Group Finance Director

Hook Norton, Oxfordshire
Brellis Recruitment

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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