Head of Finance
Company: IPS Group Limited
Salary: £80,000 to £90,000 a year
Hours: Full-time
Location: Elland, HX5 0QF
Job type: Permanent
Posting date: 23 Sept 2026
Closing date: 22 Oct 2026
This is a broad Head of Finance role, reporting to CFO, with responsibility for leading the finance function, strengthening financial controls, and providing the commercial insight needed to support continued growth.
The successful candidate will act as a key adviser to the CFO, Board and wider leadership team, turning financial information into clear commercial insight and helping the business improve performance, profitability and cash generation.
Key responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and develop the finance team, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
- Own Group reporting, monthly management information and consolidated accounts, providing clear insight to the CFO, Board and senior leadership team.
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process, ensuring assumptions, risks and opportunities are robust and commercially focused.
- Take responsibility for cashflow, working capital and cash management, ensuring appropriate funding and strong cash discipline.
- Maintain and improve robust financial controls, governance and compliance, including audit, tax and statutory reporting.
- Drive improvements to finance systems, processes and reporting, improving efficiency, data quality and visibility across the business.
- Provide financial leadership to operational and overhead teams, challenging performance around cost control, margins and cash conversion.
- Support strategic projects including acquisitions, integrations, disposals and due diligence, providing financial analysis and commercial challenge.
- Manage relationships with external advisers including auditors, banks, tax advisers and other key stakeholders.
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