Blair West is supporting a household name as they look to bring in a Head of Finance in a role that will see you oversee a small finance team whilst supporting the business in strategic decisions with your interaction at board level.

The opportunity:

• Oversee Accounting Function for the group of business with 4 entities currently Ensure Bank accounts balance each month.
• Debtors and Creditors ledgers remain in balance at the end of each month.
• Wages Controls Balance to payrolls.
• Review & submit PAYE monthly to revenue.
• Review weekly/monthly BACS submissions prior to payment.
• Work In progress & prepaid income is updated at each month end.
• Cashbooks are posted to system.
• Introductions of financial fixed assets.
• Calculation of depreciation.
• Authorise BACS files from creditors ledger for payment.
• Preparing monthly management accounts for the group including balance sheets, profit & loss accounts, consolidated balance sheet, abbreviated profit & loss reports and summaries of aged debt & creditors.
• Reporting to board of directors & submission to bank as required within timescales.
• Review 12 months management accounts & present in format as required by auditors. Make adjustments as required in readiness for fieldwork by auditors.
• Deal with queries raised during audit, present information & explanation as required work towards conclusion.
• Prepare consolidated balance sheet & profit & loss account to exclude inter company transactions & present to auditors as final part of the audit.
• Deal with review meeting to clear down final matters outstanding.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns for the Group.
• Submission of returns to Companies House.
• Credit checking for new account enquiries.
• Completion of monthly construction & other office of national statistics returns.
• Preparation of Financial reports as required by the board of directors.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• A qualification in  ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience in a commercial finance role.
• People management experience.
• The ability to present reports and findings to board level.
• Experience in financial modelling.

Our commitment:

Blair West is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant. 

If you’d like to speak to someone about this opportunity:

Craig Stewart:  [email protected] /  07734 972 433