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Head of Accounting

Hays Accounts and Finance
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 6 hours
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M24WU, England

Salary

£85,000 - £95,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • You will join a well-regarded Listed FMCG business that is expanding its Shared Service Centre (SSC) operations.
  • The role involves driving best practices and innovation within the sales-to-cash process, providing strategic direction and operational leadership.
  • Candidates must be qualified accountants (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with experience in large, complex accounting structures and transformational change.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of up to £95,000 plus bonus, along with a strong benefits package and flexible hybrid working model.
  • This opportunity is based in Manchester, with excellent career progression prospects and access to local amenities.

Your new company
You will be joining a Listed FMCG business with an excellent reputation for its outstanding working environment and culture. The company is growing at an excellent rate and is developing its SSC footprint ahead of additional investment to support its growth plans across existing and new markets, alongside a large transformation project.


Your new role
You will be initially tasked to drive best practice across the business and directing innovation, looking for continuous improvements and evolution of services. You will lead the end-to-end sales-to-cash process, providing strategic direction and operational leadership for all S2C initiatives. You will be the key decision maker in defining new ways of working alongside the Director of SSC and driving best practice around behaviours and the culture, across a large team and the wider business.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with previous experience of dealing within large complex accounting structures within a Share Service Centre which has gone through change and/or transformation. You will need to have strong communication skills and be able to adapt and communicate with a large finance team which you will have an influence on. You'll have a strong personality, produce competency and behaviour frameworks, with the ability to influence and drive decisions in a large finance team.


What you'll get in return
You'll receive a competitive salary of up to 95k plus bonus. This is alongside a very strong benefits package, including a leading benefits package. The business offers a very flexible hybrid model and brilliant career progression opportunities. You'll be joining a well renowned business with a large finance function based in Manchester, with the office being nearby to public transport, restaurants, shops and local amenities.


What you need to do now
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