Head of Finance
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Job Title: Head of Finance
Company: UK Connect
Employment: Full Time, Permanent
Location: Farnborough Head Office
Reports To: Managing Director
About UK Connect
UK Connect is a national provider of advanced wireless connectivity and IoT solutions. With over a decade of proven expertise and innovation, we enable our customers to solve their most critical technology challenges, enabling IoT technologies and Digital Transformation. We are dedicated to connecting the disconnected and bridging the connectivity gap by utilising enterprise-grade wireless technologies such as 5G FWA, LEO Sat and 5GPCN, to name a few.
What sets us apart is our ability to deliver connectivity in the most remote or challenging environments, as evidenced by our groundbreaking work with the UK's Met Office or, more recently, our work supporting UK Defence, providing mission-critical connectivity to over 20,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
Established in January 2013 with a robust 11-year CAGR of 32%, UK Connect connects over 2,500 sites yearly to advanced wireless communications and IoT solutions.
We are a small but agile business of 55 people. That believes passionately in our three core values, "Collective Experts, Thinking Differently and Getting it Done."
About the Job
UK Connect is an outstanding organisation looking for a Head of Finance to lead their finance team and support the Managing Director with the smooth running of the finance department. This is a permanent position and full or part time hours will be considered. This role requires someone to be fully qualified.
About the Role:
The position will be leading the finance team, reporting into the Managing Director to ensure robust financial controls are in place. In addition to overseeing month-end reporting, day to day Finance Operations, business planning, analysis and statutory reporting.
- Working as a business partner to the budget holders, ensuring accountability surrounding the variance results.
- Manage and lead the budget, forecasting and strategic planning process - implementing controls as required.
- Partner and support the MD and wider leadership team with pricing, investment and commercial decision support
- Oversee cashflow planning and management.
- Oversee the preparation of the statutory accounts, working with external auditors.
- Oversee the transactional finance including purchase ledger, sales ledger and treasury functions.
- Oversee and manage compliance to VAT and other statutory returns.
You will play a key role in the infrastructure development including systems, reporting and processes. This position would suit someone that is looking to take a step up from a Financial Controller, FP&A Manager position or someone that is already working at a similar level. The role offers a full breadth of scope, combing reporting, operational, Commercial and strategic involvement within the Business and Finance team.
The Successful Head of Finance Will Be/Have:
A formal Finance qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) with a minimum of 3 years post qualified experience. Experience of working within telecoms, IT managed services or Professional Services would be advantageous. Strong systems knowledge and experience of a previous ERP implementation would be highly desirable. Excel knowledge to an advanced level
Benefits:
- Up to 33 days a year of holiday plus bank holidays*
- Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
- Enhanced Maternity Leave
- Enhanced Paternity Leave
- 5 Paid Charity Days per year
- Free Gym Membership*
- Health & Dental Care option*
- Private Health Cover*
- Team away days
- Death in service four times the salary
- Paid extended parental leave*
- Paid bereavement leave for those you love, not just direct family
*part of the broader range of extended benefits to choose from.