Senior Head of Finance

Overview

In this senior finance leadership role, you will steer the finance function for a UK-based professional services organisation, shaping strategy and governance across a diverse client portfolio. You’ll partner with executive leadership to drive growth, performance and robust controls while leading a sizable team through transformation. The role combines strategic oversight with hands-on enhancement of reporting, KPI development, and service delivery. You will champion data-driven decision making and high-impact financial governance to support scalable, client-focused operations. This is a high-visibility opportunity to influence the finance agenda and operational excellence at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus
• comprehensive benefits package
• clear career progression
• high-visibility role
• exposure to executive leadership

Responsibilities

• Set the finance strategy, operating model and service delivery framework
• Partner with executive leadership to support growth and operational performance
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders, internally and externally
• Support commercial activity and client presentations; act as escalation point for complex financial matters
• Maintain robust financial governance, controls, risk management and regulatory compliance
• Oversee internal and external audit relationships and governance reporting
• Produce accurate, timely management information, KPIs and dashboards
• Lead and develop a sizeable finance team; foster accountability and continuous improvement
• Drive finance transformation, process optimisation and adoption of technology

Key requirements

• Significant senior finance leadership experience in a complex environment
• Proven track record leading large finance teams through growth and change
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, risk management, and compliance
• Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders internally and externally
• Experience delivering operational improvement and transformation initiatives
• Strong commercial acumen with strategic and operational execution skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

• stakeholder management
• leadership and people development
• commercial acumen
• financial governance and controls
• management reporting and KPI development
• financial analysis for strategic decision-making

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