Head of Strategic Finance (Projects)

Overview

 

Shape the future. Drive growth. Make a real impact.

 

Location: Colchester, Essex

 

Spicerhaart

When you join Spicerhaart you become a valued part of the Spicerhaart family, which is the largest independent estate agent in the UK. We are passionate about developing our people and actively work towards a nurturing culture of continuous improvement to enable staff to reach their full potential. We operate in a high performance culture that prides itself on delivering excellent customer service inside and out. Our reputation depends on the service we provide to our internal and external customers

 

 

The Role

Are you a forward-thinking finance leader who loves solving big challenges, driving innovation, and influencing what happens next?

This is your chance to join our senior finance team and take on a high-impact role where your ideas will genuinely shape the future direction of the business. You’ll work closely with our Group Finance Director and Executive Team to lead major projects that fuel growth, boost performance, and create long-term value.

 

What you'll be doing:

• Building and evolving our long-term business and financial strategy to support serious growth ambitions and future investment.
• Leading cost improvement and efficiency projects—using AI, automation and smart data to transform how we work.
• Influencing decisions at Board level with powerful insight and financial storytelling.

 

You'll also get hands on with:

• Creating a 5-year financial roadmap to support both organic and M&A growth.
• Supporting acquisitions—including financial evaluation and due diligence.
• Company valuation and funding work.
• Embedding AI, automation and next-level data visualisation.
• Reviewing reward and incentive structures.
• Implementing changes under FRS102.

 

What we are looking for:

You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with 5-10 years PQE, who’s confident working in a fast-moving environment and ready to step up. You’ll bring:

• Strong financial modelling and planning skills.
• Experience partnering with senior leaders and influencing decisions.
• Background in system upgrades, automation, or data-led transformation
• A proactive mindset—comfortable owning projects end-to-end.

What makes you stand out:

• You’re commercially sharp with a problem-solving mindset.
• You can turn complex data into simple, powerful insights.
• You’re confident communicating at all levels and building strong relationships.
• You thrive in a hands-on role and love driving progress.

 

Salary

• Competitive & dependent on experience

 

Ready to shape what's next?

If you want to play a key role in defining the next chapter of our growth, we’d love to hear from you.

 

Apply now and help build a smarter, faster, future-focused finance function.

 

 

The finer details

To be eligible to proceed in our recruitment process, you will need:

Legal entitlement to live and work in the UK (in accordance with the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006)

We’ll need evidence of your right to work in the UK, in the form of:

• Passport/Birth Certificate

We will also need

Proof of Address

National Insurance

Equal Opportunities: At Spicerhaart, variety makes our Company DNA come to life. We love people, and what's more, we love the differences that make each person who they are, we support you and encourage those differences, to make you the best person you can be. Spicerhaart are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we welcome all talented individuals to apply for a career with us. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let our Talent Team know and we will be happy to assist to the best of our ability – regardless of how small or large your requirement may be.

To All Recruitment Agencies: Spicerhaart does not accept speculative agency CVs. Please do not forward CVs to the Talent Team, Spicerhaart employees or any other company location. Spicerhaart is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs received from external recruitment sources through our Preferred Suppliers List or otherwise.

 

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