Head of Finance Uk

2 weeks ago


Manchester, United Kingdom Cognition Learning Group Full time

**Head of Finance UK**

**Location: Manchester Hybrid**

**Job Type: Permanent**

Cognition Learning Group is seeking an experienced Head of Finance UK. This is a cornerstone position within our business that assumes responsibility for all financial, commercial and compliance requirements for our UK businesses, encompassing our Cognition, Wavelength, Aspire and Begin Bright brands.

**What you will be doing**:

- Provide financial expertise to the business leadership team
- Ensure the business functions efficiently and seamlessly, we need someone who is not afraid of getting into detail and executing our strategy
- Own month end results and the balance sheet, demonstrate a solid understanding of the business drivers
- Troubleshooting business issues and providing robust analysis to support recommendations
- Driving & supporting performance improvement initiatives - provides analytical support optimise the delivery and financial return from consultancy business.
- Strong project management from a financial perspective (budget, forecast, revenue recognition) - we have some large scale Government contracts in UK
- FP&A - Financial and commercial analysis, insight and forecasting.

**To be considered you will**:

- 4+ years’ work experience
- Highly numerate
- Advanced Excel skills, highly competent in PowerPoint and Word
- Strong communication skills - both verbal and written
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong work ethic - understand the trade-off between time, quality and delivery
- Comfortable working in an uncertain, fast paced and sometimes complex environment

**About Cognition Learning Group**

Cognition Learning Group is a global authority on education effectiveness. For more than 30 years, we have designed, delivered and evaluated education improvement programmes in more than 30 countries supporting hundreds of thousands of educators and millions of learners.

Applications for this position will close on Thursday, August 31st, 2023. Shortlisting will take place during the week of September 4th, and panel interviews will be held during the week commencing 11th September 2023.

**Salary**: £70,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Manchester, M2 3AW: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manchester, M2 3AW


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