Head of Finance

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to take on a senior role within the public sector? Do you enjoy financial planning, business partnering, and driving consistency across organisations? Are you keen to work in a collaborative and well-established finance team with excellent development opportunities? If so, this could be the perfect next step for you!

We are excited to be recruiting a Head of Finance to support a group of subsidiaries within a leading public sector organisation. This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of financial management, providing high-quality support to senior stakeholders while ensuring best practice across the organisation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading financial planning and budgeting, working closely with senior leaders to optimise resources.
• Overseeing financial reporting and monitoring, ensuring accurate reconciliations, payroll checks, and management accounts.
• Supporting deficit recovery efforts and enhancing financial processes, with a focus on consistency and efficiency.
• Managing finance staff across multiple subsidiaries, providing leadership and development opportunities.
• Acting as a key point of contact for audits, compliance, and financial policy implementation.

This role is based across two sites, with a hybrid working arrangement and a supportive, team-oriented environment. You will benefit from excellent professional development, a strong pension scheme, and the chance to be part of a forward-thinking finance team that has been recognised for best practice in the sector.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA), however AAT Level 4 qualified candidates with education experience will be considered.
• Ideally have experience in the local authority or education sector, ideally within a Multi-Academy Trust, or have trained in practice.
• Possess strong management accounting skills, with experience overseeing budgets and producing financial reports.
• Have experience managing or supervising finance staff.
• Be proficient in Excel, including VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, and formulae.
• Be an articulate communicator, comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders.

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, so do not delay in submitting yours!