Job Title: Senior Financial Leader
About the Role:
We are seeking a highly experienced and commercially astute Senior Financial Leader to join our senior management team. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing the finance function, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and commercial focus.
* Act as a key member of the senior management team, contributing to business strategy and operational decisions.
* Lead and manage the finance and admin function, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and commercial focus.
* Oversee payroll, tax submissions, and pension contributions across the business.
* Maintain strong internal controls, manage company risk, and ensure corporate governance compliance.
* Prepare and present quarterly management accounts to stakeholders.
* Liaise with external auditors, manage audits, and support stock takes.
* Oversee debtor and creditor ledgers, credit control, and cashflow forecasting.
* Handle all HMRC and cross-border revenue submissions.
* Support commercial contract negotiations and manage company insurance and Companies House filings.
* Provide financial insight to improve systems, profitability, and productivity.
* Oversee HR and IT functions to ensure alignment with business needs.
Requirements:
* Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA, CMA or CPA).
* Minimum 3 years in a similar financial leadership role.
* Strong leadership skills with experience managing teams and supporting senior stakeholders.
* Sector experience in agriculture, manufacturing, or a related industry.
* Proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable challenging the status quo.
* Proven experience with budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and compliance.
* Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to present complex financial information clearly.
Skills:
* Financial Accounting
* CIMA Monthly Accounts
* VAT reporting
* Year End Accounting
* Balancesheet Cash Flow Forecasting