Head of Finance

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Head of Finance for a UK property investment group managing a dedicated finance team. The role involves full operational ownership of finance functions and reporting.

Posted 6/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇿🇦 South AfricaLead💰 ZAR 60,000 - ZAR 80,000 per monthWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Directly manage, mentor, and drive accountability across a 3-person finance team.
Ensure the team hits day-to-day deadlines for payment runs, cash allocations, and internal queries with a zero-error mentality.
Take full ownership of monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) across all group entities.
Move beyond basic reporting to deliver deep ratio analysis and marketing financial reporting (ROAS, CAC, LTV, and funnel performance).
Maintain strict, active oversight of working capital and own daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow forecasting.
Oversee and ensure full compliance across all UK statutory obligations, including HMRC filings, VAT returns, and Companies House requirements.
Partner with leadership to continuously improve financial workflows, leveraging automation, systems (Xero, Asana, Slack), and AI tools.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Minimum of 5+ years of experience operating in a senior finance role (Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or Head of Finance).
Proven track record of running and developing a team.
You MUST have demonstrated experience managing finance functions for multiple companies/divisions simultaneously, ideally within a business turning over £10M+.
Fully qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent, with strong technical accounting knowledge (accrual accounting, intercompany alignments, and group consolidations).
You are a self-starter who brings solutions, challenges commercial assumptions, and constantly looks for ways to optimize profitability and cost control.
Highly proficient with modern accounting systems (Xero preferred), project tools (Asana), and a genuine curiosity for implementing automation and AI to speed up reporting.
Fluent, highly professional English communication skills to confidently business-partner with UK directors and stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A high-impact leadership role working directly with entrepreneurial UK directors.
The stability of a full-time, permanent 8-hour-a-day role.
Exposure to a dynamic, fast-growing international property investment environment.
A progressive corporate culture that champions personal growth, ownership, and long-lasting professional relationships.

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Hard Skills & Tools

financial reportingratio analysiscash flow forecastingaccrual accountingintercompany alignmentsgroup consolidationsP&L managementbalance sheet managementworking capital managementcost control

Soft Skills

team managementmentoringaccountabilityself-starterproblem-solvingcommercial awarenesscommunicationcollaborationleadershipoptimizing profitability

Certifications

CIMAACCAACA