Group Head of Finance

Description

• leading hospitality group
• Group Head of Finance

À propos de notre client

Leading hospitality group

Description du poste

• Lead the Group's finance strategy and act as a key advisor to senior leadership on financial matters. Ensure strong governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Oversee financial reporting and consolidation, including monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting, audited financial statements, intercompany reconciliations, and compliance with IFRS and USALI standards.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and performance management, providing financial analysis, challenging assumptions, and supporting strategic decision-making.
• Manage accounting operations and capital expenditure, ensuring accurate management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, project accounting, fixed assets control, and budget monitoring.
• Ensure robust internal controls, tax compliance, and audit management, maintaining policies and procedures while coordinating internal and external audits.
• Oversee treasury and working capital, including cash flow forecasting, liquidity management, financing activities, debt obligations, and foreign exchange exposure.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives, driving process standardisation, automation, AI adoption, shared services efficiency, and continuous improvement of financial systems.
• Develop and lead finance teams, ensuring talent development, succession planning, stakeholder management, and strong business partnering with operational leaders to improve profitability and efficiency.

Profil recherché

• Qualified Finance Professional (ACA, ACCA, CPA, CA or equivalent) with strong technical accounting expertise.
• 10-15+ years of progressive finance experience, including senior leadership positions within large, complex or multi-entity organizations.
• Proven expertise in financial reporting, consolidation, budgeting, forecasting, treasury, tax, audit, and internal controls.
• Strong knowledge of IFRS and experience managing external audits and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leading finance transformation projects, process improvements, automation, and ERP systems.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to build, develop, and motivate finance teams.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities, able to influence executive leadership and operational teams.
• Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, capable of balancing long-term vision with operational execution.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Experience in a multinational or regional environment would be a significant advantage.

Informations complémentaires

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced finance leader to take on a highly visible Group-level role, partnering directly with senior leadership to drive strategy, transformation, and business performance.