Company Industry: Food & Beverage
Job Title: Head of Finance Systems
Location: London - 4 days per week in the office
Employment Type: Full-time
Salary: Up To £80,000 depending on experience
Key Responsibilities
* Take responsibility for the development and optimisation of the Finance systems landscape, with NetSuite as the core ERP.
* Maintain a clear Finance Systems & Data roadmap in partnership with the Interim Data Analytics & Systems Director and Finance Director.
* Build and maintain reliable Finance reporting tables, data models and controlled SQL-based logic.
* Reduce reliance on repeated NetSuite exports, large Excel models and manually maintained reporting.
* Identify and automate manual and repetitive Finance processes across transaction processing, reconciliations, reporting and close-related activities.
* Build automated exception reporting to identify differences, missing data and unexpected transactions.
* Support faster and more controlled month-end and year-end processes.
* Use SQL, APIs, data pipelines and other appropriate tools to reduce manual effort and improve accuracy.
* Work with Finance and IT to strengthen governance around Finance systems, master data, user access and permissions.
* Support the integrity of key structures including the chart of accounts, entities, suppliers, customers, locations, departments and reporting dimensions.
* Establish clear requirements, testing and user acceptance processes for material system and data changes.
* Maintain appropriate documentation, audit trails and version control across systems, integrations and reporting logic.
* Act as the principal systems and data partner to the Finance Director and wider Finance team.
* Work closely with Accounting, FP&A, Operations, Supply Chain, IT and Data & Analytics.
Requirements
* Strong experience across Finance systems, Finance technology, financial data or a closely related discipline.
* Deep understanding of how operational transactions become accounting entries, financial statements and management reporting.
* Strong ERP experience, ideally with NetSuite, or comparable platforms such as Oracle, Workday or SAP.
* Experience across Finance processes including AP, AR, payments, payroll, procurement, treasury, FP&A and reporting.
* Strong SQL capability, with the ability to independently query, validate and reconcile financial data.
* Working knowledge of Power BI or similar BI tools.
* Experience with APIs, integrations, data pipelines and modern data architecture.
* Experience automating manual Finance or accounting processes and improving reconciliations and transaction-to-GL flows.
Head of Finance Systems in London employer: Cedar Careers
As a leading PE-backed services group based in Leeds, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that encourages innovation and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development programmes and opportunities to lead transformative finance initiatives, making us an excellent employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in finance.
