Finance Director / COO - Financial Services

Finance Director/COO, W1 (3-4 days p/w, hybrid)

£100,000 - £120,000 + benefits (prorated accordingly)

Are you a qualified Chartered Accountant or similar?

Do you want a wider role and to be a key member of the leadership team, running the operations for the business?

Would you consider yourself a “people person” with an enquiring mind and a keen intellect?

Do you have a forward thinking, proactive approach and are you comfortable liaising with and advising a leadership team?

Our client has a highly successful business and they would like to draw on your expertise as the firm grows.

This opportunity offers some flexible hybrid working and is likely to be pro-rated to 3 or 4 days a week.

What you’ll be doing day to day:

• Management accounting (using Xero)
• Managing the firm’s business continuity
• Researching and preparing management reports on business trends
• Forward planning, budgeting and presenting to the board
• Oversight of payroll
• HMRC, expenses, VAT returns, tax planning
• Producing the annual accounts, working with auditor and filing with Companies House
• Invoicing and credit control and making payments
• Managing all contracts
• Manging the building lease
• Liaising with technical support
• Company secretarial responsibilities
• Human Resources including benefits, off and on boarding, GDPR compliance
• Managing training, offsites, internal team building events

The skills you need to bring:

• Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Proven experience as an Accountant or in a similar role
• Knowledge of accounting principles and regulations
• Experience with financial reporting and analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in accounting software and MS Office
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proactive approach to improving client services and processes