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SF Recruitment is working with a with a well-established organisation seeking an experienced Head of Finance for a 12-month period to lead its finance and payroll function. This is a key role, responsible for ensuring strong financial controls, high-quality reporting, and effective leadership of a small finance team.

Based in Birmingham (Hybrid working)

Key tasks:

- Producing monthly management accounts and financial reports within agreed timelines
- Developing and maintaining a robust financial control environment, including processes, documentation, and systems
- Leading, mentoring, and developing a finance team with direct line management responsibility
- Integrating payroll and benefits activity fully into the finance function
- Reconciling income and costs to source data to produce meaningful management information
- Preparing monthly cashflow forecasts for senior review
- Acting as a trusted business partner to stakeholders, providing financial insight to drive operational and financial improvement
- Managing relationships with external auditors and tax advisors, ensuring statutory deadlines are met
- Supporting the annual budget process and quarterly re-forecasting
- Overseeing day-to-day treasury activities
- Preparing and submitting VAT returns and other regulatory submissions
- Ensuring payroll accuracy, authorisations, and statutory reporting, while supporting system implementation and improvement projects

Please get in touch if this sounds of interest