Head of Finance Salary : £80,000 pro-rata Permanent, Part- Time – 9 days per month Location : Gateshead, Tyne & Wear A well-established recruitment business, based in Gateshead, is seeking to recruit an experienced and commercially focused Head of Finance to lead the finance function and play a key role within the management team, as the business continues to expand and develop. Key responsibilities: · Ownership of monthly MI reporting, comprising branch level Profit and Loss reports, detailed sales and margin analysis and insight into variances against budgets and historic performance. · Responsibility for preparation of monthly management accounts, including balance sheet reconciliations, journal posting and overhead analysis · Preparation and submission of VAT Returns. · Payroll RTI submissions. · Management, support and development of finance department team members in payroll, sales ledger, credit control and purchase ledger functions. · Supporting the external annual audit process. · Management of Invoice Discounting and Banking facilities. · Primary contact for internal and external stakeholder communication. · Taking an active role within the senior management team, providing a finance based approach to key business decision making processes. Knowledge, skill and experience: · Holder of a recognised accounting qua...