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Finance Director

Robert Half
Posted a day ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Reading, Berkshire RG31 4UR

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Finance Director position is with a rapidly growing real estate SME in the Thames Valley, seeking a hands-on leader to enhance their financial controls and systems.
  • Candidates should have significant experience as a Finance Director or CFO, ideally with private equity exposure and knowledge of real estate or commercial construction projects.
  • The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £120,000 to £132,000 per annum, along with a performance-related bonus of up to 12%.
  • Key responsibilities include strategic financial guidance, investor relations management, and oversight of the finance team and processes.
  • The company also provides an attractive benefits package, including a 7% pension contribution, private medical cover, and 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays.

FINANCE DIRECTOR - FAST GROWTH PE REAL ESTATE GROUP

Robert Half are proud to be the retained search partner to this fast growth, complex real estate SME based in the Thames Valley. Due to an incredible growth story, continued investment from some of the largest PE houses in the UK and a driven, ambitious CEO they now seek to recruit a hands on "top spot" to create, oversee and direct an efficient controls function, drive process and systems improvements including an imminent ERP upgrade, be the strategic partner to the leadership team and to manage the relationships with their investor group.Our client would ideal look for a tenured Finance Director / CFO with PE exposure and an understanding of real estate / commercial construction projects.

Duties:

  • Provision of strategic financial guidance to the CEO to ensure that business objectives are met.
  • Delivery of insightful and accurate management, investor, and board reporting packs.
  • Manage investor relations.
  • Manage audit process and audit relationship.
  • Manage external stakeholder relationships.
  • Analysis of market trends and competitors.
  • Supervise, manage, and develop the finance team.
  • Final review and approval of quarterly financials and other reporting packs.
  • Implementation of new finance systems.
  • Develop and monitor the operations budget to ensure that financial targets are met.
  • Consistent review of overall KPI's and trends so that valuable insights can be delivered to the management team.
  • Implementation of processes designed to improve efficiency and mitigate risk.
  • Maintenance of sound segregation of duties.
  • Documentation and enhancement of corporate governance framework.
  • VAT and tax structuring.
  • Legal compliance.
  • Ensuring that the business is adequately insured and maintaining insurance register.
  • Bank administrator cash flow and treasury management - including working capital optimization and liquidity management.
  • Assess and secure appropriate funding options (e.g. debt, equity).
  • Oversight of third-party service providers.
  • As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility commitment, all employees are required to spend 1% of their working time volunteering/raising funds for chosen/local charities. This time is paid.

Benefits:

  • A highly competitive base salary of between £120,000 and £132,000 P/A based on experience
  • A performance related bonus of up to 12%
  • An attractive equity offering
  • 7% pension contribution
  • 26 days holiday plus 8 bank holiday
  • Income protection
  • Death in service
  • Private medical cover for family
  • Other great benefits on application

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