Interim Head of Corporate Finance · Hybrid

Location:

Region: North West
Country: United Kingdom

Role:

  • Industry: Public Sector and Government, UK Public Sector
  • Job Type: Contract / Freelance
Working Arrangement: Hybrid
Rate: Negotiable

Application Details:

Start Date: ASAP
Expiry Date: 31/03/2026
Job Reference: DW286434

Interim Head of Corporate Finance · Hybrid

A local government client of g2 in the North West of England are currently on the lookout for an Interim Head of Finance to join their team following a chain of people needing to act up.

 

Contract Duration: 6 months +

Location: North West England

Rate: DOE

IR35: Inside

Hybrid: Minimum X1 day in office per week.

Days: 5 days per week is the preference (could also consider 4 days per week, or 9 days per fortnight).

Start Date: ASAP

 

You will:

 

  • Have X5 direct reportees & another 20 indirect.
  • Have general Chief Accountant/Head of Corporate Finance duties, managing direct reportees which includes revenue, capital, budget setting, treasury and systems who are 5 very hands on and technical teams.
  • Oversee final accounts for completion early June.
  • Q4 outturn reports to be completed for Mid-May.
  • Involvement in 27/28 budget setting which will begin in June.
  • As the current Head of Corporate Finance is needing to act up, there will be support available there from someone who knows the position inside out.
  • The council have a very detailed timetable for the closedown period over the next 3-4 months e.g. what specific tasks need to be done on specific days and who by etc. and it will be your role to ensure this runs effectively.

 

 

Successful candidates:

  • Must be at Chief Accountant level or have extensive experience managing and leading finance staff e.g. Head of Finance, Group Accountant, Strategic Finance Manager etc.
  • Must be fully qualified accountants.
  • Must have extensive corporate finance/final accounts experience.
  • It is very much preferred that candidates have specific local authority experience working at this level but the client are also happy to consider candidates who have worked in the same capacity for the Police, Fire Service or for a Housing Association.
  • It is not essential but would be a bonus if candidates also have treasury and collection fund experience.

 

If you match the above criteria and are interested then please don't hesitate to reach out and send your CV today.

g2 Recruitment are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.

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L&D Team

We are very lucky that g2 recruitment see Learning and Development as a vital part of a consultants journey which is why we have 4 people in the team who you will work very closely with from day 1 in your career. The team are on hand to guide you through your career at all levels and provide extra support working closely with the management team to give all consultants the best chance of success.  

Our Three Pillars of Training

Academy:
Week 1 is a series of remote sessions to learn all things systems, followed by a 1 week academy process which is a mixture of classroom and deskside this will be in one of our UK offices and usually consists of 3-8 other consultants all starting their journey together.

Experienced Modules:
These are a variety of sessions curated by us designed to support consultants as they are progressing through the career ladder, the aim is to ensure consultants at all levels have access to L&D.

Junior Management Programme:
Ran by our head of L&D this programme is designed to support junior managers as they start their management career. This involves things like personal branding, time management and ends in a business plan which is presented to members of the Exec board and senior management team.

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Jaz D’Avola
Head of Learning & Development

Jaz joined g2 Recruitment in 2013.

She now leads our Learning and Development programme, transferring the knowledge and wisdom she learnt as a recruiter to the new generation of talent.

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Imani WIlliams
Learning and Development Consultant

Imani joined g2 Recruitment in 2022.

His role involves developing individuals in all areas of the business, varying from inducting and onboarding consultants to working with them 1 to 1 to identify areas of development.  He aids with growth of L&D across the business, watching consultants experience and develop.

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Learning and Development Consultant

Meghan joined g2 in 2023 as an L&D consultant, Working in recruitment for 6 years, her role is to  help consultants at all levels to upskill and focus on development points. This could be anything from sales calls or candidate calls to organisation improvements.

Kane Gray
Systems & Academy Trainer

Kane joined g2 in April 2023 as an Academy & Systems Trainer.

His role involves teaching the consultants that are new to the company the foundations of recruitment and our systems before then helping them to upskill in areas specific to each consultant. Working closely with different consultants and watching them implement the feedback, apply it, and then benefit off the back of it.

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