Job Description

Sewell Wallis are recruiting for a Head of Finance for a South Yorkshire public sector business. This Sheffield based role will report into the Finance Director.
The Head of Finance role requires a qualified Accountant with strong technical expertise and proven experience in leading, developing, and transforming large finance teams. You will play a key part in shaping the finance function during a period of change, ensuring robust processes, accurate reporting, and effective stakeholder engagement across the organisation.
What Will You Be Doing?

• Taking accountability for the production of statutory financial statements and managing the external audit process
• Overseeing the preparation of accurate management accounts and collaborating with stakeholders to deliver timely insights
• Leading cash flow forecasting and balance sheet management at an organisational level
• Ensuring effective processes and controls are in place across transactional finance teams to optimise working capital
• Driving improvements in reconciliation, control, and reporting of financial information, including compliance with tax and regulatory requirements
• Embedding a culture of continual improvement in financial processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
• Implementing performance management practices, ensuring regular reviews, one-to-ones, and team meetings with clear outcomes

What Skills Are We Looking For?

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Significant post-qualification experience in financial accounting roles with a track record of achievement and progression
• Expertise in statutory accounts production and external audit management
• Proven experience in leading and developing large finance teams within complex organisations
• Demonstrable success in finance transformation and process improvement initiatives
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels

What's on Offer?

• 80,000-90,000 salary range
• Hybrid working model
• Generous holiday allowance
• A high-impact leadership role within a dynamic and evolving finance function
• Opportunity to shape and transform financial processes in a complex organisation

Apply below or for more information, contact Jenny.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
Job ref: JG/6475Post Date: 22.12.25
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