Head of Finance

The Opportunity

Reporting directly into the UK Managing Director and working closely with Group Finance, you will take ownership of the UK finance function, ensuring strong governance, accurate reporting, and providing strategic financial insight to support business growth.

Over time, this role is designed to evolve into a full Finance Director remit, expanding into broader business leadership, strategic planning, and organisational development responsibilities, significantly amplifying your commercial impact and influence across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all UK financial operations, ensuring compliance with UK accounting standards, statutory reporting requirements, and group reporting

• Oversee monthly management accounts, statutory accounts preparation, and audit processes

• Act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, providing guidance on pricing, contracts, investments, and commercial strategy

• Manage budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning activities

• Deliver financial and sales performance analysis to support strategic decision-making

• Ensure compliance across tax obligations including Corporation Tax, VAT, PAYE, and National Insurance

• Oversee cash flow forecasting, working capital optimisation, and banking relationships

• Represent UK finance within the wider group structure and support group reporting and process improvements

• Promote strong financial controls, governance, and continuous improvement across finance processes

About You

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent)

• Strong background in UK statutory reporting, audit processes, and tax compliance

• Proven experience producing management accounts and leading budgeting/forecasting processes

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence operational and strategic decision making

• Experience working within manufacturing or engineering environments would be advantageous but is not essential

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ambitious, commercially driven, and motivated by long-term leadership progression

What's On Offer

• Package up to £75,000

• Superb benefits package

• Clear and genuine progression to Finance Director

• Opportunity to shape and influence business strategy

• Senior leadership exposure within a growing and supportive organisation

This role would suit an ambitious finance leader looking to step into a commercially influential position with genuine long-term career progression and the opportunity to shape the future of a successful UK business.

Should this opportunity be of interest, please contact Jack Curtis on or .

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.