Role:Commercial HOF

Sector:Education

Permanent:Full Time

Hybrid: 3 days in the office

Salary: Up to £85,000 DOE

Reporting to:Founder

Location: London

Ref: VisionFR3071

VisionFR is delighted to be working with an outstanding Educational Consultancy and Home schooling Business - approx. 20 people - to find them a Commercial Head of Finance who will be an integral part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). They will be responsible for the delivery of the finance function (with support from two Finance Assistants) whilst also business partnering with the SLT to provide forward thinking strategic & commercial advice.

They will have strong communication skills and be able to offer sound financial advice and direction across all departments working with the Board , the consultants and Tutors to build their commercial/finance acumen. The candidate will be a bright and dynamic individual who will themselves have a strong academic History to include a good degree. Ideally they will also have a passion for education.

The duties of the Commercial Head of Finance will include but not be limited to:

Management and Year-End accounts

• Monthly reporting pack including

*P&L plus variance analysis

*Client/project profitability

*Team/resource metrics & KPIs e.g. utilisation & fees per head

• Year-end accounts including

*Accounts preparation and analysis

*Audit management

• Evolving the Management Information content
• Ensuring appropriate accounting and management information systems

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Departmental and company wide
• Annual budgets and monthly/quarterly reforecasts
• P&L, revenues & cashflow
• KPI reporting

Client and Suppliers

• Liaise with Clients
• Liaise and negotiate on Contracts with Suppliers
• Ensure the company is run as commercially as possible

Team Working

• Partner with Heads of Department to help delivery of objectives
• Partner with Business Development team on new business targets and tracking
• Lead Finance Team to ensure delivery, performance management and mentoring

Board

• Create long term business and financial strategy
• Presenting monthly results to board
• Quarterly staff meetings

Systems

• Currently the Client uses Xero but are going to Migrate systems so implementations of new systems would be a bonus
• Good Excel Skills

The Candidate

• Qualified Accountant ( ACCA, CIMA, ACA)
• Degree
• Xero
• Good Excel skills
• Good communication
• Motivated & Accurate
• Strong at Strategy and Commercialism
• Excellent Business parternering skills
• Good energy and fun personality
• Ideally a passion for the education sector

VisionFR is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, inclusion and eliminating unlawful

discrimination within our workforce and whilst fulfilling our Client recruitment needs.

Due to the high level of applications being received if you do not hear from us within 5 working days, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion, usually due to other candidates having more relevant sector exposure, qualifications or required skills. We thank you for your interest.