About this role
Harper May is partnering with a profitable, acquisitive, PE-backed technology group in the south-west London area. The group runs across a cluster of trading entities serving regulated UK B2B markets, has grown rapidly through strong organic performance alongside targeted acquisitions, and is now entering a new phase of scale under institutional ownership. A Head of Finance is being hired to run the day-to-day group finance function alongside the current CFO and be developed into the longer-term CFO successor.
The Role Reporting to the CFO, the Head of Finance will be a hands-on operator across the group's trading entities, owning consolidated reporting, FP&A, controls, and the finance stream of the group's post-deal priorities. The role will suit a fully qualified, fast-rising accountant currently reporting into a CFO or FD, who is ready to step into a genuine number-two seat with a line of sight to CFO over the next 12 to 24 months.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the monthly group close and the consolidated management accounts across the operating entitiesProduce monthly reporting for the PE sponsor and quarterly covenant reporting for the group's lenderOwn FP&A end to end: annual budget, rolling forecast, 13-week cash flow, and board-grade variance commentaryWork alongside the CFO on the value creation plan and ongoing investor reportingProject-manage the integration of acquired businesses onto a single group accounting platformOversee statutory reporting, the group audit and tax compliance across the trading entitiesDrive cost control, cash management and working capital discipline across the groupDevelop and build out the finance team across multiple sitesDeputise for the CFO at board and committee level as the role matures What we are looking for
Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)Currently reporting into a CFO or FD inside a group, on a clear upward trajectoryHands-on group consolidation experience across multiple trading entitiesExposure to PE sponsor reporting and bank covenant reporting is strongly preferredStrong FP&A, with the ability to explain variances crisply at board levelExperience of bringing multiple companies onto a single accounting platform is a plusHands-on team leader, comfortable owning the detail and the strategic picture togetherBased within a comfortable commute of south-west London; office-first initially, moving to hybrid