this person as a future successor.
This is a business which is operates a fantastic culture, with average tenures of employment well surpassing other local employers. Its passion for its product offering and flexible and transparent working environment, make this a hugely attractive opportunity, as well as the obvious future progression and development.
Aside from delivering high quality monthly and quarterly financial reporting, you'll be pivotal in instilling a controls mindset across the broader business and ensuring a strong control environment is consistently operational.
Main duties include:
* Leading the team to delivery high quality month and quarter end process, including preparation of key reporting on the group's financial performance
* Managing the preparation of statutory accounts (IFRS) and preparing group submissions
* Leading the fixed asset control process, intercompany eliminations and recharges etc
* Closely partnering with the commercial finance team, including providing first level commentary on key movements, enabling business decision making
* Monitoring and tracking financial risks and opportunities as well as identify business levers to deliver the plan each month
* Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations have been completed in a timely manner and manage risks and opportunity forecasting and reporting
* Playing a lead role in working with the internal and external auditors
* Completing tax computations and reviewing group VAT return
Key skills and experience required:
* Likely ACA or ACCA qualified, although CIMA with relevant technical skills will be considered
* Examples to date of delivering deadlines, in a large company environment, also including Big 4 audit
* Strong consolidations knowledge
* Excellent communication, proven influencing skill and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders
* Proven track record managing and developing others
* An eye towards continuous improvement, including the ability to innovate and simplify finance and business processes
* Relevant finance experience in a reporting/controls role that requires analysis skills and working with large volumes of data
AGY - Vitae Financial Recruitment
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This is a business which is operates a fantastic culture, with average tenures of employment well surpassing other local employers. Its passion for its product offering and flexible and transparent working environment, make this a hugely attractive opportunity, as well as the obvious future progression and development.
Aside from delivering high quality monthly and quarterly financial reporting, you'll be pivotal in instilling a controls mindset across the broader business and ensuring a strong control environment is consistently operational.
Main duties include:
* Leading the team to delivery high quality month and quarter end process, including preparation of key reporting on the group's financial performance
* Managing the preparation of statutory accounts (IFRS) and preparing group submissions
* Leading the fixed asset control process, intercompany eliminations and recharges etc
* Closely partnering with the commercial finance team, including providing first level commentary on key movements, enabling business decision making
* Monitoring and tracking financial risks and opportunities as well as identify business levers to deliver the plan each month
* Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations have been completed in a timely manner and manage risks and opportunity forecasting and reporting
* Playing a lead role in working with the internal and external auditors
* Completing tax computations and reviewing group VAT return
Key skills and experience required:
* Likely ACA or ACCA qualified, although CIMA with relevant technical skills will be considered
* Examples to date of delivering deadlines, in a large company environment, also including Big 4 audit
* Strong consolidations knowledge
* Excellent communication, proven influencing skill and the ability to manage multiple deadlines and stakeholders
* Proven track record managing and developing others
* An eye towards continuous improvement, including the ability to innovate and simplify finance and business processes
* Relevant finance experience in a reporting/controls role that requires analysis skills and working with large volumes of data
AGY - Vitae Financial Recruitment
We Exist To Be Different - Membership NOT Registration
Required skills
- financial accountant
- Financial reporting
- financial controller
- finance manager
Reference: 53242083
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