Head of Financial Control - #2173133

Robert Half has partnered with a large business based in Manchester to recruit for a Head of Financial Control on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Location: Near Manchester City Centre
Working pattern: 3 days on-site
Contract: 12-month FTC
Salary: £120,000-£130,000 + strong bonus and pension scheme
Start date: Before the end of December, ideally sooner

The Role

This is a senior finance leadership opportunity within a large, complex organisation. You will lead financial control activities across multiple business areas, strengthening governance, improving processes and ensuring the integrity of financial reporting. You will also play a key role in finance transformation, driving greater consistency, efficiency and control across the function.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a large financial control team, including several direct reports, fostering a high-performance culture.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial reporting, maintaining robust controls and compliance with finance policies.
• Build effective relationships with senior finance stakeholders, acting as a key contact for business area finance teams.
• Oversee internal and external audits, ensuring findings are addressed and improvements implemented.
• Drive standardisation, automation and continuous improvement across financial control processes.
• Support the implementation of a new ERP system, helping to improve finance processes and operational effectiveness.
• Coach and develop qualified and part-qualified accountants, building capability across the team.

Requirements

• ACA qualified, with significant post-qualification experience.
• Proven experience in a senior financial control role within a large, complex business or listed company.
• Strong people leadership experience, with a track record of developing teams and building a high-performance culture.
• Experience working within a shared service centre or centre of excellence.
• Demonstrable success in process improvement, automation and standardisation within finance.
• Strong technical accounting, financial reporting, governance and audit management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior level.
• Have experience with team management of at least 10 or more employees and ideally have managed managers

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