Head of Finance
Permanent
Based in Worthing
Office based role
£ 60,000 - £70,000 per annum plus pension, bonus scheme, parking, bupa healthcare etc

Tony Alan Recruitment currently has a new exciting new job opportunity for a Head of Finance to join a growing SME business based in the Brighton area on a permanent contract.

They have big growth plans to increase the turnover to £15m to £50m in the future years. This job role would suit someone who is a leader, who is ambitious and wants to progress. It would suit a current Finance Manager or Financial Controller or someone from practice looking to move into the commercial sector.

Your duties will include:

• Assuming overall responsibility for all aspects of accounts processing and ledger closing, including all balance sheet reconciliations - accruals, prepayments, VAT control, PAYE control.
• Ensure the company financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth.
• Lead and develop a small team to ensure all reporting requirements within finance are met in a timely and accurate manner.
• Develop and manage accurate reporting to deadlines, including monthly management accounts, commentary, and other internal reports with subsequent presentation of the former to internal stakeholders.
• Providing support with forecasting, budgeting, and business planning processes.
• Driving change programmes, such as system improvements or system changes in the Finance function.
• Ensuring statutory obligations around corporation tax, VAT, PAYE and joint venture agreement are met.
• Assisting the auditors with the preparation of statutory accounts.
• Managing the annual audit fieldwork process - liaising internally with heads of business and externally with auditors.
• Assisting with the preparation of annual tax computations & liaising with external tax advisor’s.
• Assist with group companies finance departments as and when required.

Key requirements:

• Previous experience as a Financial Controller/Finance Manager. This role could suit either an existing FC or a Finance Manager looking to progress.
• Experience of preparing management accounts and statutory accounts.
• Hold a relevant professional qualification - ACA / ACCA / CIMA.
• Competent with Microsoft Excel to an intermediate level.

If you feel that you would be suitable for this position, then please apply with your CV.

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Due to the high number of CV’s we receive we are unable to respond to all applications therefore if you have not heard from us within 10 days please assume you are unsuccessful in this instance.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £65,754.00-£69,301.00 per year

Additional pay:

• Bonus scheme

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person