Head of Finance

Surrey/South East, United Kingdom | Posted on 14/07/2026

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Head of Finance to lead our finance function and help shape the company's next stage of growth.

The Grounds Care Group is one of the most respected landscaping and grounds care companies in the South East of England. We pride ourselves on the proven track record and reputation we have developed over the years when creating and maintaining stunning yet practical landscapes for a range of commercial premises. We always deliver on our promised and consistently provide a high level of service for all our clients from design and concepts to implementation.

We offer a variety of ground care solutions and services including grounds maintenance, gritting and snow clearance, small works, site clearance, vegetation management, tree works, wildlife and security fencing and invasive weed control, including Japanese Knotweed removal.

The Head of Finance is responsible for the leadership, management and continuous improvement of all financial operations across the business. As a key member of the senior leadership team, the role combines strong financial stewardship with commercial insight and strategic leadership. Delivering high-quality performance and management accounting is a central focus of the role.

The Head of Finance will ensure the business has robust financial controls, accurate reporting, effective cash management and high-quality performance information to support decision-making. The role will play a critical part in shaping business strategy, supporting growth initiatives, evaluating and executing mergers and acquisitions, and preparing the business for a potential future shareholder exit, sale, investment transaction or other corporate event.

The position reports directly to the CEO/Founder and acts as a trusted adviser to the Board and senior management team.

• Lead all aspects of the finance function, ensuring efficient, accurate and compliant financial operations.
• Develop and maintain strong financial controls, policies and procedures.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, regulatory, tax and reporting requirements.
• Oversee financial risk management and appropriate internal controls.
• Manage external relationships with auditors, banks, insurers, legal advisers and tax advisers.
• Maintain appropriate working capital and treasury management processes.
• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
• Develop meaningful KPIs, dashboards and performance reporting to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Provide analysis and insight on profitability, margins, project performance, cashflow and operational efficiency.
• Deliver robust financial modelling and scenario planning to support business decisions.

• Provide commercial and financial insight to the Chairman, Managing Director and senior leadership team.
• Develop reporting frameworks that improve visibility of business performance.
• Monitor and challenge operational performance against budgets, forecasts and strategic objectives.
• Identify opportunities for margin improvement, cost optimisation and enhanced operational efficiency.
• Support business unit leaders in understanding financial performance and driving accountability.

• Maintain detailed cash flow forecasting and liquidity planning.
• Optimise working capital performance, including debtor management, supplier terms and project cash conversion.
• Ensure sufficient funding and banking facilities are maintained to support growth objectives.
• Monitor covenant compliance and lender reporting where applicable.

• Contribute actively to the development and execution of the company's strategic plan.
• Provide financial leadership on growth initiatives, investments and new business opportunities.
• Support the Managing Director and Board with strategic analysis and decision-making.
• Evaluate business performance against long-term strategic objectives.

• Lead financial evaluation of acquisition opportunities.
• Prepare business valuations,…