Mackie Myers has partnered with a leading private equity-backed education to appoint a Head of Finance. With a strong reputation in the market and a purpose-led culture, this is an opportunity to join an organisation that is making a genuine impact while continuing to scale.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified finance professional to join a growing organisation in a highly visible leadership role. Reporting to the Group Finance Director, you will take ownership of all finance operations for the financial operations of one of the divisions, leading a small team while partnering closely with senior operational and finance stakeholders across the business.
The position offers a unique blend of operational finance, team leadership and business partnering within a fast-paced and evolving environment.
Main Duties
- Lead all finance operations for the division, ensuring strong financial controls and efficient processes.
- Own the month-end close process, delivering accurate management information and reporting.
- Oversee revenue recognition, funding compliance and financial governance across the division.
- Manage and develop a small finance team, providing coaching, support and leadership.
- Partner closely with senior operational stakeholders to ensure data integrity and minimise compliance risk.
- Review financial reconciliations and ensure the accuracy of related reporting and funding data.
- Drive continuous improvement across finance processes, controls and systems.
- Support wider group reporting requirements and cross-functional finance projects.
- Act as a key contact for auditors, regulators and other external stakeholders where required.
The Successful Candidate
- ACA or ACCA qualified.
- Previous experience within education, apprenticeships, training, further education or a similar environment.
- Strong operational finance experience, including controls, reconciliations and month-end processes.
- Experience managing, mentoring and developing finance teams.
- Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience supporting finance systems and process improvements.
- NetSuite experience would be advantageous.
What’s on Offer?
- £70,000-85,000 dependent on experience with great benefits.
- Opportunity to join a growing private equity-backed organisation at an exciting stage of its development.
- Predominantly remote working, with occasional travel to the office near London.
- Opportunity to play a key role in ongoing systems and process improvement initiatives.
Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We believe that diverse teams drive innovation and success. That’s why we’re committed to promoting equality of opportunity and creating inclusive workplaces where everyone feels valued and supported. We actively seek out talent from all backgrounds and strive to reflect the rich diversity of the workforce in every role we recruit for.
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