Head of Finance
Michael Page Chester
About Our Client
My client is a privately owned, manufacturing SME. They operate as part of a wider international group. They are in a phase of professionalising and strengthening their finance function, valuing hands-on leadership, robust controls, and close collaboration with senior management.
Job Description- Oversee all financial operations within the company
- Manage the accounting and finance team and guide them towards achieving company objectives
- Drive profitability and growth by understanding and influencing key business drivers
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
- Ensure compliance with regulatory laws and standards in all financial functions
- Develop and implement financial strategies and plans
- Monitor and manage company budget and finances
- Engage in regular financial forecasting and risk analysis
- Commercially minded finance leader with strong technical accounting expertise
- Comfortable operating hands‑on in an SME manufacturing environment
- Credible business partner to the Managing Director and Board, contributing to strategic and investment decisions
- Proven capability across financial reporting, budgeting, FP&A, and cashflow management
- Experience professionalising finance and accounting processes and controls
- Confident people manager, able to lead and develop a small finance team
- Strong communicator, effective with auditors, tax advisers, and wider group stakeholders
- Advanced Excel skills, with exposure to ERP/BI systems an advantage
- Pragmatic, detail‑oriented, and proactive with a can‑do attitude
- Senior leadership role with genuine influence, working closely with the Managing Director and Board
- Opportunity to shape and professionalise the finance function within a growing manufacturing business
- Broad, end‑to‑end responsibility across finance, offering strategic exposure as well as hands‑on involvement
- Stable, permanent position within a profitable SME that is part of a wider group
- Scope to lead, develop, and build a small finance team and improve systems and processes
- Involvement in key commercial decisions, including investment appraisal and CAPEX planning
- Competitive senior‑level remuneration package, commensurate with experience
- Chance to make a visible, lasting impact in a business at an important stage of its development
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acumen.
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Michael PageLiverpool, 20 mi from Chester
on financial performance, enabling informed decision-making and long-term stability.
Job Description
Duties and tasks of the Head of Finance:
• Lead the financial planning cycle, including budgeting, forecasting and delivering accurate, timely financial...