About
We are delighted to be working on a retained basis with Ecosurety to appoint a newly created Head of Finance role.
Ecosurety (http://www.ecosurety.com) is an industry leading company of 90+ people, based in the heart of Bristol’s vibrant city centre, with a mission to accelerate change towards an environmentally sustainable world. Its clients are many of the UK big brands and retailers, often facing particularly big challenges over their use of packaging. Ecosurety is a Certified B Corp, committed to balancing profit with its social and environmental impact. If this sounds like your sort of place, we’d love to hear from you.
The Role
Ecosurety is seeking a dynamic and experienced Head of Finance who has worked within a small or medium sized company, to lead and manage its finance team. Reporting to the CFO, this pivotal role involves overseeing all financial operations, ensuring robust financial planning and analysis, and supporting strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities:
- Provide strong leadership and support to finance team, including direct line management of two team members and oversight of a wider finance team of four.
- Lead the scoping, selection, and integration of a new finance system, with successful implementation targeted by the end of 2025.
- Develop and drive product and client profitability reporting, enabling the business to make informed, data-driven decisions.
- Collaborate closely with other teams across the organisation to align financial operations with overall business goals and enhance cross-departmental efficiencies.
- Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, delivering accurate and timely insights to stakeholders.
- Accountable for the management and reporting of weekly cashflow.
- Ensure the accuracy and review of monthly management accounts, providing reliable financial data to inform business performance and strategy.
- Develop and implement financial strategies aligned with the company’s objectives, ensuring sustainability and growth.
- Identify and drive process improvements, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness across financial operations.
- Lead and manage the audit process, ensuring timely preparation and delivery of audit requirements and working closely with external auditors.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, including accountability for all tax reporting (VAT, CT, P11Ds, PSA) and payments to HMRC
- Liaise with external advisors, auditors, tax, and banking teams.
About You
Suitably qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), you will bring proven leadership capabilities, technical expertise, and a strategic mindset to support the organisation’s vision and goals. This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional who thrives in a hands-on leadership role within a dynamic, supportive environment.
Behavioural fit is incredibly important as well as financial skills and experience, we require the following traits: Diligence; Accountability; Proactivity.
Reward & Remuneration
- £80,000 to £90,000 per year
- 28 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (3 days to be taken over Christmas shutdown)
- 5 x salary life insurance, 7% employer pension contribution, up to 15% bonus, employee health cash plan, paid sick leave, critical illness cover, 2 weeks workcation, options to buy additional holiday or unpaid leave, 3 days volunteer leave, happy to talk flexible working, remote working, wellbeing support, great office location, £250 home working set up payment.
- Hybrid working. Ecosurety operates a ‘50% together, 50% anywhere’ working concept
Exploratory interviews scheduled for w/c 9th December 2024.
All direct and third party applications will be sent to Coyne & Associates for consideration.