Interim Finance Director/CFO
Posted 2 days ago by Veredus
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
England, United Kingdom
Summary: Our Higher Education client seeks a qualified finance professional to provide strategic leadership and operational management. The role requires integrity, strong negotiation skills, and the ability to utilize financial analysis for transparency and change management. Experience in the UK Higher Education sector and knowledge of its financial landscape are essential. The candidate should possess excellent strategic leadership skills and a background in various financial activities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide strategic leadership and operational management within the organization.
- Utilize financial and performance analysis to promote transparency and challenge the status quo.
- Demonstrate effective change management skills.
- Lead financial planning and forecasting, business partnering, procurement, capital and tax accounting, and treasury management.
- Stay informed about UK Higher Education sector trends and innovations.
Key Skills:
- Professionally qualified accountant.
- Strong negotiating skills.
- Creative thinking.
- Proven change management skills.
- Experience in financial planning and forecasting.
- Knowledge of UK Higher Education sector funding and financial landscape.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Our Higher Education client is looking for a professionally qualified, commercially astute, and technically accomplished finance professional to provide strategic leadership and operational management within the organisation. Demonstrating a high level of integrity and strong negotiating skills, you will be able to demonstrate creative thinking and the ability to use financial and wider performance analysis to promote transparency and challenge the status quo. Highly effective, proven change management skills are essential. A professionally qualified accountant with excellent strategic leadership skills and experience of leading a range of financial or commercial activities, including financial planning and forecasting, business partnering, procurement, capital and tax accounting, treasury management. UK Higher Education sector experience required, as is a strong knowledge of the UK HE sector trends and innovations, as well as its funding and financial landscape.