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Head of Finance
Head of Finance Role – Port of Sheerness
Are you seeking an opportunity to play a key role leading and inspiring experienced Finance professionals, making a real difference to the success of our operation at the Port of Sheerness, while also developing your own skills and experience?
We are seeking an experienced Head of Finance to play a key role as part of our Leadership Team, embedding our business partnering model at an exciting time during our growth phase.
Your Role
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Reporting to the Finance Director, based at the Port of Sheerness but also supporting the Port of East Anglia, your responsibilities will include:
- Leading, developing, and coaching a team of Finance Managers
- Ensuring alignment with business goals
- Embedding a high-performing and collaborative culture
- Partnering with the wider business to support delivery of our finance strategy and wider business plan
- Playing a key role in shaping and maintaining risk and governance frameworks
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You will be accountable for:
- Improving financial performance, including revenue, cost efficiency, and margin improvement
- Driving continuous improvement, identifying efficiencies, and enhancing reporting capability
- Acting as Deputy to the Finance Director when required
- Providing forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis to support commercial decisions
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What You’ll Bring
We are looking for a candidate with:
- An Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) combined with significant post-qualification experience in a multi-site operations environment.
- Strong leadership experience, with a proven track record of developing and managing finance teams.
- Proven expertise in:
- Driving forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis for commercial decision-making.
- Capital planning and business case development.
- The ability to influence, engage, and build strong stakeholder relationships across the business.
- Experience in cash flow management, credit control, and balance sheet governance, plus an understanding of:
- Audit processes and financial controls.
- A strong commercial and strategic mindset.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Who Are We?
Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next five years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. Our ambitious growth plans include:
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- Lasting transformation of the supply chain to benefit our customers.
- Environmental commitment to Net Zero Port Operations by 2040, driven by decarbonisation efforts.
- Unrivalled facilities and technology supported by a talented workforce.
Our ultimate success depends on having the right talent to enable our organisation to thrive.
What We Can Offer You
In addition to a competitive salary, our corporate development and employee benefits package include:
- 27 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.
- Performance-related bonus.
- Car allowance.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Matching Contribution Pension Scheme.
- Peel Ports Flexible Benefits, including:
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Healthcare cash plans
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Critical illness insurance
- Access to on-site gyms and retail vouchers
- Commitment to learning and personal development.
- Employee Assistance Programme to support both good physical and mental health.
If you believe you have the skills and experience we’re seeking, and you want to join a dynamic, forward-thinking team, we’d love to hear from you!
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