Head of Finance

Responsibilities

• Leading a finance team across financial control and business partnering
• Setting the direction for finance and ensuring both teams work effectively together
• Acting as a finance partner to the executive team and contributing to quarterly Board meetings
• Owning high-level cash strategy, forecasting and month-end sign-off
• Providing finance sign-off on bids and projects
• Leading statutory accounts and external audit, as well as supporting future internal audit activity
• Working with shareholders and senior finance stakeholders on forecasts, cash and reporting
• Playing an active role within the wider directorate’s senior leadership team

What you will need

• Previous experience in a similar senior finance role, such as Head of Finance, Financial Controller, Finance Director or Senior Finance Manager
• A professional accounting qualification with around 3-5+ years’ post-qualified experience
• Strong financial control experience, including audit and statutory reporting
• Proven experience leading a finance team with the confidence to take full ownership
• The credibility to partner with executive and Board-level stakeholders
• The ability to obtain the required security clearance

What you will get

• 12% bonus
• Hybrid working, three days in the Portsmouth office and two from home
• Flexible working hours
• 27 days’ holiday
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Private healthcare
• A senior role with genuine autonomy and exposure to executive and Board-level decision-making