Head of Finance

Parkinson Gray Associates are working with a well-known, leading building services group who are looking to recruit a Head of Finance, to be responsible for the day to day running of the Accounts Department, including the day to day processing and recordingof financial transactions.

**Salary**: £50,000 - £65,000

**Hours of Work**: 40hrs per week Monday - Friday, full time

**Office based**

**Key responsibilities**:

- Manage and help provide support to the Accounts team
- Management of site Finance functions and development of wider finance team
- Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure best practice
- Work closely with Senior Managers in understanding key cost drivers of contract profitability
- Providing appropriate analysis and recommendations to influence key decisions
- Review key risks and identify potential risks
- Ensuring financial controls are robust and fit for purpose
- Review Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger processing; including review of practises and processes to ensure efficient and cost-effective operations.
- Manage and Support payroll function and oversee/prepare payroll analysis reports.
- Maintain daily/weekly cash flow forecast
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations, including updating and balancing Fixed Asset register and assisting with managing capital expenditure.
- Analyse WIP each month end and instigate housekeeping of information in Sage to facilitate month end procedures
- Prepare departmental cost centre analysis and reporting, including management reporting for decision making. Follow up and discuss with departmental managers.
- To undertake any other relevant duties within the overall scope of this post as may be requested by the Managing Director

**The ideal applicant will have**:

- Either relevant financial qualification (CIMA or ACCA)
- Experience in managing a finance function and managing a team of people
- Proven technical ability with understanding of modern information systems and with a meticulous and methodical approach.
- Flexible approach to work, willing to work until the job is complete.
- Intellectual with a strong commercial acumen.
- Ability to think 'outside the box’ and to assimilate data into meaningful financial information.