Head of Finance

Posted 06 October 2022
Salary £60000 - £70000 per annum
LocationBlackpool
Discipline Qualified Finance
ReferenceJLC/36667/HOF
Contact NameJessica Coleman

Job description

Head of Finance | £60,000 - £70,000 | Fylde Coast | Owner-Managed Established SME

Axon Moore is exclusively recruiting for a technically astute Head of Finance to join a well-established leading SME in Blackpool who has experienced sustained growth and has aspirational plans for the next few years.

This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and ambitious candidate to take on a Head of Finance position under guidance from a high calibre, commercially minded CEO.  The remit of this role will be broad and progressive, responsible for the development of all processes, systems and Financial/Management Accounts for the current business as well as a managing a small team.

The successful Head of Finance can expect to:
  • Report into the operational board and CEO taking full ownership for the finance function.
  • Direct leadership of a small but dynamic team of accountants overseeing the end-to-end production of financial and management accounts
  • Manage the cashflow position of the organisation ensuring necessary targets are in place to optimise cash inflows
  • Communicating financial performance and other key messages to senior leadership and operations teams
  • Management of Corporation Tax and related areas of the UK Tax requirements.
  • Support the External Auditors with the completion the annual audit including consolidations
  • Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
  • Assisting the CEO in presenting reports to senior executives and stakeholders.
  • Have full autonomy for the development of processes, controls and systems
  • Providing astute and timely analysis to support commercial decision making
This is a fantastic well-rounded, highly visible Head of Finance role that would naturally suit a technically strong ACCA/ACA qualified candidate who has the self-motivation and gravitas to lead in the above role headlines.

For more information regarding this opportunity please submit your CV to Jessica Coleman and the Axon Moore Chorley office.

Axon Moore recruits all roles from CFO through to transactional finance on both a permanent and interim basis. For more information please see our website at www.axonmoore.com