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Finance Director

Kate John Associates Limited
Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Bristol, Gloucestershire BS37 5DQ

Contract type

Full Time

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  • KJA is seeking an experienced Finance Director for a growing family-owned business in Yate, offering a competitive salary of £80,000 to £100,000.
  • The successful candidate will establish and manage the finance function, overseeing all financial activities from daily cash management to annual accounts.
  • Candidates should possess a qualified accounting designation (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and have experience at a senior level within a fast-paced SME, ideally with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
  • The role requires a proactive mindset, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
  • This position is ideal for someone who is ambitious, hands-on, and capable of providing both strategic and operational financial leadership.

KJA are delighted to be working exclusively with this fast growing, profitable, family owned business in Yate who are looking to appoint their first in-house Finance Director.

Working closely with the SMT, you will be accountable for setting up and bringing in-house the finance function at this exciting time. You will have responsibility for all the Financial activity within the business, from transactional Finance and daily cash management through to the sign off of the Annual Accounts (and supporting the existing in-house team/bookkeeper with payroll).

You will be naturally commercial, inquisitive and comfortable working within a family owned business. You will be hands on but also strategic in in your outlook.

You will be a self starter who will likely have worked within a small to medium sized organisation at a senior level, and be familiar and comfortable with the breadth of tasks required.

This would include the day to day running of the accounting operations but also proactively business partner the SMT to provide insight and analysis in order to present opportunities/risks to support growth; eg looking at contracts, current pricing models and analysing profitability.

This opportunity would sit well with someone who is capable and willing to provide financial leadership, including strategic and operational responsibilities. Someone who is ambitious and commercial in outlook, comfortable reporting to the Senior Leadership Team delivering financial results, but can also roll their sleeves up and deal with day-to day matters that you find in a growing business.

Experience/Qualifications;

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Experience of working at a similar level of seniority within a fast paced SME (happy to consider people looking to step up from a Head of Finance role or those who are seasoned FDs).

Proactive mindset and willingness to demonstrate a hands on yet strategic outlook.

Experience of building and managing a small team.

Interpersonally strong and able to communicate finance effectively to a non finance audience.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.