We are currently partnering with a leading construction company, who are recruiting for a Head of Finance to join their growing team on a permanent basis.

This is a full-time position with a salary bank of £50,000 - £65,000 (subject to experience) and the start date is subject to notice. This role will require commuting to their office in Prescott five days per week.

The ideal candidate will be fully qualified and looking for a position in which they can modernise and strengthen the company’s finance function, essentially acting as the number one in finance.

Duties will include (but are not limited to):

• Preparing monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet and cash flows, and high-quality reporting of contract performance to the Board

• Performing ad hoc financial analysis for senior stakeholders and the Board to support commercial decision-making

• Managing day-to-day cash flow and working capital cycle, particularly focussing on conversion of accrued income into billings and cash and management of credit control processes

• Maintaining a weekly 13-week rolling cash forecast

• Managing reporting of VAT and payroll returns

• Leading the annual budgeting process and periodic re-forecast as the financial year progresses, working closely with the CEO

• Maintaining and strengthening the financial control environment, including month-end close processes, reconciliations and internal controls particularly around recognition of accrued and deferred income in a long-term contract accounting environment

• Overseeing the year-end statutory accounts process, including liaison with the company’s accountants and tax advisers

• Driving automation and continual process improvement across finance systems, reducing manual effort and improving data accuracy

• Managing and developing a small finance team

Experience required:

• Experience of working with Sage 50

• Qualified/actively studying ACCA/CIMA or open to beginning these studies

Skills, knowledge and expertise required:

• Strong understanding of the complexities of accounting for accrued and deferred revenue

• Ability to implement robust processes to accurately report net WIP at month end

• Strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs & pivot tables)

• Ability to use tools such as AI to implement accounting automation, improve systems and create financial dashboards

Working hours:

• 37 hours per week

• Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm

Please note that you require recent experience to apply for this role.

James Andrews is acting as an employment agency and business in relation to this role.

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