Head Of Finance

Overview

In this role you will lead Severfield’s Northern Ireland finance function, delivering accurate financial reporting, treasury, budgeting, forecasting and statutory compliance to support strategic decisions. You will partner with commercial and operations teams across UK and Europe, ensuring proper revenue, cost and profit recognition and robust financial controls. You’ll drive cash flow management, lead audits, and oversee a multi-location finance team. This is a high-impact position at a market-leading steelwork group shaping major projects across the UK and Europe.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 days holiday
• 7% employer pension contributions
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• Employee benefits scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Save as you earn (share scheme)

Responsibilities

• Lead financial reporting for 2/3 UK and European legal entities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery
• Oversee annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, and regular financial analysis
• Work with commercial and operational project teams to ensure revenue, cost and profit recognition
• Manage statutory accounts and external reporting requirements
• Support cross-jurisdictional VAT, Tax and Compliance with group tax
• Lead cash flow forecasting and working capital control
• Act as key contact for internal/external auditors and other third-party professionals
• Drive process improvements, financial controls, and finance transformation initiatives
• Develop and enforce accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls to mitigate financial risk
• Management of finance team across various locations

Key requirements

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• Significant experience in financial reporting, forecasting and cost management
• Experience in cash and working capital management
• Strong technical knowledge of statutory reporting, audit processes and tax compliance
• Exposure to cross-jurisdictional compliance is desirable
• Proven leader with stakeholder management and communication skills
• Advanced Excel and financial systems expertise
• Commercially minded, analytical, and highly organised

• stakeholder management
• communication
• analytical thinking
• financial reporting
• budgeting and forecasting
• cash flow management

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