At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial operations and drive transformation in a growing business.
- Company: Join a dynamic, private equity-backed company at a pivotal growth stage.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, annual bonus, hybrid working, and supportive leadership.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant career growth and process improvement.
- Why this job: Shape the future of finance while leading a high-performing team.
- Qualifications: Experience in financial operations and strong leadership skills required.
Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing, private equity-backed business to recruit a Head of Financial Operations to join its finance leadership team.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage of its growth. As Head of Financial Operations, you'll lead a critical function while helping shape the future of finance through a major systems transformation. You'll combine operational leadership with continuous improvement, driving efficiencies, strengthening controls, and creating scalable processes that support the next phase of the business's growth.
How you'll make an impact:
- Lead the day-to-day financial operations across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash and Banking
- Own working capital performance, cash flow forecasting, and treasury activities
- Drive financial control across transactional finance processes
- Lead the implementation of a new finance system, supporting process design, testing, and successful delivery
- Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve operational efficiency
- Oversee month-end activities across the transactional finance function
- Support audit requirements and maintain a strong control environment
- Develop and lead a high-performing transactional finance team
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to improve finance processes and performance
- Prepare the finance function for the future integration of payroll
Why you're a great fit:
- Significant experience leading transactional finance or financial operations teams
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash management, treasury, and financial controls
- Experience leading finance transformation or ERP implementation projects
- Proven ability to improve processes, automate activities, and strengthen financial controls
- Strong leadership skills with experience developing high-performing teams
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment
- A proactive, hands-on approach with a continuous improvement mindset
What you'll get in return:
- As Head of Financial Operations, you'll join a business where you'll have the opportunity to influence how finance operates while playing a key role in its continued growth.
- £80,000-£90,000 salary
- 20% annual bonus
- Hybrid working, with 3 days per week in the office
- Opportunity to lead a significant finance transformation programme
- Clear opportunity to shape processes, systems, and the wider finance function
- Supportive leadership team within a growing private equity-backed business
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we'll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.
If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact / 0117 213 0300.
Head of Financial Operations in Basingstoke employer: Core 3 Ltd
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