Head of Finance

Our client, a leading manufacturing business based in North Cardiff, is seeking an experienced Head of Finance to lead its Finance unction following a period of significant expansion.

This is a key leadership role, responsible for overseeing Transactional Finance and Management Accounting, driving operational excellence and ensuring robust financial governance across the organisation.

You will play a pivotal role in developing a high-performing team, improving processes and delivering accurate, timely financial insight to support strategic decision-making and continued business growth.

• Lead and develop Finance Services: Build and motivate a high-performing, multidisciplinary team, delivering efficient, high-quality and customer-focused services aligned with organisational priorities.
• Oversee financial operations: Manage Transactional Finance and Management Accounting activities, ensuring accurate and timely month-end reporting to Group Finance.
• Drive performance and accountability: Establish and monitor service-level agreements (SLAs), key performance indicators (KPIs) and performance reporting to measure service quality and identify improvement opportunities.
• Improve and standardise processes: Optimise finance processes across the Group, embedding consistent, efficient ways of working across all entities supported by Shared Services.
• Manage treasury and working capital: Oversee cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, banking relationships and funding activities to support financial stability and sustainable growth.
• Strengthen financial governance: Maintain robust financial controls, ensuring compliance with accounting standards, company policies and regulatory requirements while meeting audit expectations and proactively managing financial and operational risks.
• Partner with senior stakeholders: Align Shared Services capabilities with business priorities, support organisational change and ensure the function can scale in line with evolving business needs.
• Champion continuous improvement: Foster a culture of service excellence, collaboration and accountability, encouraging innovation, process improvement and ongoing professional development.

• Proven senior finance leadership experience, including responsibility for leading and developing a medium-sized, multidisciplinary team.
• A recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Strong technical knowledge of accounting principles, financial reporting, tax compliance, governance and financial controls.
• Experience overseeing Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, General Ledger, Payroll and Master Data within a Finance Shared Services environment.
• A track record of implementing governance frameworks and performance measures, using KPIs, SLAs, scorecards and operational metrics to improve service delivery and achieve business objectives.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial information and translate it into meaningful business insight.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

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