Finance Director

Interim Finance Director

£130-150,000 + benefits

Location: Berkshire

Contract: 6 Month FTC

To support our Client’s growth, transition & development we are recruiting for an Interim Finance Director to support their current business and imminent growth strategy. Reporting to the Managing Director you will have responsibility for managing a team, you will be a natural coach with the ability to develop your team to their full potential and deliver the Company’s objectives by playing a key part within the executive team.

This is an opportunity for an experienced financial professional who has previously completed interim contracts that have required specific deliverables in a fast-changing, dynamic and customer-centric industry.

The role:

• The primary purpose of this position is to undertake all aspects of statutory accounting and some financial management. This includes statutory accounting, regulatory and financial reporting, external audit, accounts receivable, accounts payable, taxation, budget and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures.
• Strong relationship management with the parent company, ensuring strong lines of communication to all stakeholders.
• Managing all finance and accounting operations, with both office and remote based teams.
• Preparing and publishing timely monthly and year-end financial statements in line with parent company timelines & expectations
• Reference to enforcing internal standards and comply with external statutory requirements
• Act as liaison between accounting & finance and the other departments/functions of the operation, both nationally & internationally
• Responsible for establishing, enhancing, monitoring, and enforcing internal control
• Evaluates departmental performance and makes adjustments to daily operations when needed to ensure the department meets overall goals and objectives
• Provides training, guidance, and direction to employees to ensure work is performed in an efficient, timely, and knowledgeable manner.
• Day to day financial management, and supervise the activities of all the accounting staff coordinates and assigns duties to the accounting staff as needed to improve efficiency
• Responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, and issue timely and complete financial statements for internal and external purposes
• Analyse financial statements by reviewing actual to budget, actual to last year, reviewing and investigating variances and metrics, including making recommendations to the senior management team
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation; anticipating future legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions
• Maintain a system of controls over accounting transactions
• Monitor and lead the monthly, quarterly and year-end closing process, and coordinate the preparation of the corporate periodic report package
• Responsible for the Group’s inventory accounting and payroll accounting
• Responsible for consolidation of financial statements as needed
• Monitor debt levels and compliance with debt covenants as needed
• Works on special projects as needed, including integration of new entity from the M&A activities

The person:

• Degree educated, or equivalent
• Chartered Accountant
• Proven experience of successfully delivering key objectives within fixed-term contracts
• Content to travel both nationally and internationally
• Experience of working within the manufacturing, production or construction industries
• Dynamic communication style, highly emotionally intelligent with the knowledge and experience to hold an audience demonstrating gravitas in delivery at the most senior level
• Highly numerate, with excellent attention to detail.
• IT literate, ideally experience of D365 or similar
• Ideally operated within a subsidiary company, with having ownership of the entire financial agenda within the trading entity
• Conduct regular 1-2-1’s & review on a timely basis progress against personal & company objectives
• Manage skills development, training and succession plans
• Create an environment where employee engagement is high: knowledge is shared, best practice adopted, and teams work collaboratively across the business
• Self-starter, keen to develop whole business management experience, & broaden understanding
• Good written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate confidently at all levels & influence across the functions
• Ability to demonstrate strategic thinking alongside planning and organisational skills.

To apply please email your CV