Head of Financial Accounting in Wolverhampton

Sheridan Maine is working in partnership with a £billion turnover, respected Wolverhampton employer to recruit a talented Head of Financial Accounting. This is a key leadership role within the finance function, offering the opportunity for an innovative finance leader with a solid technical base to truly shape processes, bring best-in-class disciplines, and develop a high-performing team. This role is particularly unusual, as this stable team environment has fallen behind somewhat in terms of innovation and advancement, creating a scope for improvement rarely found in a business of this scale.

The Head of Financial Accounting will oversee a team of 6 and play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of financial reporting across the business.

Key accountabilities of the Head of Financial Accounting:

• Financial Accounting: Leading the management accounts team, and with it monthly financial close and reporting. Oversight of a robust, accurate and timely financial close, with clear group timetable and guidelines.
• Financial Controls: Creating a working environment which fosters openness and transparency in group financial reporting, with strong checks and balances in place to ensure integrity in all reporting.
• Accounting Policies: Developing and refining the group accounting policies.
• Indirect Income: Oversee the accounting for indirect income, ensuring robust controls and accurate reporting.
• Audit: Leading on the group year-end close and audit, setting clear approach, timetable and guidelines, coaching the business units and managing the external audit relationship.
• Annual Accounts: Leading on writing and signing off the group annual accounts, narrative and disclosures, and the strengthening of reporting in line with improved governance ambitions.

As the successful Head of Financial Accounting, you will have:

• Fully qualified (ideally ACA, ACCA) with a strong technical foundation (practice training would lend itself well to this role, but is not essential).
• Proven team leadership ability within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills and a willingness to ‘roll up your sleeves.’
• Confidence operating in a demanding, fast-paced, and sometimes complex environment.
• The drive and ambition to deliver growth and a restless desire to make things better.
• High EQ and proven ability to influence and collaborate with other functions.
• Demonstrable experience in transforming core financial close process and financial controls.

This position offers hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week based in the office. Salary to £80,000 pa. Benefits include: £6,400 car allowance, bonus to 20%, pension, car purchase salary sacrifice scheme, health cash plan, life cover, and more, including a comprehensive suite of employee focused policies. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance leader looking to take ownership of a critical reporting function within a respected employer which truly cares for its people. You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.