Finance Director (£4m SME Political Consultancy) (London)

This £4m boutique Political Consultancy in London, provides advice to Senior Management in the Political, Defence, Media and Education sectors. Projects are of multi-million pound value and can be conducted over several years. The company is seeking to appoint a full time Group Finance Director, a role created due to its recent growth and to aid the implementation of its development plans.

Reporting to the CEO, the Group Finance Director role is both hands-on and strategic and will include:

• Hands-on responsibility for the day-to-day finance function
• Maintain complex intercompany and group issues
• Manage cash flow and various funding streams
• Implement and shape effective financial governance
• Support the CEO with decision making within a complex operating model
• Provide management information and project analysis
• Manage statutory, tax and regulatory requirements, liaising with advisors
• Support relationships with key external stakeholders and funders
• Oversee ad hoc issues such as insurance and IT

This Group Finance Director role will require a high-calibre experienced Finance professional, with a strong work ethic and the capability to work closely with a team of high-achieving consultants and Board. The role will require a creative, innovative, outcome-oriented approach, together with a strong and robust personality. Discretion and integrity are key in a consultancy dealing with highly sensitive international projects. A hands-on approach suited to an SME is key.

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