11 of 11 Permanent Head of Finance Jobs in London

Head of Finance Systems Global Law Firm, London The Head of Finance and Practice Management Systems is a senior leadership role responsible for the management, overseeing, operational excellence, and continuous improvement of the firm's finance and practice management suite of applications. The role comprises the key day-to-day interface … between Business Finance, IT, NBI and Practice Group leadership to deliver scalable, secure, and efficient business process solutions. Key Responsibilities: Proactively support the development and execution of the firm's finance and practice management systems (FPMS), roadmap, ensuring alignment with firmwide transformation initiatives and enterprise architecture standards. Guide the integration of core systems (e.g. Expert, Intapp … vendors (e.g. Aderant, Intapp and Emburse), to ensure service levels, commercial alignment, and innovation partnership activities are aligned with the firm's needs. Act as the firm's point of contact for key stakeholder escalations, working closely with regional finance leads, IT, and practice management stakeholders. Proactively support major transformation initiatives involving FPMS platforms, including cloud migrations, automation More ❯

Harper May is partnering with a pioneering technology company at the forefront of digital innovation. As the business continues to scale, they are looking for a commercially minded and experienced Head of Finance to join the leadership team and help shape the next chapter of growth. Role Overview: This is a strategic and hands-on … role, offering the opportunity to lead financial operations in a business defined by pace, agility, and innovation. The Head of Finance will play a key role in developing financial strategy, leading a growing team, and supporting decision-making across the organisation through clear, data-driven insights. Key Responsibilities: Partner with the Board to drive financial performance and … support long-term planning Lead budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis across all departments Manage and develop a high-performing finance team, supporting growth and capability building Strengthen financial systems and controls to ensure scalability and compliance Oversee financial reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of monthly and annual cycles Provide commercial guidance on new projects, business plans, and investment More ❯

Head of Operations & Finance- AI Series A Scaleup London Up to £120k We’re partnering with a high-growth AI company whose technology is already transforming global heavy industry — deployed in live production environments and making billions of dollars’ worth of decisions every year. They’re now looking for an exceptional Head of Operations & Finance to join the senior leadership team and help steer the business through rapid growth and international expansion. The Role This is a hands-on, high-impact position leading both operational and financial strategy as the company scales from seed to Series A and beyond. You’ll play a central role in forecasting, planning, and execution — ensuring … We’re looking for someone who combines analytical rigour with operational intuition — a steady hand in a fast-moving, high-performance environment. Proven experience in operations and/or finance leadership within a scaling tech business. You'll come form either a top consulting background, Investment banking or may be a seasoned operator within the start-up scene where More ❯

Head of Operations & Finance- AI Series A Scaleup London Up to £120k We’re partnering with a high-growth AI company whose technology is already transforming global heavy industry — deployed in live production environments and making billions of dollars’ worth of decisions every year. They’re now looking for an exceptional Head of Operations & Finance to join the senior leadership team and help steer the business through rapid growth and international expansion. The Role This is a hands-on, high-impact position leading both operational and financial strategy as the company scales from seed to Series A and beyond. You’ll play a central role in forecasting, planning, and execution — ensuring … We’re looking for someone who combines analytical rigour with operational intuition — a steady hand in a fast-moving, high-performance environment. Proven experience in operations and/or finance leadership within a scaling tech business. You'll come form either a top consulting background, Investment banking or may be a seasoned operator within the start-up scene where More ❯

Head of Operations & Finance- AI Series A Scaleup London Up to £120k We’re partnering with a high-growth AI company whose technology is already transforming global heavy industry — deployed in live production environments and making billions of dollars’ worth of decisions every year. They’re now looking for an exceptional Head of Operations & Finance to join the senior leadership team and help steer the business through rapid growth and international expansion. The Role This is a hands-on, high-impact position leading both operational and financial strategy as the company scales from seed to Series A and beyond. You’ll play a central role in forecasting, planning, and execution — ensuring … We’re looking for someone who combines analytical rigour with operational intuition — a steady hand in a fast-moving, high-performance environment. Proven experience in operations and/or finance leadership within a scaling tech business. You'll come form either a top consulting background, Investment banking or may be a seasoned operator within the start-up scene where More ❯

Head of Operations & Finance- AI Series A Scaleup London Up to £120k We’re partnering with a high-growth AI company whose technology is already transforming global heavy industry — deployed in live production environments and making billions of dollars’ worth of decisions every year. They’re now looking for an exceptional Head of Operations & Finance to join the senior leadership team and help steer the business through rapid growth and international expansion. The Role This is a hands-on, high-impact position leading both operational and financial strategy as the company scales from seed to Series A and beyond. You’ll play a central role in forecasting, planning, and execution — ensuring … We’re looking for someone who combines analytical rigour with operational intuition — a steady hand in a fast-moving, high-performance environment. Proven experience in operations and/or finance leadership within a scaling tech business. You'll come form either a top consulting background, Investment banking or may be a seasoned operator within the start-up scene where More ❯

