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Head of Financial AccountingHays Specialist Recruitment Limited • Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
Head of Financial Accounting

Head of Financial Accounting

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited • Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
20 days ago
Salary
£50,000.00 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
Job description

Head of Financial AccountsFinance | Higher Education Sector | Full-time, with part-time consideredAre you an experienced qualified accountant who enjoys bringing clarity, confidence and control to complex financial environments? This is an excellent opportunity to step into a senior finance role where your technical expertise, leadership style and ability to build trusted relationships will make a genuine impact.Our client is a values-led organisation within the higher education sector, with a clear commitment to strong governance, continuous improvement and high-quality financial stewardship. As Head of Financial Accounts, you will play a central role in ensuring the organisation's statutory reporting, balance sheet management, treasury, taxation and financial control activities are delivered to a consistently high standard.The opportunityThis is a broad, visible and influential role reporting to the Director of Finance and Strategic Planning. You will lead on statutory financial reporting and audit, oversee key regulatory returns, strengthen the financial control environment and provide clear, practical advice to senior stakeholders and governance committees.You will also provide leadership to the financial transactions function through the Financial Transactions Manager, helping to create a positive, service-focused and improvement-minded finance team.What you'll be doing

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