Head of Finance

About the Company

I am working with a client in the retail/e-commerce industry in search of a Head of Finance. With an International presence, my client is looking to continue expanding by bringing in their first Senior Finance hire. This is a well-established brand with an and significantly grow their capital. Used by over a million people a year, the client is searching for someone to head up and build their finance function from scratch.

Key Objectives:

• Building out and leading a Finance Function from scratch
• As a key part of the executive management team, ensure that all business decisions are based on accurate and timely financial data.
• Continue to develop the company’s financial planning model and assess any issues potentially present
• Completing the year end reports and overseeing the month-end process to ensure everything is running efficiently and that all the reporting is correct.
• Maintain key relationship with auditors and accountants in order to sign off statutory accounts/tax returns as well as create and execute accounting policies and processes for the company.
• Lead budgeting process and overseeing company’s administration

Candidate Requirements:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CA)
• Experience in E-commerce/SaaS industry is preferred
• A minimum of five years PQE, ideally including both practise and industry positions.
• Ability to work on many tasks at once.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, as well as extensive experience in financial control and commercial situations.
• Able to manage, guide, and lead a team in order to guarantee right financial practises are followed.
• Accounting principles and financial statistics should be well-understood.
• Expertise with Excel and great presentation abilities
• Excellent time management and organisational abilities