Financial Director

Broster Buchanan are excited to be supporting a really entrepreneurial business based in North Cambridgeshire in their search for their first Finance Director.

This is a confidential search and therefore more detail will be provided once an NDA is signed.

The Finance Director will need to be very detail focused with the ability to dig into the costs and contracts in the business to create a stronger base upon which the next phase of growth / acquisition can be built. The CEO is not afraid to invest to enable profitable and sustainable growth and this philosophy has been the bedrock of his growth strategy.

Responsibilities

• Consistently role model leadership behaviours which align with the company values and drive that behaviour in others.
• Be an active leader within the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the strategy, direction & performance of the overall business, ensuring that the organisation meets its in-year financial targets and its future growth aspirations.
• Interpret and share valuable and timely insight from financial reporting and costing systems that informs decision making across the business to drive profit and growth ambitions.
• Challenge current assumptions and perceptions of the commercial environment and identify new commercial opportunities, holding colleagues accountable for the delivery of those opportunities.
• Ensure all statutory reporting requirements are accurate and delivered in a timely manner.
• Maintain a control and reporting environment that provides high levels of accuracy, strong governance, secures assets, protects investments, and manages risk; create and maintain associated KPI\’s/measures/reporting systems.
• Deliver core finance processes e.g. budgeting / cash flow forecasts.
• Champion the effective use of business processes.
• Develop effective costing systems to enable accurate and rapid understanding of Customer profitability and drive better decision making in the business.
• Lead an effective team via the setting of measurable objectives, regular reviews of performance, and opportunities/plans to develop skills and careers.
• Foster a culture of growth, high performance, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

• Fully qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) ideally within a commercial organisation that is fast-moving and ever-changing.
• Strong and established track record in Finance, either heading up a Finance function or extensive experience across business operations, both Commercial & Supply Chain.
• Strong technical competence to ensure all aspects of financial management and control are in place with the right level of rigour.
• Able to demonstrate experience of trusted partnering with key stakeholders to provide counsel, challenge thinking, and identify/explore alternative solutions whilst remaining sufficiently independent to hold them to account.
• The critical thinking and problem-solving capability necessary to resolve multi-faceted business challenges and to spot trends and opportunities.
• The ability to cut through multiple projects and challenges to identify and deal effectively with the causes of issues rather than the symptoms.
• The ability to inspire, build, and lead teams to get the best out of those around them and evidence of effective development of talented individuals.
• A track record of delivering results – understanding of how to marshal and align cross-functional/business resources to get things done and with effective cross-business collaboration.
• High levels of emotional intelligence.
• High levels of integrity, which fosters trust.

Seniority Level

Director

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Accounting/Auditing

Industries

Food and Beverage Services, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain, and Storage, and Manufacturing

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