Head of Finance – Professional Services
6 days ago
Head of Finance – Professional Services
£Six figures + Benefits
Cambridgeshire
Our client is a leading professional services practice with 33 offices in London and throughout the UK. It has a turnover approaching £100m and around 1,000 colleagues. The firm is multi-disciplinary and provides advice and services to individuals, industry & commerce, and across the public sector. It has enjoyed high rates of growth - both organic and via acquisition.
Reporting to the Group Finance Director and acting as deputy, a commercially oriented Head of Finance is now sought who will play a key role in the senior management team.
This role is seen as “front-line,” rich in both commercial and technical challenges and offers the opportunity for high levels of exposure across the business.
Key Tasks
- Take full responsibility for operational financial management and reporting internally and externally
- Play a key role in strategic and operational planning, ensuring the best commercial outcomes
- Work closely with business leaders to improve performance across the firm
- Streamline processes and systems to ensure that the firm’s financial management is optimised
- Work to upgrade reporting tools to give colleagues clear, real-time financial data
- Provide detailed support to merger and acquisition activities
- Deputising for the Finance Director.
The Person
- Qualified Chartered Accountant – with good post qualified experience
- Strong commercial instincts with the ability to make sound financial decisions
- An excellent communicator with good persuasive abilities. Comfortable with dealing with colleagues and external contacts at all levels
- Experience of managing and developing high-performance teams yet hands-on in nature
- Demonstrable strengths in upgrading MIS systems and reporting
This represents an excellent career move and offers plenty of opportunity for career advancement with a major UK firm. The appointed candidate will receive a significant salary along with a full range of executive benefits including car, pension, and bonus.
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