Head of Group Finance
Posted 4 days ago by 1773760956
Negotiable
Outside
Onsite
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Summary: Cedar is seeking an Interim Head of Group Finance for a global consumer business in Peterborough, offering a 15-month contract with a salary range of £100,000-£125,000 plus bonus. The role involves leading the UK Group Finance function, overseeing various financial operations, and supporting significant transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will have extensive finance leadership experience and a formal accountancy qualification. This position is critical for the organization during a transformative period.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership of the UK Group Finance function, overseeing reporting, audit, tax, treasury, transactional finance, and internal controls
- Delivery of accurate weekly and monthly performance reporting to support strategic decision-making
- Ownership of forecasting, budgeting, and IFRS compliance across multiple UK entities
- Management of statutory reporting and external audit processes across multiple entities
- Oversight of UK cashflow, liquidity, and banking relationships
- Leadership of transactional finance, driving performance and process improvements
- Strengthening internal controls, governance, and financial integrity across the UK business
- Supporting major finance transformation initiatives, including ERP and treasury system implementation
- Providing commercial insight and financial leadership to senior stakeholders, including the CFO and executive team
Key Skills:
- A formal accountancy qualification (eg ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent)
- Senior finance leadership experience within a complex, multi-entity organisation (£500m+ turnover)
- Strong technical expertise across IFRS, statutory reporting, audit, tax, and treasury
- Proven leadership capability, with experience building and managing high-performing teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to partner effectively at senior levels
- A commercial, analytical, and delivery-focused mindset
- Prior interim/contract experience would be beneficial but not essential
Salary (Rate): £125,000 yearly
City: Peterborough
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: Finance
Intro
Cedar is currently partnered with a global consumer business to secure an Interim Head of Group Finance in Peterborough. The role is a 15-month initial contract, offering a salary between £100,000-£125,000 base plus bonus.
The Company
This global consumer business operates at significant scale, supplying major retail customers across multiple markets. The Group employs thousands of people internationally ad generates multi-billion-pound revenues, with the UK representing a substantial and strategically important division. The organisation is undergoing a period of transformation, including finance systems implementation and operational modernisation.
The Role
As Interim Head of Group Finance, you will cover:
- Leadership of the UK Group Finance function, overseeing reporting, audit, tax, treasury, transactional finance, and internal controls
- Delivery of accurate weekly and monthly performance reporting to support strategic decision-making
- Ownership of forecasting, budgeting, and IFRS compliance across multiple UK entities
- Management of statutory reporting and external audit processes across multiple entities
- Oversight of UK cashflow, liquidity, and banking relationships
- Leadership of transactional finance, driving performance and process improvements
- Strengthening internal controls, governance, and financial integrity across the UK business
- Supporting major finance transformation initiatives, including ERP and treasury system implementation
- Providing commercial insight and financial leadership to senior stakeholders, including the CFO and executive team
Your Profile
You will ideally have:
- A formal accountancy qualification (eg ACA/CIMA/ACCA or equivalent)
- Senior finance leadership experience within a complex, multi-entity organisation (£500m+ turnover)
- Strong technical expertise across IFRS, statutory reporting, audit, tax, and treasury
- Proven leadership capability, with experience building and managing high-performing teams
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to partner effectively at senior levels
- A commercial, analytical, and delivery-focused mindset
- Prior interim/contract experience would be beneficial but not essential
Compensation & Benefits
As well as a salary between £95,000-£110,000 base plus bonus, the role offers exposure to a large-scale, complex international group and the opportunity to lead a critical finance function during a period of transformation.
The role is considered a key leadership position within the UK finance function and will run for an initial 15-month period.
You will be required to be at the Peterborough location, accessible via major transport routes, 4 days per week.