Finance Director

About The Company: OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £2bn and 50,000+ colleagues. We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be. Working at OCS is more than just a job; it's an amazing opportunity to begin or expand your career in Facilities Management. OCS has an ambition to become an 'Employer of choice' in our sector and is proud to invest in our colleague's personal and professional development. OCS provides our colleagues with opportunities to gain qualifications through funded development programmes aligned to the knowledge, skills and behaviours attached to their roles.

About The Role: OCS is currently recruiting for a Finance Director to lead key aspects of our UK&I finance function such as Audit, Statutory Accounts, tax, M&A integration and ERP roll out and transformation. Reporting into the UK&I CFO and working closely with the UK&I commercial director, Finance Director - Corporate and our Group FD, the post holder will be responsible for delivering a successful integration of the finance function via the ERP roll out and creating a best in class team with systems and processes which can scale alongside the anticipated growth of the business.

The OCS Business has significant growth ambitions both organically and through targeted acquisitions. It is critical to ensure that a strong control environment is maintained and that the business has a foundation of governance and process to streamline all activities. In addition to having a key voice on the systems infrastructure project, this senior position will be accountable for the financial governance of the business and all processes and compliance to support this.

• Primary focus is to deliver the successful roll out of Microsoft Dynamics which is well progressed but still has a significant roadmap to achieve.
• Lead UK&I External audit.
• Ensure compliance with all external audit and tax compliance requirements, facilitating a seamless audit process and maintaining a strong control environment. This includes responsibility for overseeing the preparation and accuracy of the Statutory Accounts.
• Lead on all finance integration workstreams for future acquisitions.
• Inspire and connect with colleagues at all levels, instilling a culture characterised by collaboration, continuous improvement, and a commitment to high performance.
• Develop and nurture talent, upskilling capability and contributing to the development of the next generation of leaders across the organisation.
• Responsible for UK&I tax compliance and reporting, including SAO, CCO, Quarterly payment on Account, VAT and Tax Returns.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement, driving for a best-in-class control environment ensuring efficiency, process optimisation and accuracy of all data and reporting.
• Coach, inspire and motivate the Finance team, fostering a culture of quality, collaboration and innovation.
• Support with any company restructuring projects and associated accounting activities.
• Take ownership of the UK&I system infrastructure ensuring clear business processes for optimisation, automation and efficiency of data capture.
• Ensure robust processes for all data management including a clear master data approach.
• Spearhead the finance aspects of the continuous entity rationalisation plan.
• Responsible for the financial governance of the UK&I business, including working alongside the Group FD to maintain accounting policies.
• Ensure timeliness & accuracy of all data produced across finance with sufficient review and oversight of all balance sheet areas across the UK&I business.
• Work closely with the UK&I Commercial Finance Director and Finance Director - Corporate in developing a best-in-class finance function.

Qualifications, Skills & Experience:

• Inspirational and inclusive leadership style with experience of delivering positive change in a complex organisation.
• Ability to coach, develop and grow a high performing and diverse team.
• Ability to collaborate cross-functionally to make business decisions.
• Experience in a multi-site and multi-faceted operation.
• Hands-on technical accounting capability with expertise in statutory reporting and managing period-end close processes.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage with stakeholders.
• Ability to plan and forecast strategic changes.
• Committed to innovation and fresh thinking.
• Experienced people manager and senior leader.
• Highly effective problem solver.
• Proven experience of rebuilding system infrastructures and leading change projects.
• Calm under pressure.
• Excellent organisation and presentation skills.
• Gravitas and personal presence.
• Able to deal with a fast-paced continuously evolving role.
• Determined and focused on achievement.
• Flexible and willing to travel as required by the business.

Working Arrangements: Core working hours for this position are from 9.00 am until 5.30 pm, Monday to Friday. However, flexibility will be expected regarding hours of work, to suit the needs of the business and team.

How to Apply: If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people, please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up for job alerts when registering which will notify you of other suitable vacancies.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.