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Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working exclusively and on a retained basis with an industrial business in Doncaster as they look for a new Head of Financial Reporting & Control to take ownership of financial reporting, oversee a small team in finance and manage the day-to-day finance operations. The company is very well established and part of a £100 Million t/o group.

As Head of Financial Reporting & Control, you’ll take ownership of the monthly, quarterly and annual reporting cycles, ensuring the production of accurate management accounts and timely Group reporting. You will also have responsibility for the company's statutory reporting and audit process, working closely with Group Finance as well as senior operational stakeholders. The firm is going through a period of system transformation to streamline the department so there will be plenty of opportunity to get involved with identifying new opportunities and implementing automation. 

Benefits include: - 

• Salary up to 60K
• 25 days holiday + stats 
• Auto Enrolment pension 
• Hours are 8am - 4pm (Flexibility can be offered)

Please note this roles will be office based 5 days a week 

Duties will be varied and will include: - 

• Lead the month-end, quarter-end and year-end reporting processes.
• Produce and review accurate management accounts and Group reporting submissions.
• Oversee balance sheet reconciliations and ensure strong financial controls.
• Own and continually develop the financial control framework.
• Manage the external audit process and coordinate statutory accounts preparation.
• Support UK tax and statutory compliance requirements.
• Lead and develop the Finance Manager and Management Accountant.
• Provide oversight across purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and transactional finance.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, automation and reporting.
• Drive standardisation and efficiency across finance processes.
• Support wider finance transformation and ERP development projects.
• Act as a key finance partner to operational management and senior stakeholders.

The successful candidate will ideally have the following skills and experiences: - 

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA (Qualified by Experience) 
• Strong technical accounting and financial reporting experience
• Proven track record across month-end and year-end
• Staff management experience 
• Commercially minded
• Excellent attention to detail
• Confidence to build relationships across the wider business
• Strong ERP experience and a genuine interest in process improvement and automation
• Experience within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment would be advantageous

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established business at an important point in its continued development. You’ll have genuine ownership across reporting, controls, systems and finance operations, whilst working closely with the Financial Controller and wider senior leadership team. If you are interested in the rare and exciting opportunity - please apply today!