Job Description

Posted 2 weeks ago

Finance Director – #1 role

Central London

C£100,000 + Bonus + Benefits

PE backed rapid growth SME

This rapidly expanding and highly successful organisation has over several years developed a market leading reputation for high quality delivery and excellence in service.

Recently acquired by a PE firm, the business is now embarking on a journey of rapid scale-up through both M&A activity and organic growth. With acquisitions already under way this is an exciting time for the business.

Reporting to the CEO, as Finance Director you will:

Partner the Exec team, providing insight and guidance on all finance matters Own end-to-end finance for the business, managing the relationship with an outsourced accounting provider (future insourcing project)
Execute financial management and insight, enabling sound decision making and steering business success through commercial support & financial analysis of performance
Create a robust and efficient financial control environment, ensuring a 'no surprises' reporting structure
Business case and decision support for key initiatives and sales opportunities, ensuring alignment with overall strategic objectives
Develop the management reporting pack and appropriate KPIs
Financial support for acquisitions including pre-acquisition analysis and post-acquisition integration
Lead on FP&A including budgeting and forecasting for Group and entities
Advise on expansion into new markets and ongoing investment business cases
Build the appropriate financial models to enable business critical decision making
Deliver transparent cashflow forecasting
Work closely with the PE firm on ad hoc projects Required candidate Profile:

Qualified accountant
Practical and hands-on knowledge of both FP&A and Financial Control
Experience of successfully partnering and influencing senior commercial stakeholders
Able to effortlessly describe examples of when delivered significant value-add in previous roles
Has worked within a growing SME environment
Displays immediate credibility and gravitas
Exceptional levels of communication, influencing and presentation skills
High levels of intellectual horsepower
Tenacious, with an appetite to get stuck-in
Happy to push back and challenge senior stakeholders
Hungry to keep developing and learning Desirable experience:

Has worked within a PE backed scale-up