Head of Finance

The Opportunity

Head of Finance – Hybrid Working – Blyth, Northumberland

A well-established industrial organisation is seeking an established Finance Leader to manage and develop their UK accounting function. There is an opportunity to modernise and instigate positive change within a business that continues to grow modestly year-on-year. The organisation is considered by many to be a great place to work with a positive and supportive culture.

The Role

As the UK Finance Lead, you will ensure robust financial controls exist, with the production of timely statutory reporting, with full compliance with regulatory and group requirements.

Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing statutory accounting, audit management and tax compliance (alongside external advisors).
• Leadership of the shared service accounting team.
• Delivering accurate and timely monthly reporting to Group.
• Acting as the primary point of contact for auditors, HMRC and group finance teams.
• Implementing improved procedures, controls and efficiencies across shared services.
• Ensuring successful rollout of new accounting or tax standards.
• Providing senior-level support to local leadership when needed.

This is a broad, influential role requiring both operational oversight and the gravitas to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.

About You

You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with significant post‑qualification experience and a background in financial control, statutory reporting and leading multi‑disciplinary finance teams. We’re also looking for someone who brings:

• Proven leadership experience across AP/AR/GL teams.
• Strong audit, statutory accounts and tax compliance knowledge.
• Experience working within complex, international or group‑structured organisations.
• Experience of managing external relationships, eg auditors, banks.
• ERP experience (SAP desirable, but any major system acceptable).
• Industrial sector exposure is advantageous but not essential.

Candidates from practice (e.g., Senior Manager level) who can demonstrate strong leadership capability and an appetite to move into industry are also encouraged to apply.