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Job information Interim Head of Finance from the Company Belmont Green Finance Limited, this latest Interim Head of Finance job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in London located in the country United Kingdom . This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education / graduate GCSE . Job Vacancies in this Freelance field have been opened and published up to the specified time.

Job Responsibility:

Job Title: Interim Head of Finance

Department: Finance

Certified Role: No

Position: 6-month FTC

Location: Hybrid/London

Closing Date: 1st November

About us

Belmont Green provide mortgage solutions operating through its “Vida Homeloans” brand for Buy to Let (BTL) and residential borrowers (ROO) who find themselves underserved elsewhere. Our borrowers range from Buy to Let investors, to the self-employed and customers with multiple jobs. Our business model and strategy are underpinned by our core purpose to ‘Help More People Find a Place to call Home'.

We are here to help the under-served, especially those with more nuanced personal circumstances or borrowing needs who are not able to access a mortgage from a mainstream mortgage lender. Working exclusively with intermediary partners, we combine cutting-edge technology with skilled and caring underwriting expertise to solve complex customer problems.

As a business with an aspiration to become a bank and grow over the coming years, we recognise the importance of having a clearly articulated culture strategy and the need to actively manage how it embeds in the business together with the behaviours which exemplify it.

As a recognised Best Companies Top 100 mid-sized company to work for in the UK and a finalist at the Financial Reporter Women's Recognition Awards, we take pride in our diverse workforce, championing both ethic and gender diversity through our EDI commitments. Having met the target set by being a member of the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter we have 50% of senior management roles filled by women.

With offices in Egham, London, and Skipton, we bring our teams together regularly to collaborate and empower our colleagues to have more choice around when and where they work on the days they are not in the office, with colleagues working remotely in various locations across the UK.

Our Culture

We are proud to have built a culture founded on an ethos of caring, and that sits at the heart of our Vida Values, driving the way we run our business, support our customers and other stakeholders on a daily basis.

We genuinely care about delivering the right outcomes for all of our stakeholders who we consider through the cultural framework as our customers, colleagues, company and communities that we operate in.

By Joining Vida you will have a sense of belonging in what is a diverse and collaborative environment, where you will be empowered to take responsibility for driving delivery.

We embrace a diversity of backgrounds and experiences in our people, in the deeply held belief that better outcomes are achieved for customers when our colleagues are better placed to empathise with and understand their unique circumstances. From application to interview, we place inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Role Overview:

The Finance team is responsible for the financial integrity of the Belmont Green business. This involves the preparation of financial reporting that supports the management of business performance and satisfies statutory reporting requirements. Underlying accounting records must be maintained within a robust financial control framework. Forecasting future profitability and cash flows in a dynamic business environment is a key Finance responsibility.

The Head of Finance has a core role to play in leading the Financial Control team and the processes and controls that deliver financial reporting and analysis to a high standard in support of the growth and future sale of the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the Financial Control team in the preparation of accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including analysis of performance, variances and trends, for Executive Committees and the Board. In a fast-growing business, the management information requirements of the business will continue to evolve.
• Oversee the preparation of the annual statutory accounts for the Belmont Green group of companies, including management of the external auditor relationship.
• Prepare and present accounting papers for approval at Board Audit Committee.
• Manage accounting policy and process including the technical areas of revenue recognition and hedge accounting. Manage general ledger, accounts payable and short-term cash flow forecasting processes.
• Work closely with the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis to ensure that forecasting and historical reporting are aligned and consistent messages are delivered to Vida's leadership team.

Requirements:

• Thorough knowledge of accounting principles and procedures in a financial services environment, preferably with exposure to securitisation structures.
• Experience of leading general ledger teams, with the associated month-end and year-end close processes.
• Experience with consolidated statutory and management accounts.
• Previous exposure to tax and Treasury operations.
• ACA/ACCA qualified.
• Communicates in a constructive and positive manner that demonstrates respect.
• Collaborates across the business by communicating regularly and consistently with peers and direct reports.
• Determined and flexible, capable of delivering to a high standard in a pressured environment.
• Attends to detail and has strong organisational skills.

Our Values

Our values are well established and recognised throughout our organisation. They provide a frame of reference for the behaviours expected from our colleagues every day.

We find ways to break old conventions, especially those which cause exclusion or customer harm. We look for these qualities when hiring new talent into the organisation, and they underpin our approach to personal development and performance management for all our people. At the heart of this is the fact we care about our Customers, Our Colleagues and our Communities. We are:

Visionary - We innovate and break old habits, thinking big and pushing boundaries together as one team

Inclusive - We value each other's differences and work to see people for who they really are

Dynamic - We are flexible and fast, cutting through complexity and never accepting second best

Authentic - We are honest and genuine, what you see is what you get

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees' professional and personal needs. Further details can be provided upon application.

Job Type: Fixed term contractContract length: 6 months

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Company events
• Company pension
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Free flu jabs
• Free or subsidised travel
• Paid volunteer time
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Application question(s):

• Do you have at least 3 years experience with statutory accounts?

Experience:

• Managerial accounting: 3 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in London

Application deadline: 01/11/2024Expected start date: 02/12/2024

Keywords : London jobs
Closed Date : 2025-12-12