At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead finance for EMEA, managing accounting, FP&A, and treasury across 10 entities.
- Company: Join a high-growth logistics and tech group with a global presence.
- Benefits: Earn £80,000–£100,000 plus performance bonuses and enjoy hybrid working.
- Other info: Minimal travel and excellent career growth opportunities await you.
- Why this job: Shape financial processes and lead a dynamic team with real autonomy.
- Qualifications: Professional accounting qualification and experience in leading finance teams required.
The predicted salary is between 65000 - 75000 £ per year.
You’ll take full end‑to‑end responsibility for accounting, FP&A and treasury across approximately 10 entities spanning the UK, Germany, France, Netherlands and South Africa, overseeing an annual revenue base of c.£25‑£30million. With minimal day‑to‑day oversight from global leadership, you’ll operate with real autonomy leading a regional finance team, shaping processes, and being the senior financial voice for the region at C‑suite level.
Full ownership of accounting, FP&A and treasury for the EMEA region – leading a team of circa 7, including UK‑based accounting staff and in‑country Finance Managers across Germany, France and South Africa – preparing and owning the annual budget process – overseeing statutory audits across the region – presenting monthly financial results to senior leadership – supporting the integration of new business acquisitions and partners into group finance processes – building out structured people leadership, coaching and development within the finance team – driving continuous improvement of financial processes and controls.
Responsibilities- Own accounting, FP&A and treasury for the EMEA region and its 10 entities.
- Lead a team of approximately 7 finance professionals across multiple countries.
- Prepare and own the annual budget process.
- Oversee statutory audits across the region.
- Present monthly financial results to senior leadership.
- Support the integration of new business acquisitions and partners into group finance processes.
- Build structured people leadership, coaching and development within the finance team.
- Drive continuous improvement of financial processes and controls.
- Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Demonstrable experience leading and developing a finance team.
- Experience presenting financial performance to senior stakeholders.
- Experience leading or closely overseeing statutory audits.
- Experience with budgeting and cash‑flow forecasting.
- Background in a franchise, SaaS, or logistics business model.
- £80,000–£100,000 base salary, dependent on experience.
- Performance‑related bonus.
- Hybrid working pattern once established in the role.
- A high‑autonomy, high‑visibility leadership role with genuine scope to shape process and structure.
- Minimal travel requirement.
Our client is a global, high‑growth logistics and technology group operating an international franchise network across Europe, Africa and beyond. Blending elements of SaaS, logistics and franchising, the business is in an active phase of expansion, bringing new franchise partners and acquisitions into the group.
