Head of Finance - Technology

  • Job Reference: 1312494555-2
  • Date Posted: 3 May 2024
  • Recruiter: Cedar
  • Location: Hertfordshire
  • Salary: On Application
  • Sector: Retail & Consumer Products
  • Job Type: Permanent
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Job Description

Head of Finance - Technology

Consumer Sector Market Leader

To 125,000 + blue chip benefits package

Hertfordshire (2-3 days per week)

This global market leader is an instantly recognisable household consumer brand name. It has experienced record revenues, cemented its position in core markets and taken market share from the competition.

As part of its ongoing drive to bring additional talent into its already highly impressive finance community, the business is now looking to recruit an exceptional finance leader to partner the Group Technology function.

The role includes:

  • Business partner the CTO and direct reports, developing and executing financial and strategic plans across the organisation
  • Providing financial insight on critical strategic technology investments, including data capabilities and hardware assets used to run the business
  • Executing financial management and insight enabling sound decision making and steering business success, through commercial support & financial analysis of performance drivers
  • Financial management of the Group's ongoing operational costs to run and support the business
  • Oversight of technology FP&A and investment governance teams
  • Creation of the 3-year plan
  • Business case and decision support for key initiatives and investment cases, ensuring alignment with overall strategic objectives
  • Coaching and developing a small but high-calibre finance team, ensuring clarity of purpose, development plans are in place and a collaborative and supportive team environment is sustained

Candidate profile required:

  • Experience of managing a comprehensive and complex technology investment portfolio across a large organisation
  • In-depth experience in providing tangible commercial finance support to senior business stakeholders
  • An impressive CV with clear and demonstrable examples of career progression and role specific achievements
  • Evident experience of bringing measurable value to a cross-functional business partnering relationship
  • Energy, drive and ambition
  • First rate communication and influencing skills
  • A background of operating at pace within a highly commercial and large-scale organisation