Job Description

Delighted to represent our well-respected and hugely successful client who are currently looking to recruit a Group Finance Director. The successful candidate will join the Leadership Board of Directors and be based at the company's Head Office.
Role Overview:
Reporting into the Group Managing Director, the successful candidate will create and set the group's Finance Strategy, following the company's stable and profitable growth DNA, in line with the current business plan. The role will also manage the HR function within the group.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a finance team of 7 people split between Operational Finance (AP and AR) and management accounts.
• Lead and Manage end to end HR with a team of 2 people.
• Effectively manage and mentor your team, ensuring they remain motivated and able to carry out their jobs effectively and are trained and developed as necessary
• Control all finance functions and budgets, setting targets and objectives
• Lead tight collaboration and communication with fellow Leadership Directors (Sales Director, Operations Director; Procurement and Engineering Director)
• Bring energy and motivation to the sales teams, ensuring the team work to the company values and the company remains easy to deal with
• Contribute in full to the current business plan, adding or amending where required
• Agree and control all annual financial budgets and cost centre control for each division and department.
• Educate and support all divisions and the greater organisation to drive profitability through engaging
• Present business performance, outlook, risks/opportunities to the Leadership team and key stakeholders, taking appropriate actions
• Responsible for the end-to-end process, ensuring good communication and agreement with other departments in the group
• Setting all relevant KPIs and have responsibility for the monthly reporting packs for all divisions
• Monitor and control all legal contracts signed within the business

To carry out any other duties, as agreed, that may be required
Skills and experience required:

• Be ACA or equivalent qualified.
• Proven experience in a senior Finance Director level role, within similar sized organisations/similar levels of revenue
• Experience of VAT, Payroll, Customs and Tax
• Experience of managing multiple teams in a similar sized organisation (c.50M t/o)
• Previous management of HR would be beneficial but not necessary.
• Proven experience at a senior level selling physical products, demonstrating sales of large ranges of products
• Have an eye for commercial detail within a multi-currency trading organisation of products
• Be a strong and engaging people manager, with a track record of being able to lead, motivate and drive others
• Demonstrates a "hands on" approach with excellent communication and presentation skills at all levels
• Be a self-driven leader with excellent technical, analytical and strategic thinking skills, illustrating ownership and high standards at all times
• Be results driven with a track record of meeting and exceeding targets
• Be of a high standard in Microsoft Office, especially Power BI, Excel and PowerPoint
• Illustrate a high level of understanding of an ERP system and data analysis
• Must possess a current valid passport and driving licence

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