Job Title

Interim Head of Finance (Fixed term contract 9 months)

About the Company

About the Position

This is a pivotal leadership role within the organisation’s Finance Division, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer. As a member of the Finance Leadership Team, the successful candidate will lead external financial reporting, audit engagement and drive the evolution of the financial IT systems.

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead critical areas of finance through a period of significant transformation and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across external financial reporting and financial IT systems.
• Act as a key member of the Finance Leadership Team and deputise for the CFO as needed.

• Lead the preparation of the organisation’s statutory financial statements (FRS 102 compliant).
• Act as primary liaison with the C&AG during audit engagements. 
• Represent the organisation at senior governance levels including Audit & Risk Committee and Governing Body.
• Oversee policy development and maintain accounting frameworks.

• Lead the strategy for the development of financial systems in partnership with Technology Services.
• Champion automation, self-service functionality, and ERP integration (Agresso).
• Drive data-led decision-making by improving real-time reporting and analytics capability.

• Manage and mentor a high-performing team of professional finance staff.
• Oversee resource planning, development, and performance across the reporting and systems teams.

Experience/Requirements

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA) with 10+ years’ post-qualification experience in a senior finance or advisory role, within large-scale, complex organisations in the public and/or wider public sector.
• Proven track record in leading statutory financial reporting and external audit in large-scale organisations.
• Experience engaging with audit bodies (e.g. C&AG) and presenting at senior governance forums.
• Demonstrated experience in managing large-scale financial IT systems (Agresso, Oracle, SAP).
• 5+ years’ experience managing senior finance professionals in complex environments.
• Strong IT and financial systems acumen.

Remuneration Package

Highly Competitive Remuneration Package

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