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Peel Ports —Sheerness
- Business development
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
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KIMS Hospital —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- IT
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Head of Finance
Lawfront —Maidstone
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
2d
Accounts Payable Assistant
Sureserve —Dartford
- £26,000 - £32,000 a month
- Microsoft Excel
- Data analysis skills
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Management Accountant
Brown & Brown —Basildon
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Annual leave
Financial Controller
Lucy Group Head Office —Dartford
- Supervising experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Human resources
Financial Reporting Manager - Onsite Role
Lucy Group Head Office —Dartford
- Analysis skills
- Bachelor's degree
- Continuous improvement
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UCC Coffee UK & Ireland Ltd —Dartford
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Travel
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Lendable —Chatham
- Full-time
- Machine learning
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H E Group Limited —Rochester
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- Full-time
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- Administrative experience
- Free parking
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Wyldecrest Parks —Grays
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wavenet —Canterbury
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- Microsoft Excel
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- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Peel Ports -
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10 days ago

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Private medical insurance
Car scheme

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ACA
Financial analysis
Business development
CIMA
Leadership
Communication skills

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Date: 2 Jul 2026

Location: Sheerness, GB, ME12 1RS

Company: Peel Ports

Head of Finance

Are you seeking an opportunity to play a key role leading and inspiring experienced Finance professionals to make a real difference to the success of our operation at the Port of Sheerness, at the same time as developing your own skills and experience? We are seeking an experienced Head of Finance to play a key role as part of the Leadership Team, embedding our business partnering model at an exciting time in our growth.

Your role

Reporting to the Finance Director, based at the Port of Sheerness but also supporting the Port of East Anglia, you will lead, develop and coach a team of Finance Managers, ensuring alignment with business goals and embedding a high performing and collaborative culture. You will work in partnership with the wider business to support delivery of our finance strategy and wider business plan, playing a key role in shaping and maintaining risk and governance frameworks.

You will be accountable for improving financial performance, including revenue, cost efficiency and margin improvement, focusing on continuous improvement, identifying efficiencies and enhancing reporting capability. You will act a Deputy to the Finance Director when needed.

What you'll bring

You will have

An Accountancy Qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience in a multi-site operations environment.

Strong leadership experience, with a track record of developing and managing finance teams.
Proven ability to drive forecasting, reporting, and financial analysis to support commercial decisions.
Experience in capital planning and business case development.
The ability to influence, engage and build strong stakeholder relationships across the business.
Experience in cash flow management, credit control, and balance sheet governance.
Knowledge of audit processes and financial controls.
A strong commercial and strategic mindset.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Who are we?

Already one of the UK’s leading port and logistics companies, we are planning substantial capital investment over the next 5 years to achieve our vision of becoming the UK’s leading port operator. We have ambitious plans to grow and transform the supply chain to benefit our customers. Our investments are decarbonizing our operations, which in turn is helping us work towards our goal of having Net Zero Port Operations by 2040. Much of our success depends on our unrivalled facilities and technology. But in our sector, it comes down to having the right talent to enable our organisation to grow.

What we can offer you

In addition to a competitive salary, we have a strong track record of developing our people to expand their skills and experience and develop their careers. Valuing and rewarding our workforce is important to us which is why we offer a fantastic range of flexible benefits to choose from, such as:

27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
Performance related bonus
Car Allowance
Private Medical Insurance
Matched Contribution Pension Scheme
Peel Ports Flexible Benefits including salary sacrifice car scheme, healthcare cash plans, Cycle2Work Scheme, critical illness insurance, gyms, retail vouchers
Commitment to learning and personal development
We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to colleagues via our employee assistance programme when required

If you believe you have the skills and experience we are seeking and you want to join a thriving and ambitious place to work, we’d really like to hear from you!

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