Head of Finance

A PE-backed financial services group with an acquisitional growth strategy is looking to hire a Divisional Head of Finance into its Southampton hub. This role offers real breadth, strong visibility, and the chance to influence how finance supports a scaling group.

You’ll take end-to-end responsibility for a portfolio of entities, partnering closely with senior stakeholders and a central finance function, with a clear remit around reporting, controls, insight and continuous improvement.

What will the Head of Finance role involve?

• Oversee monthly management accounts and board reporting for a portfolio of subsidiaries, ensuring accurate, timely outputs
• Develop and produce management information that gives leaders clarity on performance, trends and commercial drivers
• Lead cashflow reporting, budgets and forecasts, supporting performance monitoring across the division
• Oversee management accountants and transactional finance resource across AP, AR, payroll, plus maintaining and developing the general ledger
• Liaise with auditors and tax specialists, ensuring robust and risk-appropriate tax and VAT planning and wider compliance reporting

Suitable Candidate for the Divisional Head of Finance vacancy:

• Qualified accountant with strong end-to-end finance ownership experience and the confidence to operate with senior stakeholders
• Comfortable combining technical rigour with commercial insight, including a clear understanding of how KPIs and drivers translate into financial outcomes
• Track record across core compliance areas (payroll, VAT, P11D and HMRC reporting)
• Strong systems and data mindset (Xero and Excel experience valuable), with an interest in modern reporting and emerging tools
• Experience in financial services and/or private equity-backed environments is advantageous

Additional benefits and information for the role of Divisional Head of Finance:

• Hybrid working with genuine flexibility on home working
• Broad exposure across multiple entities in a fast-moving, acquisitional group
• Opportunity to shape reporting, controls and the wider finance “engine” as the portfolio continues to scale
• Salary dependent on experience

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