Head of Finance - Enforcement and Engage Business Units

Location: Oldham, England - Travel is required

We are seeking a qualified accountant with over 10 years of post-qualification experience to join our Finance Leadership Team as a Head of Finance. Reporting directly to the Operations Finance Director, you will lead financial activities for the Enforcement and Engage Business Units, collaborating with operational leads to achieve key business objectives.

What you will be doing:

• Financial Point of Contact: Serve as the primary financial liaison for business units, ensuring compliance with accounting and corporate governance standards, and supporting audits and internal control reviews.
• Financial Reporting: Conduct monthly reviews and communicate financial results, clearly articulating variances and implications for the Business Units, including preparation of senior management and board reports.
• Analytical Deep Dives: Perform in-depth analyses to inform the business and drive performance, including the development and adoption of new reporting areas.
• Budget and Forecast Preparation: Lead the preparation of budgets and forecasts for business units, including new business, account growth, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Collaborate with other business areas, including MI, IT, Business Development, and other corporate functions.
• Financial Control: Oversee one legal entity for AR, AP, Treasury, and client fund remittances and reconciliations, ensuring smooth processes.
• Project Support: Lead ad hoc projects for the business unit, including long-term business planning and support of commercial issues.
• Financial Analysis and Reporting: Interpret and articulate financial results, trends, and variances against financial plans.
• Strategic Communication: Develop and implement insightful communication methods for analytical outcomes, including financial business KPIs.
• Risk and Opportunity Evaluation: Assess and track risks and opportunities within specific business areas.

Who We Are Looking For:

• Experience: Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with challenging deadlines; prior experience in a service-led business model is advantageous.
• Interpersonal Skills: Proficient in working with diverse teams and adept at communicating and presenting financial information in clear business language to senior stakeholders.
• Influencing Ability: Capable of influencing and challenging decisions to ensure they deliver long-term shareholder value.

What you will get in return:

• Competitive Salary
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Package [subject to eligibility criteria]
• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid Working
• Health cash plan
• Pension scheme
• Staff benefits designed to suit you - from discounts on retail shopping, travel and socialising to health & wellbeing
• Company Car Allowance

Marston Holdings Limited [MHL] is a parent company formed of eight brand entities that each specialise in key areas of our overarching business. In a nutshell, we are the UK’s largest judicial services company and pioneers in clean air technology, offering services that support local and central government, utilities, and private sectors through the delivery of market leading integrated technology-enabled solutions from design and implementation to management and recovery.

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