Head of Finance
3 days ago
Dunstable
Adapro Talent Partners are delighted to be partnering with a large Bedfordshire based, multi-site organisation who are looking to recruit a Head of Finance, on a permanent basis. The Head of Finance will be the finance lead driving performance, accuracy, insight and challenge across two areas of the business, and they will be the single point of accountability for end-to-end financial control of the P&L, delivering robust reporting, championing commercial insight, and partnering closely with the Commercial Team. They will shape how the business measures performance, how it invests, and how they tell the story to senior leadership, shareholders and the Board. This role demands someone who blends strong financial governance with the curiosity and commercial sharpness.Key Responsibilities • Leadership of Finance, • Own full financial control of the P&L across two areas of the business., • Lead a small, high-performing team, • Provide clear direction, coaching and prioritisation to ensure consistent, accurate and timely outputs., • Performance Reporting & Insight, • Lead period-end close for all activities, ensuring accuracy, insight and clarity of variances., • Deliver high-quality reporting that explains what's happening, why it's happening, and what actions are required - tailored for Trading, Operations, CFO, the Exec Board and Shareholders., • Shape and improve KPI frameworks. These metrics have been highlighted as central to the business strategy., • Own and manage external reporting requirements for strategic priority whether that be CMA reporting or ESG/Sustainability support., • Forecasting, Budgeting & Long-Term Planning, • Lead the annual budget, quarterly forecasts and long-term plan., • Partner with Commercial, Trading and Property to build robust volume, margin and throughput assumptions., • Challenge inputs rigorously, ensuring assumptions are realistic, transparent and strategically aligned., • Capital, Investment & Pricing Support, • Partner with Property, and Commercial teams on investment cases for upgrades, new products, optimisation and infrastructure., • Own investment case quality and control, adopting a continuous improvement mindset by translating actuals and insights into improved forecasting., • Review and challenge ROI, IRR, payback and risk assessments; provide clear recommendations to senior leadership., • Support pricing strategy with timely data, sensitivity analysis and competitor insight., • Governance, Controls & Compliance, • Ensure strong financial controls across all activities, aligned with the Group Accounting policy and standards., • Maintain integrity of stock, shrinkage, cash and reconciliation processes for sales., • Lead on capital spend governance, reporting and insights across all capital initiatives. Support with analysis and recommendations to improve control, including the introduction of Procure to Pay., • Support audit processes, strengthen balance sheet governance, and oversee compliance with tax and regulatory requirements., • Strategic Partnership, • Act as the trusted finance partner to senior stakeholders., • Provide insight to improve site performance, investment decisions, customer conversion and profitability., • Play a critical role in Board-level discussions on future strategy, integrated offers and long-term planning.Experience & Qualifications, • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience at FC or Senior Finance Manager level., • Strong background in consumer, retail, or multi-site industries is ideal., • Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end financial control, forecasting and commercial insight., • Experience managing and developing high-performing finance teams.Skills & Behaviours, • Commercially sharp with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insight., • Strong communicator who can influence senior stakeholders credibly and confidently., • High level of ownership and resilience - able to manage large datasets, tight deadlines and competing priorities., • A pragmatic, hands-on approach, consistent with the company culture: straightforward, collaborative and delivery-focused. This role is being offered at a Salary of £85,000 - £95,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits