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Head of Financial Operations

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Head of Financial Operations
Core3 is delighted to be working with a growing, private equity-backed business to recruit a Head of Financial Operations to join its finance leadership team.
Why join our client
This is an exciting opportunity to join a business at a pivotal stage of its growth. As Head of Financial Operations, you'll lead a critical function while helping shape the future of finance through a major systems transformation.
- Combine operational leadership with continuous improvement
- Drive efficiencies, strengthening controls, and creating scalable processes that support the next phase of the business's growth
How you'll make an impact
- Lead the day-to-day financial operations across Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Cash and Banking
- Own working capital performance, cash flow forecasting, and treasury activities
- Drive financial control across transactional finance processes
- Lead the implementation of a new finance system, supporting process design, testing, and successful delivery
- Identify opportunities to automate processes and improve operational efficiency
- Oversee month-end activities across the transactional finance function
- Support audit requirements and maintain a strong control environment
- Develop and lead a high-performing transactional finance team
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to improve finance processes and performance
- Prepare the finance function for the future integration of payroll
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Why you're a great fit
- Significant experience leading transactional finance or financial operations teams
- Strong understanding of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cash management, treasury, and financial controls
- Experience leading finance transformation or ERP implementation projects
- Proven ability to improve processes, automate activities, and strengthen financial controls
- Strong leadership skills with experience developing high-performing teams
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, changing environment
- A proactive, hands-on approach with a continuous improvement mindset


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What you'll get in return
As Head of Financial Operations, you'll join a business where you'll have the opportunity to influence how finance operates while playing a key role in its continued growth.
- £80,000-£90,000 salary
- 20% annual bonus
- Hybrid working, with 3 days per week in the office
- Opportunity to lead a significant finance transformation programme
- Clear opportunity to shape processes, systems, and the wider finance function
- Supportive leadership team within a growing private equity-backed business
We welcome applications from all qualified candidates who believe they meet the role requirements. We're committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we'll provide any reasonable adjustments you may need throughout the recruitment process.
If this advert sounds like you, please apply now or contact louis@core3.co.uk / 0117 213 0300.
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