Head of Finance
Employer Location Gloucestershire, Cirencester, England Salary Up to £75,000 Closing date 5 May 2025 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
My client
Hays Senior Finance are partnering with an established 6m turnover business based on the outskirts of Cirencester, who are looking to take on a Head of Finance. They are in an exciting phase of growth and integration, and they are looking for a commercially minded, strategic, and hands-on Head of Finance to lead their financial function into the next chapter.
Role Overview
As Head of Finance, you will own and lead all aspects of financial strategy, planning, operations, and reporting. You will ensure financial integrity and performance while enabling scalable growth. This is a critical leadership role, acting as a financial partner to the executive team, a driver of operational efficiency, and a steward of strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
1. Lead finance function with full P&L responsibility
2. Partner with senior leadership to drive commercial and strategic decision-making
3. Contribute to business planning, growth strategies
4. Be responsible for all levels of accounting, from processing invoices to presenting the monthly accounts
5. Cash flow reporting
6. Forefront of projects within finance and wider business
7. Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling
8. Ensure accurate and timely month-end closings, financial statements, and group reporting
9. Maintain rigorous financial controls, compliance, and risk management
10. Optimise financial processes, systems, and KPIs to enable data-driven management
11. Implement best practices in cost control, pricing, and margin management
Qualifications & Skills
12. Qualified preferential but not essential
13. 7-10+ years of experience in senior finance roles, ideally within manufacturing or supply chain
14. Strong financial leadership experience with full P&L ownership
15. Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
In return
You will receive a competitive salary and benefits package and the ability to make a real difference within a growing SME.
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
16. Corporate Governance
17. Credit Control
18. Part-Qualified Accountant
19. Payroll
20. Public Practice Accounting
21. Public Services Accounting
22. Senior Finance – Qualified
23. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
24. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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