Head of Group Finance (UK)
Posted 15 hours 46 minutes ago by AM FRESH Group
Location: Alconbury, UK
Contract: Interim 15 months / Full time (40 hours) or part-time considered (min. 32 hours)
Reporting to: CFO, UK & Northern Europe
We are seeking an experienced Interim Head of Group Finance (UK) to lead the UK Group Finance function across reporting, audit, tax, treasury, transactional finance and internal controls. This role is critical in ensuring financial integrity, supporting strategic decision making and leading a high performing finance team during a period of transformation.
Key Responsibilities- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Deliver accurate weekly and monthly UK Group performance reporting
- Lead forecasting, budgeting and IFRS compliance across UK entities
- Manage external audit and statutory accounts for 8 legal entities
- Ensure compliance with UK and international tax obligations
- Oversee UK cashflow, liquidity and banking relationships
- Lead AP, AR and Finance Administration teams, driving KPIs and process improvements
- Strengthen internal controls and governance
- Support major system implementations (Microsoft D365 and EMBAT during 2026)
- Provide commercial insight and leadership to senior stakeholders
To be successful, you will be an accomplished interim finance leader who quickly builds credibility and takes ownership in complex environments. You will combine strong commercial insight with a people focused leadership style, be able to balance business as usual delivery with continuous improvement, providing calm, authoritative leadership and clear financial insight to senior stakeholders while building and motivating high performing teams.
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
- Senior finance leadership experience in a complex, multi entity organisation (£500m+ turnover)
- Strong technical knowledge of IFRS, audit, tax and treasury
- Proven leader with excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Commercial, analytical and delivery focused
AMFRESH is a global leader in fresh food solutions, combining agriscience, biotechnology, farming and data to deliver better outcomes for people and the planet. The Group employs 12,000 people worldwide, operates across 21 sites and generated $2.5bn in sales in 2024-25.
In the UK, AMFRESH supplies all major supermarkets from three sites, with £950m turnover across five operating entities.
Why Join AMFRESH?- Lead finance for a £950m UK business within a global group
- High impact interim role with strategic exposure
- Involvement in major transformation and systems projects
- Flexible working arrangements considered