Head of Finance

Head Of FinanceSalary: £65,000 - £75,000Location:
Liverpool City Centre

Are you a dynamic, qualified accountant looking to step into a strategic finance role where you'll work directly with Directors to help scale a rapidly expanding SME group?

Our client is a high-growth SME investment business, operating across a diverse portfolio of multi-industry companies. As they continue to scale, they are seeking a commercially minded Head Of Finance to lead the end-to-end finance function and play a key role in shaping the future of the group.

This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and wants genuine influence, autonomy, and progression.

As Head Of Finance you will take ownership of the full finance lifecycle across multiple SMEs, acting as a trusted partner to Directors and senior stakeholders. This role blends strategic oversight with hands-on leadership and is ideal for someone who enjoys building structure, driving efficiency, and delivering commercial insight.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the small finance function across a multi-entity SME group.
• Partner with Directors to support strategic decision-making and business planning.
• Implement scalable financial processes, systems, and policies
• Oversee all finance operations including ledgers, payroll oversight, month-end, year-end and statutory reporting.
• Strengthen internal controls and drive process improvements.
• Enhance financial systems to support a multi-entity environment.
• Produce monthly management accounts, board packs, KPIs and variance analysis.
• Lead annual budgeting and ongoing forecasting.
• Deliver modelling, scenario analysis, and profitability reviews.
• Manage cash flow, banking and working capital requirements.
• Oversee VAT, tax compliance and audit.

About you:

• Fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Experience in a similar senior finance role, ideally within SMEs or multi-entity groups.
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with full end-to-end finance ownership.
• Confident communicator with the ability to influence Directors and key stakeholders.
• Proactive, commercially focused, and comfortable in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

If you are interested in this potion then please apply via the link today - this company is looking to appoint quickly