Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- SF Recruitment Limited t/a SF Group
- Location
-
Warwickshire
WarwickshireWarwickshire
- Salary
- Market related
- Posted
- 21 May 2018
- Closes
- 29 May 2018
- Ref
- PZR99044680
- Job Title
- Chief Financial Officer
- Category
- Accountancy
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
SF Group are working with Propertymark in Warwick to recruit a newly defined Head of Finance role.
Propertymark is the largest professional body for sales and lettings agents and has become the go-to organisation for any questions relating to property. Their focus is on driving business to their members but importantly also helping people buy, sell and rent their homes.
They help to protect and guide consumers in property transactions and aid all of their 17000 members to meet higher standards than the law demands. Their 5 constituent associations (ARLA, NAEA, NAVA, ICBA and APIP) are dedicated to promoting the highest industry standards and have fulfilled that role for over 50 years.
The Head of Finance will have overall responsibility for the financial integrity of the business, stewardship of its assets, and internal and external reporting on financial and related matters. Reporting into the Executive Chairman, key aspects of the role will include:
- Leadership of the Finance team and organisational financial well being
- Membership of the Senior Management Team, responsible for developing and delivering on strategies that enable the organisation to achieve its vision and strategic aims
- Coordination of the annual financial statements and consolidated group statements
- Auditor liaison and management of banking and external relationships
- Management of the production of monthly reporting requirements and reporting packs
In the coming months the organisation will be developing our core membership system so integration experience, particularity around finance systems, will be highly advantageous. There will be a big focus on the delivery of business critical financial services which incorporates regular liaison with subsidiary CEO’s and other members of the Senior Management Team.
You will also be hands-on in guiding the finance department and wider teams in acclimatising to organisational strategy and well as managing upwards to the Board to ensure their full confidence is maintained. You will work closely with senior stakeholders to produce annual budgets and budget packs and be responsible for accurate financial records for parent company and subsidiaries.
With new legislation approaching within the sector, the need for Propertymark's services will be considerable. In turn the Head of Finance will be required to ensure operational finance capacity can cope with increased demand.
The successful candidate will be ACA/ACMA/ACCA/ACA qualified with consolidated experience in a senior finance capacity. You will be a strong team leader with the ability to delegate, lead from the front and promote organisation-wide confidence in the finance function.
Experience of Sage Line 50 will be advantageous as well as the ability to generate meaningful Management Information via Excel and other in-house systems. Your projects will focus on a range of areas such as: AP/AR processes, streamlining of KPI reporting, review/improvement of database systems and producing a range of industry reports for external member forums. Proven exposure of working in regulated sectors is desirable.