We are partnering with a leading global organisation within the digital and technology services sector to appoint a Head of Global Finance Shared Services . This senior leadership position offers the opportunity to design, establish, and oversee a newly created Finance Shared Service Centre (SSC) model with two international hubs. The role will be central to … ensuring finance operations are aligned with corporate strategy, delivering consistent, high-quality service across multiple jurisdictions, and embedding operational excellence into all aspects of global finance processes. Key Responsibilities Lead the establishment and long-term strategy of the organisation's Finance Shared Service Centres. Oversee global finance operations including accounts payable/receivable, payroll … reporting. Develop and implement governance frameworks, performance standards, and compliance controls across international locations. Drive efficiency and standardisation through process optimisation, automation, and technology-led solutions. Provide senior oversight of geographically dispersed teams, fostering collaboration and ensuring consistency in service delivery. Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, ensuring finance shared services are aligned with corporate objectives. More ❯

We are partnering with a leading global organisation within the digital and technology services sector to appoint a Head of Global Finance Shared Services . This senior leadership position offers the opportunity to design, establish, and oversee a newly created Finance Shared Service Centre (SSC) model with two international hubs. The role will be central to … ensuring finance operations are aligned with corporate strategy, delivering consistent, high-quality service across multiple jurisdictions, and embedding operational excellence into all aspects of global finance processes. Key Responsibilities Lead the establishment and long-term strategy of the organisation's Finance Shared Service Centres. Oversee global finance operations including accounts payable/receivable, payroll … reporting. Develop and implement governance frameworks, performance standards, and compliance controls across international locations. Drive efficiency and standardisation through process optimisation, automation, and technology-led solutions. Provide senior oversight of geographically dispersed teams, fostering collaboration and ensuring consistency in service delivery. Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders, ensuring finance shared services are aligned with corporate objectives. More ❯

I am currently working with a legal services client on an exciting Head of Finance and Practice Management Systems. This is a Permanent role that requires 3 days a week in their London offices. To be considered for this role, you must have : Proven experience supporting finance and practice management systems in a professional services or … legal environment. Deep understanding of practice management platforms (e.g. Aderant Expert), financial operations, and legal billing processes. Excellent stakeholder management and vendor negotiation skills. Able to influence senior stakeholders. Experience with large-scale system upgrades, cloud transitions, and cross-functional programme delivery working in an Agile delivery environment. Excellent communication skills. Ability to deliver in a fast-paced environment … with competing priorities to meet the needs of the business. Key responsibilities: Proactively support the development and execution of the firm's finance and practice management systems roadmap, ensuring alignment with firmwide transformation initiatives and enterprise architecture standards. Guide the integration of core systems (e.g. Expert, Intapp, Emburse) to support consistent, reliable, and efficient financial and More ❯

Overview We build AI technology for the heavy industries. We are a real-world AI company: our AI systems are in factories right now making billions of dollars of decisions per year. We are growing rapidly through the seed-series A stage, being on track to increase bookings 5x YoY. We aim to take most of our … but intense environment. Role We are now looking for a world-class candidate to lead Operations and Finance. This is a critical role as we scale from a team of <10 to >20, aggressively expand in the US across multiple industries, and deploy our recent $10m funding round. Some of the things you will do: Continuously forecast our … strategic activity to reduce our costs without compromising our performance. People: We have an excellent engine for sourcing and selecting the best engineering talent. You will run the practicalities of payroll, compensation, contracts, probations, terminations. Fundraising and investor relations: you will play a key role in creating material for investors and interacting with them directly: reporting to current investors More ❯

Overview We build AI technology for the heavy industries. We are a real-world AI company: our AI systems are in factories right now making billions of dollars of decisions per year. We are growing rapidly through the seed-series A stage, being on track to increase bookings 5x YoY. We aim to take most of our … but intense environment. Role We are now looking for a world-class candidate to lead Operations and Finance. This is a critical role as we scale from a team of <10 to >20, aggressively expand in the US across multiple industries, and deploy our recent $10m funding round. Some of the things you will do: Continuously forecast our … strategic activity to reduce our costs without compromising our performance. People: We have an excellent engine for sourcing and selecting the best engineering talent. You will run the practicalities of payroll, compensation, contracts, probations, terminations. Fundraising and investor relations: you will play a key role in creating material for investors and interacting with them directly: reporting to current investors More ❯