Head of Finance - London, United Kingdom - Lucas Mclean Recruitment Limited

Lucas Mclean Recruitment Limited

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London, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Head of Finance opportunity within a successful established Accountancy & Advisory Practice offering responsibility over a full-solution practice, superb compensation and rewards and future career progression.

THE COMPANY

This established Accountancy & Advisory Practice has a strong position within its core sector markets and advises an impressive range of small and large clients across the UK and in overseas territories.

The practice has achieved consistent year on yeargrowth and is poised for considerable further expansion involving acquisitions and planned organic growth.

A new Director level position has arisen which will be critical to securing the future growth of the firm.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Joining as Head of Finance at the firm's main office in the London area, your role will involve leading and managing a large team responsible for delivering Outsourced Bookkeeping, Management Accounts and Business Analysis Reports to clients ranging fromsmall businesses through to large corporate groups with multi-site operations.

You will also manage key client relationships and focus on growing the practice, developing new service-lines within Business Advisory / Strategy, Accounting & Tax Services and M&A / Corporate Finance in order to expand the firm into a full-solution practiceable to handle clients needs from beginning to end of their business lifecycle.

This opportunity offers a huge challenge and with it superb rewards in the form of compensation, bonus and long term career progression.

Director duties & responsibilities will involve:

Leading and managing an Accounting Services team of c.50 people (Accounts Managers, Client Accountants, Trainees etc)
Overseeing the delivery of Bookkeeping, Management Accounts and bespoke Business Analysis Reports to a large portfolio of SME and Mid-Market Corporate clients
Overseeing teams responsible for Year-End Accounting and Tax Computations
Managing key client relationships and ensuring opportunities for new fee work are secured
Developing the firms' service offering to encompass Business Advisory and M&A / Corporate Finance solutions longer term
Supporting the execution of an ambitious growth plan

Benefits will include:

Strong compensation including significant annual bonus and benefits
Responsibility and autonomy over a growing Accountancy & Advisory Practice
Progression to Partner

THE PERSON
You will be an Accountancy professional able to demonstrate the following:

ACA / ACCA / CIMA Qualified
Background within Accountancy Practice and Industry (minimum c. 7 years experience)
Experience of working with and advising SME and Owner-Managed businesses
Strong client communication and presentation skills
Leadership and Management qualities

If you are an ambitious, experienced Qualified Accountant keen to progress to Partner within a successful Accountancy Practice please contact Alastair McLean at Lucas McLean Recruitment to discuss this position.