SF Recruitment is working with a with a well-established organisation seeking an experienced Head of Finance for a 12-month period to lead its finance and payroll function. This is a key role, responsible for ensuring strong financial controls, high-quality reporting, and effective leadership of a small finance team. Based in Birmingham (Hybrid working) Key tasks: - Producing monthly management accounts and financial reports within agreed timelines - Developing and maintaining a robust financial control environment, including processes, documentation, and systems - Leading, mentoring, and developing a finance team with direct line management responsibility - Integrating payroll and benefits activity fully into the finance function - Reconciling income and costs to source data to produce meaningful management information - Preparing monthly cashflow forecasts for senior review - Acting as a trusted business partner to stakeholders, providing financial insight to drive operational and financial improvement - Managing relationships with external auditors and tax advisors, ensuring statutory deadlines are met - Supporting the annual budget process and quarterly re-forecasting - Overseeing day-to-day treasury activities - Preparing and submitting VAT returns and other regulatory submissions - Ensuring payroll accuracy, authorisations, and statutory reporting, while supporting system implementation and improvement projects Please get in touch if this sounds of interest