Head of Finance

Derby Permanent £75,000 - £80,000 per year View Job Description
Broad Head of Finance role, leading a small team in provision of all financial and management information, developing stronger process and controls as the Group continues it's impressive growth trajectory
  • Reporting, process improvement, budgets, variance work
  • Management accounts, controls, partnering

About Our Client

Growing, privatley owned Engineering and Maintenace Group, based in Derby

Job Description

Group Reporting & Consolidation

  • Own group consolidation, inter-company accounting and eliminations
  • Define and maintain group reporting standards, structures and timelines
  • Produce monthly reporting packs
  • Ensure accuracy, consistency and integrity of group-level financial information
  • Act as the final point of control over group financial outputs

Planning, Analysis & Commercial Insight

  • Lead group budgeting, forecasting and re-forecasting processes
  • Deliver variance analysis with clear performance commentary
  • Analyse project, contract and site profitability across the group
  • Provide commercial insight to support operational and strategic decisions
  • Identify trends, risks and value creation opportunities

Cash Flow & Financial Performance

  • Own group cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning
  • Monitor working capital, cash conversion and covenant metrics
  • Proactively highlight risks and mitigation actions
  • Support lender and debt reporting requirements

Systems, Data & Scalability

  • Improve financial reporting systems, controls and data quality
  • Lead implementation of scalable BI, dashboards and reporting tools
  • Act as owner of group finance data, structures and chart of accounts
  • Ensure systems support growth, acquisitions and integration

Leadership & Collaboration

  • Provide structure, challenge and technical guidance
  • Support capability development and consistency across the finance function
  • Embed a strong performance and accountability culture

Stakeholder Engagement

  • Work closely with the CEO on performance, strategy and execution
  • Support the leadership team with decision-ready financial insight
  • Liaise with lenders, investors and external advisors as required

The Successful Applicant

You will be a Qualified Finance professional with experience in fast paced, multi entity businesses, hands on but also a strategic thinker, capable of supporting the CEO on business critical projects as the business continues to grow.

What's on Offer

£75-80k plus bonus and pathway to a Finance Director role

Contact
Neil Mantle
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7034850
Phone number
+44 115 9349607

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Controller
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Derby
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Neil Mantle
Consultant phone
+44 115 9349607
Job reference
JN-062026-7034850