Head of Finance

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Location: Leeds LS1 (part time 18hrs over 2 or 3 days – 1 day in the office)

More about Seven:

We are Seven, a leading provider of recruitment solutions to the Retail & Consumer Goods sector. One of the top players in the field and having been around for more than 20 years, we pride ourselves on our core values of honesty, value, understanding & passion. We are a quality driven organisation and focus on providing excellent

We operate on a national basis with offices in Leeds and London.

Due to retirement, we have a vacancy for a Head of Finance.

This broad standalone role takes full end to end responsibility for all of finance from bookkeeping to accounting, including payroll and credit control.

The successful Head of Finance will work with the leadership team ensuring smooth running of the business and supporting with future growth and strategy.

Reporting to the directors, this Head of Finance role is ideal for candidates who have a proven track record and experience of working as a financial accountant ideally within an entrepreneurial, growth focused, fast paced and personable culture.

• Manage and process all accounting transactions across sales ledger, purchase ledger, journals, accruals, prepayments, bank entries, reconciliation and salaries
• Timely posting of bank receipts and payments
• Pull together and analyse monthly management accounts including reconciling profit and loss forecast for the year and managing and reconciling balance sheets
• Analyse financial trends and provide advice to the leadership team
• Perform month end and year end processes
• Manage payroll including submissions to HMRC, pension portal, PAYE payments, salary sacrifice and commission calculations
• Provide weekly report on sales, receipts and aged debt
• VAT quarterly payment
• Prepare annual P&L and balance sheet
• Prepare year end analysis for auditors and ensure annual statements are filed on time
• Comply with financial policies and regulations

• Proof track record and experience of working as a financial accountant and have an in depth understanding of business bookkeeping procedures and standards.
• Experience of recording financial information and reading and reconciling balance sheets.
• Extensive experience with accounting software such as SAGE and general ledger functions.
• Experience in a standalone role and a fantastic communicator and business partner to the leadership team.
• Experience managing payroll and use of SAGE Payroll, managing aged debt.
• Advanced MS Excel skills including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables and the ability to create and use complex Excel spreadsheets.
• Exceptional yoy. integrity and fantastic communication skills, ability to present detailed complex information simply.
• Experience advising and supporting business strategy from a financial perspective.

• Work for an Employee-Owned company, where you share in the future success of Seven. EOT benefits inc. annual tax free bonus
• Pension salary sacrifice
• Quarterly and Annual financial rewards for achieving objectives and for going ‘above and beyond’

• Birthdays off (or closest day to it if a weekend)
• Extra day holiday each year after 3 years (up to 28)
• 3 duvet mornings a year (after probation, pro rated)
• Extended lunch (1h45) to exercise twice a week if
  ******* start at 8am
• Work from abroad up to 2 weeks a year