Head of Management Accounts

“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” 
John Maxwell
 
Sheridan Maine is working in partnership with an established and respected Wolverhampton employer to recruit a Head of Management Accounts. This is a key leadership role within the finance function, offering the opportunity to shape processes, drive performance, and develop a high-performing team.
 
The Head of Management Accounts will oversee the Management Accounts team of 6 and play a pivotal role in ensuring the accuracy, timeliness, and quality of financial reporting across the business.
 
This area, whilst stable, has fallen behind somewhat in terms of innovation, so this role offers a fantastic opportunity for a technically strong finance professional to shape the financial accounting processes, bringing best-in-class disciplines.
 
Key accountabilities of the Head of Management Accounts:

• Financial Accounting: Leading the management accounts team, and with it monthly financial close and reporting. Oversight of a robust, accurate and timely financial close, with clear group timetable and guidelines.
• Financial Controls: Creating a working environment which fosters openness and transparency in group financial reporting, with strong checks and balances in place to ensure integrity in all reporting.
• Accounting Policies: Developing and refining the group accounting policies.
• Indirect Income: Oversee the accounting for indirect income, ensuring robust controls and accurate reporting.
• Audit: Leading on the group year-end close and audit, setting clear approach, timetable and guidelines, coaching the business units and managing the external audit relationship.
• Annual Accounts: Leading on writing and signing off the group annual accounts, narrative and disclosures, and the strengthening of reporting in line with improved governance ambitions.

 
As the successful Head of Management Accounts, you will have/be:

• Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a strong technical foundation (practice training would lend itself well to this role, but is not essential)
• Proven team leadership ability
• Have experience working within a large or complex organisation.
• Strong relationship and stakeholder management skills and a willingnessto ‘roll up your sleeves.’
• Confidence operating in a demanding, fast paced, and sometimes complex environment.
• The drive and ambition to deliver growth and a restless desire to make things better.
• High EQ and proven ability to influence and collaborate with other functions.
• Demonstrable experience in transforming core financial close process and financial controls

 
This position offers hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week based in the office.
Benefits include: bonus, car purchase salary sacrifice scheme, health cash plan, life cover, and more, including a comprehensive suite of employee focussed policies.
 
 
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance leader looking to take ownership of a critical reporting function within a respected employer which truly cares for its people.
 
If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply today.
 
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
 
Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.