Head of Finance

An opportunity to step into a senior finance leadership role within a well-established, fast-growing international e-commerce business in Egham, Surrey, serving customers in more than 120 countries. The company has been recognised for its success and innovation and continues to scale at pace.

This role sits at the heart of the organisation. As Head of Finance, you will take ownership of financial leadership, governance, and commercial insight, partnering closely with founders and senior leaders to support decision-making and sustainable growth.

The Role

You will lead the finance function end to end, combining hands-on financial control with strategic input. The position offers high visibility across the business and genuine influence over operational and commercial outcomes.

Key areas of focus include:

• Full ownership of month-end close, management reporting, and board-level insight

• Oversight of balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, and financial controls

• Leadership of cashflow forecasting, liquidity planning, and working capital management across multiple currencies

• Acting as the senior finance voice across sales, operations, and supply chain, providing robust analysis and challenge

• Driving improvements to finance systems, automation, and scalable processes

• Leading and developing a geographically distributed finance team

• Managing statutory reporting, tax compliance, and audit relationships

You will work closely with senior stakeholders across the business, with a dotted-line relationship into Group Finance.

About You

You are an experienced finance leader who combines strong technical expertise with commercial awareness and sound judgement. You enjoy operating in a fast-moving environment and are comfortable balancing detail with the bigger picture.

You will bring:

• Experience operating at Head of Finance or Financial Controller level, someone ready to step up

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience

• A collaborative leadership style with proven people management capability (team has 2 direct reports)

• The confidence to challenge constructively and influence at board level

• Strong systems and analytical skills, including advanced Excel and BI tools (Power BI preferred), and experience with Sage 200

• Exposure to internal controls and external audit, ideally within a Big 4–audited environment

Package

• Salary in the region of £80,000–£90,000

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays

• Pension scheme

• Private healthcare

• On-site parking

• Hybrid working arrangement (approximately 50% home-based)