Interim Head of Finance

Are you a qualified accountant able to engage in upskilling a finance team? Are you a personable leader who can build strong relationships with senior leaders to provide robust financial management? Are you interested in joining a growing organisation and improving a business partnering service? If yes, read on!

Our Education Client is seeking an experienced and proactive Head of Finance to join their finance team on an interim basis. This is a critical role providing financial leadership and oversight during a period of growth and change for the organisation. The role is based in Northampton on a hybrid basis.

Key responsibilities:

Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process, working with budgetholders to challenge data and create achievable budgets in line with organisational strategy.

Oversee the day-to-day finance operations, including accounts payable/receivable, payroll, fixed assets and cash management

Manage the internal audit process and liaise with external auditors for the year-end accounts

Provide strategic financial advice and support to the senior leadership team

Coach and develop the existing finance team to improve processes and reporting

The ideal candidate will be:

A qualified accountant with substantial experience leading a finance function

Ideally a background within education or public sector.

You will have excellent technical and commercial finance skills, as well as strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.

This is an urgent requirement, so the successful candidate will need to be available to start ASAP. The initial contract is for 3 months, with the possibility of extension.

If you have the necessary skills and experience to make an immediate impact in this pivotal finance role, please apply now.