Description:
This is a senior leadership role responsible for leading the Finance and HR functions and supporting the wider business with high-quality financial insight and governance.
The successful candidate will take ownership of these functions while developing the finance capability to support continued growth and operational excellence.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide effective financial stewardship of the business, ensuring robust financial control, governance, and compliance at all times.
- Lead the day-to-day financial operations of the company, including purchase ledger, payroll, cash flow management, and general accounting activities.
- Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts, board reports, and financial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
- Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning processes, working closely with senior stakeholders to align financial plans with business objectives.
- Ensure full statutory compliance, including year-end accounts, audit processes, tax compliance, and regulatory reporting.
- Drive the development and improvement of financial systems and processes, including system implementations, automation, and improved use of data.
- Develop and enhance management information (MI) to provide meaningful insight into business performance, project profitability, and cost control.
- Act as a finance business partner across the organisation, supporting operational teams with financial analysis, project reporting, and commercial insight.
- Play an active role in business decision-making, including investment appraisal, pricing, margin analysis, and client-facing financial discussions where appropriate.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Finance and HR teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and professional development.
- Take a proactive approach to identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements, cost control, and value creation across the business.
Experience Required
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent) with relevant post-qualification experience.
- Proven experience working as a Financial Controller or Head of Finance within an SME environment.
- Demonstrable experience of financial system implementation and process improvement.
- Strong commercial awareness with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and contribute at a strategic level.
- High personal standards with core values of integrity, honesty, trust, confidentiality, and professionalism.