Head of Finance

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 10 January 2026
LOCATION
Glasgow
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Finance
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SKILLS

Accounts Management Budgeting Financial Strategy Statutory Accounts Payroll Management Xero

FULL DESCRIPTION

Location - Glasgow, UK

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Head of Finance

We’ve partnered with a leading clean energy organisation, focused on the Scottish sector, to appoint a Head of Finance. Reporting to our client’s CEO, the Head of Finance will support with rapid business expansion, running and developing business operations as they grow and developing a robust business strategy to facilitate said growth.

Further details on the remit and required experience are detailed below:

ACCOUNTS MANAGEMENT

  • Authorisation to process payments
  • Reconciliation of departmental accounts, balance sheet and control accounts
  • Preparation of monthly Management Accounts for review at FRAC
  • Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT return
  • Preparation of departmental and events budgets with CEO
  • Salary and bonus review with CEO for remuneration committee
  • Represent SR at FRAC meeting

STATUTORY ACCOUNTS

  • Preparation of statutory account including disclosure for presentation to auditors and submission to Companies House
  • Preparation and submission of corporation tax computation and return
  • Attend pre-audit and closing meeting with auditors
  • Assisting auditors with queries

FINANCIAL STRATEGY

  • Preparation of annual budget with CEO
  • Forecasting of annual surplus via multiple year forecasting models
  • Preparation of surplus spend strategy to support continued growth of SR and the wider Renewable Energy Sector

MANAGEMENT

  • This role will have 4 direct reports which are: Operations Manager, Financial Controller, Credit Controller, Office Manager
  • Overall accountability for maintenance and reconciliation of sales and purchase ledger to ensure the accurate preparation of monthly accounts
  • Overall accountability for all budgets and responsibility to flex changes throughout the year to accurately report to FRAC and the board
  • Oversee all accounting procedures, financial transactions and systems used by the company.

EXPENSES & PAYROLL

  • Oversee the preparation of monthly payroll and pension payments schedule
  • Sign off departmental expenses claims
  • Authorise payroll and expenses payments and reconcile accounts
  • Ensure cash and credit card expenses processes are being followed and recorded in Xero in timely manner
  • Reconcile cash and credit card expenses in Xero
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