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Contract tech/media

Head of Finance

Location London, United Kingdom
Type Contract
Salary £90k–£100k
Sector tech/media

An exciting opportunity for a commercially focused Head of Finance to support the Tech, Data & Digital function, overseeing c.€60m of spend across on-site services. This role will provide strategic financial insight, drive investment and business case development, and support operational and commercial decision-making across the function.

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with senior Tech, Data & Digital stakeholders to provide financial insight and performance visibility

  • Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes

  • Lead financial analysis, KPI reporting, and variance analysis to support decision-making and operational efficiency

  • Develop and challenge robust business cases, including cost, benefit, cash flow, and risk analysis

  • Drive cost control, benchmarking, and performance improvement initiatives

  • Own internal cost recovery and recharge governance processes

  • Support quarterly business reviews and wider finance reporting cycles

  • Deliver high-quality reporting and analytics aligned to strategic priorities

  • Promote commercial challenge, continuous improvement, and value creation across the function

About You

  • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant post-qualified experience

  • Proven ability to analyse complex business scenarios and make commercially sound decisions with limited information

  • Strong financial modelling, analytical, and problem-solving skills

  • Confident communicator with the ability to influence and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels

  • Experience operating within a complex FM or outsourced services environment, ideally with exposure to technology or digital services

  • Commercially driven with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset