Head of Finance and Operations Finance Esher, Surrey, UK

Overview

You are someone who considers their personal attributes to include being commercially minded and outcome focused. You are calm, pragmatic and solution oriented. Those that know you, trust your judgement and consider you to have low ego. You are comfortable providing constructive challenge, equally enjoy operating both 'in the detail on the ground' and at executive level. You are motivated by improving how organisations run efficiently and effectively, not by building bureaucracy.

Key responsibilities

• Oversight of finance operations and financial reporting requirements
• Delivery of sales, performance and business analytics (regular and ad hoc) as required for internal and external stakeholders, including Investors
• Oversight of HR, people & culture operations, including internal communications
• Oversight of the working environment, including office locations in all regions
• Managing the Leadership Team cadence (weekly meeting, and quarterly & annual planning)
• Project Management for internal projects and strategic initiatives

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Minimum Bachelor's degree (preferably in a technology, engineering, business studies or marketing related discipline)
• Background in strategy, finance, consulting, operations or business management roles
• Proven experience in a senior operations, strategy, business operations or general management role within a growing organisation
• Strong financial literacy with confidence reviewing management accounts and interpreting financial information
• Strong analytical capability, including sales, financial and operational analysis
• Demonstrated ability to run cross-functional initiatives and hold senior stakeholders accountable
• Confident facilitator with the ability to run leadership meetings effectively
• Highly organised, disciplined and comfortable operating across multiple workstreams
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing leadership and investor-facing materials

Desirable Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in scale-up or mid-sized technology or service organisation
• Exposure to EOS or similar operating systems
• Experience supporting M&A analysis, investor reporting and board-level materials

Salary & Benefits

• Market related salary
• Participation in the Infonetica Bonus Plan