At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the finance team, ensuring operational effectiveness and driving financial performance.
- Company: Growing UK business with a focus on finance transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career development opportunities, and dynamic work environment.
- Other info: Opportunity to influence strategic planning and support senior leaders.
- Why this job: Shape the future of finance in a robust and commercially sharp organisation.
- Qualifications: ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with significant experience in senior finance roles.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 88000 £ per year.
North West England (with regular UK travel)
STOIX is retained on the search for a Head of Finance to join a growing UK business as the senior finance leader responsible for the operational effectiveness and performance of the finance function.
Acting as deputy to the Finance Director, the successful candidate will lead central financial control, planning and performance management, while providing leadership, support and challenge to a wider regional finance community.
The business has a substantial forward pipeline of complex, multi-stakeholder activity and needs a finance function that is robust, scalable and commercially sharp.
A significant finance transformation programme is also underway; the Head of Finance will be a key senior customer, shaping requirements, supporting adoption and, over time, taking ownership of the resulting finance operating environment.
The role
- Deputise for the Finance Director and lead the central finance team, including the Financial Controller and FP&A Manager.
- Own financial control, governance, statutory reporting, audit and cash management, ensuring the quality and timeliness of management and Group reporting.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, strategic planning and performance reporting, driving improvements in the quality of forward-looking insight.
- Set national standards for the wider regional finance community while preserving appropriate regional accountability.
- Support senior leaders in evaluating performance, risk, investment decisions and commercial opportunities.
About you
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified with significant post-qualified experience in a senior commercial finance, financial control or FP&A leadership role.
- Strong technical grounding across control, reporting, audit, statutory accounting and governance, combined with strong FP&A capability.
- Experience of a project-based commercial environment, with the ability to challenge complex business cases, cash flows, funding structures and joint venture arrangements, would be highly valuable.
- Comfortable acting as an intelligent customer of systems and process change.
- Confident communicator with senior finance and non-finance stakeholders alike.
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Head of Finance in Nottingham employer: STOIX | B Corp™
STOIX | B Corp™ is an exceptional employer that champions sustainability and innovation within the manufacturing sector. With a strong commitment to employee development, we offer robust growth opportunities and a collaborative work culture that values diverse perspectives. Located in the vibrant UK market, our team enjoys the unique advantage of being part of a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises both financial success and social responsibility.
