Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- Harper May Ltd
- Location
- The City, Central London
- Salary
- £80,000 per annum
- Posted
- 18 May 2019
- Closes
- 24 May 2019
- Ref
- 1156085207
- Job role
- Head of finance
- Sector
- Accounting - Public practice
- Experience level
- Director
My client is one of the world's most recognisable luxury fashion brands. The company is based in Central London, and is seeking a Head of Finance to lead their team. My client has 115 stores and concessions world-wide and has seen tremendous growth over the last 5 years. The Head of Finance will play a vital role in providing financial strategy and delivering growth across all areas of the organisation. The successful candidate will be fully qualified with a strong technical ability and will have extensive luxury retail experience. This is a fantastic opportunity lead an organisation with a strong foundation and a world famous brand.
Key responsibilities:
Desired Skills and Experience:
Key responsibilities:
- Offering key strategic advice and insightful reports to the board of Directors
- Providing commercial support to various business divisions
- Creating detailed mid and long term financial models
- Implementing and improving first class systems and controls
- Full charge of the treasury function including forex and cash-flow management
- Balance sheet forecasting, including forecasting of stock purchases in different currencies
- Full control of reporting and statutory compliance across the group
- Review and monitoring of Group tax position, calculations and filings
Desired Skills and Experience:
- Must be fully qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Must have previous experience in luxury retail
- Strong technical accounting skills are highly desirable
- Highly motivated and pro-active self starter
- Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
- Previous experience of managing and developing staff
- Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and meet strict deadlines
- Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
- Excellent Excel skills