Head of Strategic Finance; Projects

Are you a strategic finance leader who thrives on shaping growth, driving efficiency, and delivering lasting impact? This is an exciting opportunity to join our senior finance team and play a pivotal role in steering the future direction of the Group. Working closely with the Group Finance Director and Executive Team, you'll lead on high-profile projects that drive profitable growth, improve performance, and create sustainable value across the business.

• Shaping and evolving the Group's long-term strategic business and financial plans, ensuring they support our growth ambitions and help secure future investment.
• Leading cost improvement reviews and efficiency initiatives, embracing AI and automation to transform how we work.
• Providing strategic financial insight that influences key decisions at Board level.
• Assist in developing a 5‑year business and financial plan that underpins both organic and acquisitive growth.
• Supporting M&A activity through financial evaluation and due diligence.
• Company valuation and funding projects.
• Embedding AI automation and improving data visualisation and reporting within finance.
• Reviewing remuneration and incentive schemes.
• Implementing accounting and reporting changes under FRS
  102.

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Advanced financial modelling and driver‑based planning skills (integrating KPIs, P&L, balance sheet and cashflow).
• Track record of partnering with senior leaders to proactively deliver meaningful business insights.
• Experience leading finance system upgrades, automation, or data improvement projects and managing stakeholder engagement through the change process.
• Confidence to operate with autonomy, take ownership, and drive change.

• Analytical rigour combined with commercial awareness to find solutions and drive progress.
• Excellent communicator, able to distil complex financial information into clear, compelling insights that influence stakeholders.
• Sound judgment, influence with credibility, and gravitas to engage at all levels.
• Proactive, hands‑on, and thrive working both independently and in cross‑functional teams.

When you join Spicerhaart you become a valued part of the Spicerhaart family, the largest independent estate agent in the UK. We are passionate about developing our people and actively work towards a nurturing culture of continuous improvement. We operate in a high‑performance culture that prides itself on delivering excellent customer service inside and out.

We process any information you provide in accordance with our Privacy Policy which is available on the Spicerhaart website:
Staff privacy policy.

We welcome applicants with disabilities or special needs to let our Talent Team know so we can provide accommodation.

Spicerhaart does not accept speculative agency CVs.

• Legal entitlement to live and work in the UK.
• Evidence of right to work in the UK, such as a passport or birth certificate.

Dependent on experience.