Head Of Finance

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a marker leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.

Company Details & Job Overview:

Based on the outskirts of Blackburn, this highly successful group boast a number of industry awards and remain as one of the fastest growth business units in the UK. With central office in the UK, they operate across the globe. With a Shared Service in Blackburn, they offer state of the art offices, with a number of on-site facilities. Within easy commute from the M65, they are a business who strive on quality and actively seek to promote from within. This newly established position within the finance function will drive productivity and enhance the service offered to the business throughout the core finance function.

Benefits:
Private Healthcare
Flexible working pattern (Core hours 5 days a week in the office)
Enhanced holidays
Bonus scheme
Life assurance

Your New Role As Head of Finance:

As Head of Finance, you will drive productivity within the SSC, leading the Finance Team across both Financial Control and Commercial Finance. Managing business costs over various departments such as Finance, HR, IT, and the centralised operations teams, the role shall report to the Group Financial Controller, and will help to develop a new team, rationalise and standardise processes, prepare monthly management accounts and business partner with senior business stakeholders.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Develop and Lead and SSC Finance Team including Management Accounts and Commercial Finance
• Standardise and rationalise processes and ensure they are documented and satisfy the relevant financial control requirements
• Ensure the team prepare monthly managements accounts using the relevant SAP systems and perform associated balance sheet reconciliations. Ensuring cost centre and GL posting accuracy across departments and entities, improving visibility of spend
• Ensure the team prepare P&L visibility to department budget holders and hold regular meetings to discuss variance analysis and financial planning
• Highlight potential cost saving opportunities and work with relevant departments on modelling and business cases to support controlling business costs
• Feed into group consolidation of actuals, budget and forecast
• Oversee the purchase order process across departments with associated training, policy and approval matrix
• Support the Group Financial Controller with ad-hoc duties as required
• Continued development of finance staff
• Assist in continuous improvements in month end controls and improvement to a SOX level

This list is not exhaustive and may be added to or amended from time to time.

Experience & Qualifications Required To Apply:

With experience within a large, corporate business you shall have a proven track record of effective staff management as well as the qualifications and technical skills to enhance process and procedure. Fully qualified (ACA.ACCA,CIMA) will be able to effectively communicate with stakeholders on all levels. A leader, and someone able to implement change, you will have the opportunity to use your experience & initiative to drive process improvements, collaborating with key stakeholders along the way.

Salary And Reward On Offer:

With a competitive salary you will be working alongside like-minded professionals in an environment where there is opportunity to develop and progress. There are many on-site facilities and the office space is a collaborative area where divisions and departments facilitate and welcome interaction across all levels. There are a number of benefits and as the business continue to grow, so to will the ability to add value in a fast-paced, award winning business.

This role is being handled by Darren Cadman, Kenton Black Finance

Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK