Head of Finance

3 months ago

Liverpool, United Kingdom Yodel Full time

**Head of Finance (Management Accounts and Informatics)**:
**Role Overview**:
**Head of Finance (Management Accounts and Informatics)**
**Permanent**
**Skyways Hub, Speke, Liverpool - Hybrid working**
**Car Allowance £7,000**
**Excellent Salary + Benefits**

**Role overview**

Here at Yodel, we deliver more than just parcels we deliver a great experience when it comes to your career too. We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Finance to work within Yodel's fast-paced Finance team based in Skyways Hub, Liverpool. This role will be reporting into the Director of Finance and will have line management responsibilities of 7 direct reports. The role is crucial in ensuring delivery of financial performance contributing to Yodel's strategic plan.

**What you'll be doing**:
You will be the key support for the CFO and Director of Financial (Reporting and Controls) in providing a finance leadership role to produce a high standard of internally focussed financial reporting, including development of Financial Informatics utilising the Business Intelligence tools already available to the business. In addition to this you will also be responsible for the following:

- Support the Finance and Executive leadership teams in providing a high-quality financial accounting and reporting service and in increasing financial and cash awareness throughout the business.
- A strong advocate for adherence to Yodel financial policies and procedures, maintaining financial control and governance throughout the business.
- Lead a team engaged in in the provision of a strong accounting and financial control service, ensuring tight balance sheet control with all control accounts properly reconciled monthly.
- Provision of timely and accurate management and financial reports for all statutory and business entities, with variance analysis as required, adopting a culture of 'no surprises'.
- Lead a team of Finance Analysts engaged in the preparation of financial analysis, building effective relationships with budget leads and management across the business.
- Drive overhead performance in accordance with strategic objectives, using initiative and adopting an innovative approach to cost reduction where appropriate.
- Work closely with peer group to ensure joined up reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
- Develop and deliver relevant and timely periodic and ad-hoc reporting and analysis sufficient to enable the management team to understand financial performance against key levers and KPIs.
- Pro-actively investigate variances in expected financial performance, whether positive or negative, to identify root cause and, as necessary lead in taking corrective action.
- Ad hoc project work, and other support for finance and the wider business as requested from time to time.

**What you need to show us**:
The successful Head of Finance will need to be a qualified chartered accountant with a professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA). You will be able to demonstrate a track record of delivering projects to tight deadlines. You will also need to possess the following skills and experience for this role:

- Previous experience of working in a similar role with demonstrable leadership and management skills.
- Strong communications skills with emphasis on achieving results and successful outcomes. Works in a collaborative and open way.
- A good relationship builder, able to support and challenge colleagues in a constructive and effective manner.
- Good knowledge of Excel. Previous experience of working with Business Intelligence and or ERP systems desirable.
- Strong work ethic with focus on detail and accuracy
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral
- Quick learner and able to adapt within a dynamic working environment.
- FMCG organisation experience and demonstration of project management would be desirable.

**Why work for us**:

- Competitive remuneration package
- Mixture of office and home working
- Business casual dress code
- Private Medical Insurance for self and partner
- Free personal & professional development courses
- Pension Scheme
- Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk
- 33 days holiday including bank holidays.
- Free parking
- On-site modern gym facilities (includes many classes per week including HIIT and yoga)
- In the office you will have access to Costa, Juice bar, Starbucks, and restaurant.
- Dedicated wellness initiatives that support your wellbeing, ranging from our 24-hour employee assistance programme to subsidised gym membership.

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