Finance Director

FINANCE DIRECTOR

STOCKPORT | HYBRID WORKING | FLEXIBLE HOURS

UP TO 80,000 (Neg. to 90,000) + 30 Days Holiday (+BH) + Bonus + Benefits

THE COMPANY:
We're partnering with a Private Equity backed services business with annual T/O of Circa 12m turnover, located in the Stockport area.

As growth continues to accelerate for the business, they're now seeking a Qualified Finance Director to work closely with the CEO, wider leadership team and the external PE Partner.

The successful candidate will join the business as the Financial Director and will be responsible for leading a small transactional team of 2 and taking responsibility for leading the finance function both strategically and operationally. The role will include: strategic finance planning, Supporting with M&A and due diligence on key acquisitions, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, finance business partnering and broader commercial business activities.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is fully ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified who is already operating as No. 1 in finance, in either, a Financial Controller, Head of Finance or Finance Director role, ideally within the SME space.

THE FINANCE DIRECTOR ROLE:

• As Finance Director, you'll be reporting to the CEO and collaborating with the SLT and External PE House, whilst leading the finance function on a strategic and operational level
• Responsible for leading a small finance team including a Finance Manager and Accounts Assistant who handle the transactional activity and the monthly management accounts
• Reviewing, making amendments and signing off the monthly management accounts
• Implementing financial cost controls and wider scalable procedures to align with the company's growth trajectory
• Leading on Budgeting and Forecasting, Variance Analysis and Business Performance
• Responsible for Year End and External Audit
• Providing Finance Business Partnering support to the SLT, implementing KPI's and Performance Reporting
• Producing Financial Models for potential Acquisitions and business growth projects
• M&A: Conducting Financial Due Diligence on target Acquisitions
• Providing Broader, non-financial, Commercial Support to the CEO & SLT
• Ad-hoc Travel to other UK Sites (Approx. 1 Day Per Month)

THE PERSON:

• Must have held a No.1 in Finance position, in either a Finance Director/Financial Director, Financial Controller or Head of Finance Position. The candidate must be Fully ACA, ACCA or CIMA Qualified
• Ideally from an SME background, with experience within a service led business.
• Experience within a Private Equity / PE Backed Business is desired, but not essential
• Any experience with M&A and/or Financial Due Diligence would be an advantage
• Experience of Financial Modelling, Budgeting, Forecasting is required
• Excellent Systems experience and able to implement scalable processes
• Experience with Year End External Audit and good knowledge of financial compliance/regulations
• Willing to travel to other sites around the UK (Approx. 1 day per month)

TO APPLY: Please send your CV for the Finance Director role via the advert for immediate consideration.

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