
Head of Accounting
- Marlow, Buckinghamshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Oversee accurate and timely financial reporting, including P&L, balance sheet, cashflow, and CAPEX forecasts, while driving improvements in month-end and year-end processes
- Lead statutory reporting, audits, and ensure compliance with UK accounting standards and policies
- Monitor and manage cashflow and working capital, developing tools to track performance and identify improvement opportunities
- Drive process automation, strengthen internal controls, and support projects including legal entity simplification and financial due diligence for acquisitions
- Provide strategic leadership to the UK Accounting Team, aligning structure and processes with group objectives
- Qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a minimum of 7 years' post-qualification experience
- Proven finance leader with experience managing mid-sized teams (12-15+) and driving cultural and process change
- Strong working knowledge of SAP and UK/International accounting standards
- Track record in team development, process improvement, and stakeholder relationship building
- Detail-oriented, hands-on, and commercially aware, with excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills
- Big Four audit background desirable, along with a strong control mindset and commitment to continuous improvement and integrity
- Salary up to £65,000
- Annual bonus
- Contributory Pension
- Hybrid working- 3 days on site/ 2 days from home
- Flexible benefits (access to our benefits platform for discounts and cash back on shopping purchases, gyms and leisure activities, cycle to work scheme and dedicated wellbeing centre)