Head of Finance

Head of Finance job opportunity in Stirling

Your new company

Our client, a well established market leader in their field, has an exciting new job opportunity for a Qualified Head of Finance.

Your new role

This is a great opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller / Head of Finance to join the team working as a key member of the Senior Management team at the Stirling Head Office.

You will play a vital role as part of the senior management team and will be responsible for running and managing a busy finance department, managing a small team of staff. Responsibilities will include:

1. All aspects of the oversight of the company's financial management (all aspects of financial and management accounting) including a review of the systems and controls currently in place and making recommendations for improvement.
2. Ensure that company financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth.
3. Liaise closely with the Directors and ensure that reporting deadlines are met and that the Directors are provided with regular financial information timeously.
4. Review and update the company's budgets and projections.
5. Attend Senior management meetings, formulating strategies and plans, taking ultimate responsibility for the company cash management policies.
6. Providing meaningful management information and insight to support commercial decision-making.

What you'll need to succeed

1. The ideal candidate will be fully qualified and ideally have trained in practice with post-qualification experience gained in a similar varied Financial Controller / Head of finance role within a commercial organisation.
2. A proactive approach to problem-solving and a continuous improvement mindset.
3. Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills.
4. Excellent team building and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build robust working relationships with managers around the group and the ability to convey financial concepts to a non-financial audience.

What you'll get in return

1. Salary of circa £60,000 + benefits (bonus, pension + healthcare).
2. The opportunity to join a well established and growing business.
3. The opportunity to work as part of a collaborative senior management team with wider influence ensuring the business meets its objectives.
4. Be an instrumental part of the organisation's growth journey as they grow both organically by expanding into new markets (both location and sector) and playing a key role in any acquisitions.
5. The ability to influence the day to running of the business.
6. Excellent scope for career development.
7. A competitive salary and benefits package.
8. Hybrid working (4 days per week in office).
9. On-site parking.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.