- Participate in strategic financial planning as a Head of finance
- Line management of the finance team
- Manage the Accounts team, ensuring adequate support and resources are provided to enable them to achieve their job descriptions and develop their knowledge.
- Follow policies and procedures for 1:1s and annual reviews as a Head of finance
- Ensure suitable handover for periods of absence and team are trained to support where needed so each role is covered.
- Oversee accounts receivable / payable functions
- Will be required to process the payroll on Sage and deal with the company pension scheme (or ensure this is processed efficiently within the team)
- Ensuring the Sage financial system meets the changing needs of the business including setting up new companies
- Overseeing bank transactions reconciliation as a Head of Finance
- Monitor bank accounts and provide to the Managing Director a bank balances summary
- Ensuring reconciliation of all bank accounts to Sage monthly
- Ensure all balance sheets are fully reconciled
- Production of monthly management accounts
- An ACCA or CIMA qualification, or equivalent.
- People management experience/ Head of finance
- Effective project management and adherence to tight timescales.
- Legal compliance.
- Working knowledge of payroll and pension schemes.
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work cross – functionally to deliver results in support of all areas of the business.
- An understanding and management of data privacy standards.