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Ben Love

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East Midlands

Specialises in senior and executive search finance and accountancy recruitment (permanent) | £55k - £200k

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Candidate overview

Finance leader combining technical rigour with sharp commercial insight — proven across group reporting, M&A, and stakeholder engagement at international level.

  • Over 11 years’ post-qualified ACA experience across industry and Big 4 advisory.

  • Experience spans listed and private equity-backed businesses, with turnovers ranging from £50million to £500million+.

  • Led group-level budgeting, forecasting and reporting across 8 international business units, including UK, US, and Iberia.

  • Played a central role in M&A, working directly with investment bankers and advisors on successful group sale and subsidiary acquisitions.

  • Set up and led finance operations for new European entities, including ERP implementation and full reporting frameworks.

  • Developed Power BI reporting tools, driving commercial insights across sales and operations teams.

  • Trusted adviser to Group CFO and Executive Team — presenting performance, forecasts, and strategic recommendations.

  • Strong background in financial control, business partnering, and team leadership — including mentoring and career planning for direct reports.

  • Advanced Excel and Power BI user; experienced across multiple ERP and reporting systems.

Key info

Reference code: 625799
Job title: Head of Finance
Desired location: Nottingham, Derby
Qualifications: ACA
Contract preference: Permanent
Availability (notice period) : 3 months

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