Head of Finance - 4 day week

Eutopia Search has exclusively partnered with a business just North of Bedford to recruit a Head of Finance. This is a varied role, reporting to a charismatic Finance Director, offering good flexibility and work-life balance.

This is a hands-on role, managing a tight-knit team. Duties include:

• Managing and coordinating the finance team, offering structured training, coaching, and leadership for team development and support.
• Leading and coordinating the budget-setting process, serving as an authorized signatory responsible for approving payments and journals.
• Providing detailed financial advice, information, and support to the Finance Director and Senior Leadership Team.
• Supporting the Finance Director in negotiating and monitoring contracts and Service Level Agreements.
• Overseeing the VAT function, providing advice and assistance to Budget holders and liaising with HMRC when necessary.
• Overseeing and monitoring the financial performance of all services within the organization.
• Regularly meeting with budget holders to discuss financial performance and, when necessary, agreeing and implementing remedial actions.
• Providing training to budget holders in the day-to-day discharge of their financial responsibilities.
• Completing the monthly Management Board report on financial performance and assisting in preparing papers for the Board.
• Completing financial sections of all statutory statistical returns on behalf of the organization, including being the organizational lead on all cost-related projects, including annual Budgeting.
• Serving as the system administrator for the corporate ledger system and associated sub-systems, maintaining data integrity and the coding structure.
• Leading the external audit process, including preparation of the Year End Accounts.
• Acting as the finance lead on corporate projects and the organizational lead on performance reporting.

Salary: £60,000 - £70,000 + Benefits

We are looking for:

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent spreadsheet and general IT literacy skills
• Ability to manage and motivate team members
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with non-finance colleagues.
• Well-developed time management skills
• Achievement-oriented
• Flexible approach