Minimum of 5+ years of experience in a senior finance role
Proven track record of managing finance functions for multiple companies
Fully qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent
Highly proficient with modern accounting systems
Requirements:
Directly manage and mentor a 3-person finance team
Take ownership of monthly management accounts across all group entities
Deliver deep ratio analysis and marketing financial reporting
Maintain oversight of working capital and cash flow forecasting
Job description
This is a remote position.
A dynamic and fast-growing property investment group based in the UK is looking for a world-class, commercially minded Head of Finance to take full operational ownership of their financial engine. Operating fully remotely from South Africa on a full-time basis with some flexibility (8 hours per day, Monday to Friday, working UK hours), this high-impact leader will report directly to the Chief Investment & Finance Officer (CIFO) and take charge of managing a dedicated 3-person finance team. Spanning 6 operational business units and a team of 40 people, this high-performance international business balances high accountability with a progressive, team-focused culture.
This is not a traditional, passive corporate reporting role. We need a proactive, "hands-dirty" implementer who loves getting stuck into operations. You will be directly responsible for leading the finance function from the front, ensuring day-to-day transaction processing, credit control, and payment runs are executed flawlessly across the group. In addition to daily operational delivery, you will own the end-to-end production of board-level financial reporting across multiple corporate entities, translating complex numbers into sharp, proactive, and commercially driven strategy for the Directors.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership & Delivery: Directly manage, mentor, and drive accountability across a 3-person finance team. Ensure the team hits day-to-day deadlines for payment runs, cash allocations, and internal queries with a zero-error mentality.
Multi-Entity Reporting: Take full ownership of monthly management accounts (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow) across all group entities, ensuring board packs are delivered accurately within 10 days of month-end.
Commercial Insight & Advanced Analysis: Move beyond basic reporting to deliver deep ratio analysis and marketing financial reporting (ROAS, CAC, LTV, and funnel performance) to help leadership maximize return on ad spend.
Cash Flow & Financial Control: Maintain strict, active oversight of working capital. Own daily, weekly, and monthly cash flow forecasting and guide the team to hit tight credit control/aged debt thresholds.
Compliance: Oversee and ensure full compliance across all UK statutory obligations, including HMRC filings, VAT returns, and Companies House requirements with a zero-tolerance approach to late submissions.
Process Automation: Partner with leadership to continuously improve financial workflows, aggressively leveraging automation, systems (Xero, Asana, Slack), and AI tools to scale the department efficiently.
Requirements
Proven Finance Leadership: Minimum of 5+ years of experience operating in a senior finance role (Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or Head of Finance) with a proven track record of running and developing a team.
Multi-Entity & Volume Experience: You MUST have demonstrated experience managing finance functions for multiple companies/divisions simultaneously, ideally within a business turning over £10M+.
Qualifications: Fully qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or equivalent, with strong technical accounting knowledge (accrual accounting, intercompany alignments, and group consolidations).
Commercial & Proactive Mindset: You don't wait to be asked. You are a self-starter who brings solutions, challenges commercial assumptions, and constantly looks for ways to optimize profitability and cost control.
Tech-Curious: Highly proficient with modern accounting systems (Xero preferred), project tools (Asana), and a genuine curiosity for implementing automation and AI to speed up reporting.
Exceptional Communication: Fluent, highly professional English communication skills to confidently business-partner with UK directors and stakeholders.
Benefits
A high-impact leadership role working directly with entrepreneurial UK directors.
The stability of a full-time, permanent 8-hour-a-day role.
Exposure to a dynamic, fast-growing international property investment environment.
A progressive corporate culture that champions personal growth, ownership, and long-lasting professional relationships.
