Head of Finance - Professional Services

£Six figures + Benefits Cambridgeshire

Our client is a leading professional services practice with 33 offices in London and throughout the UK. It has a turnover approaching £100m and around 1,000 colleagues. The firm is multi-disciplinary and provides advice and services to individuals, industry & commerce, and across the public sector. It has enjoyed high rates of growth - both organic and via acquisition.

Reporting to the Group Finance Director and acting as deputy, a commercially oriented Head of Finance is now sought who will play a key role in the senior management team.

This role is seen as “front-line,” rich in both commercial and technical challenges and offers the opportunity for high levels of exposure across the business.

Key Tasks

* Take full responsibility for operational financial management and reporting internally and externally

* Play a key role in strategic and operational planning, ensuring the best commercial outcomes

* Work closely with business leaders to improve performance across the firm

* Streamline processes and systems to ensure that the firm's financial management is optimised

* Work to upgrade reporting tools to give colleagues clear, real-time financial data

* Provide detailed support to merger and acquisition activities.

* Deputising as Finance Director when necessary.

The Person

* Qualified Chartered Accountant - with good post qualified experience

* Strong commercial instincts with the ability to make sound financial decisions

* An excellent communicator with good persuasive abilities. Comfortable with dealing with colleagues and external contacts at all levels

* Experience of managing and developing high-performance teams yet hands-on in nature

* Demonstrable strengths in upgrading MIS systems and reporting.

This represents an excellent career move and offers plenty of opportunity for career advancement with a major UK firm. The appointed candidate will receive a significant salary along with a full range of executive benefits including car, pension, and bonus