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Finance Director

Nigel Wright Group
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for a day
Location

Gateshead, Tyne and Wear NE110JY, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • James Jones & Sons Ltd, a leading UK timber processing company, is seeking a new Finance Director due to the retirement of the current director after 17 years.
  • The role involves providing strategic and operational support to senior management, ensuring alignment with company objectives and growth in the Pallets & Packaging division.
  • Candidates should have a commercial mindset, strong financial reporting experience, and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Applicants are expected to have prior experience in a manufacturing organization and possess excellent systems and ERP knowledge.
  • The position offers a competitive salary, and candidates should ideally have over 5 years of relevant experience.
The BusinessJames Jones & Sons Ltd is a 5th generation family business and one of the UK’s largest and most progressive timber processing companies with core activities in timber harvesting, sawmilling, pallets & packaging, and distribution. James Jones & Sons Ltd operate from 27 sites across the UK, 19 Australian and 2 New Zealand sites and employ over 2,100 people. In the UK, there are seven sawmills throughout Scotland and the North East of England: an engineered wood manufacturing plant in the North of Scotland and pallet and packaging operations at 15 sites across the UK. Producing high quality, British grown timber for the UK construction, landscaping, and agricultural sectors; market-leading JJI-Joists for the housebuilding and construction markets and pallets and packaging for blue chip domestic and exporting businesses. James Jones & Sons (Pallets and Packaging) Ltd manufactures up to 7 million new pallets and repairs up to 30 million pallets per annum, benefitting from the most advanced manufacturing facilities in the UK, a national distribution network, and offer a complete range of pallets and specialist timber packaging to a wide range of sectors including FMCG, pharmaceutical, automotive and construction. This opportunity has arisen as a result of the current Finance Director retiring after a long and successful career of more than 17 years with the business.The RoleTo provide strategic, financial, commercial, and operational support to the JJPPL Managing Director, Group Finance Director, Sales Director, and the JJPPL Board, ensuring alignment with the company’s objectives and supporting the continued growth and success of the Pallets & Packaging division.The Person

Successful applicants will likely demonstrate: 

  • Commercial mindset and an ability to drive financial performance through operational insights
  • Strong financial reporting experience
  • Inspiring and motivational leadership
  • An ability to work with / influence a variety stakeholders at all levels
  • Strong communication skills
  • Excellent systems and ERP experience
  • Ambitious, collaborative, driven personality style
  • Prior experience of working in a manufacturing organisation

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