Interim Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Gloucestershire
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- 30 Nov 2022
- Closes
- 07 Dec 2022
- Ref
- JN -112022-5857546
- Contact
- Ryan Hirons
- Job Title
- Head of Finance
- Category
- Accountancy Practice
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
This position will be covering while the business undertakes a full permanent search. This is a broad SME controller role with mixed responsibilities, including leading a small finance team. This is well suited to a 'hands on' accountant that isn't afraid of getting into the detail, but is also able to liaise effectively with key stakeholders in the business.
Client Details
My client are a SME business based in the Gloucestershire area. They are well established and located just off the M5 motorway
Description
The core responsibilities within this role are:
- Accountable for the development of an effective financial accounting function.
- Delivery of month-end accounts and year-end reporting packs.
- Liaise with external 3rd parties in financial regulatory and legislation matters.
- Continually develop robust finance controls, processes and procedures: ensuring the organisation operates within these.
- Oversee the efficient delivery of the monthly Payroll.
- Oversee the organisations cash forecasting activities.
- Work with the Managing Director to assess and mitigate organisational risk.
- Ensure management accounts are accurately produced and delivered to agreed timetables.
- Oversee the delivery of an effective business partnering function to the business and finance representation on all projects and developments.
- Drive and oversee the annual budgeting, and rolling forecast.
- Develop and provide a budget management framework to analyse the business performance and its delivery of service.
- Prepare departmental policies, procedures, audits and risk assessments.
Profile
The successful candidate:
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Experience in running a SME finance function including Payroll, VAT and transactional processing.
- Demonstrable understanding of impactful business partnering.
- Attributable success in delivering a year end through to audit closure.
- Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise work, handle pressurised situations and take day-to-day decisions on running the organisational financial matters.
Job Offer
There is a highly competitive remuneration on offer and a quick start for the successful candidate. This role will involve a lot of office based work so candidates will need to be within a commutable distance of Gloucestershire.