Finance Director
- Recruiter
- Axon Moore.
- Location
-
Northamptonshire
NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshire
- Salary
- £100000 - £120000 per annum, Benefits: car, pension, bonus
- Posted
- 12 Mar 2018
- Closes
- 19 Mar 2018
- Ref
- DS/30658/AM
- Job Title
- Chief Financial Officer
- Category
- Engineering
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Finance Director
Northamptonshire
Salary to £120,000 plus benefits
The Company
Our client is one of the world’s leading high performance automotive engineering companies. An award-winning company with a rich heritage, they are pioneers of new technology and innovation, including Electric vehicles.
The Role
A member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and reporting into the CEO, the Finance Director will have overall financial responsibility and will be expected to have significant input on broader commercial matters.
The Person
Northamptonshire
Salary to £120,000 plus benefits
The Company
Our client is one of the world’s leading high performance automotive engineering companies. An award-winning company with a rich heritage, they are pioneers of new technology and innovation, including Electric vehicles.
The Role
A member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) and reporting into the CEO, the Finance Director will have overall financial responsibility and will be expected to have significant input on broader commercial matters.
- Leading the design and provision of relevant and insightful financial and operating information and analysis to the SMT in a timely manner, giving a clear overview of business performance and fuelling commercial decision making and strategic planning discussions.
- Keeping a constant and disciplined grip on key financial levers, ensuring they are being fully optimised, and implementing a robust KPI framework to effectively measure key milestones in the Business Plan, with a focus on EBITDA and cash.
- Consistently provide constructive challenge and support to the CEO and SMT, proactively identifying; and potentially taking responsibility for the implementation of operational improvement initiatives.
- Assessing performance against both the budget and long-term strategy, providing financial input into key operational decisions.
- Developing and managing robust financial systems and controls and taking responsibility for risk and finance policies.
- Leading cash and working capital management and managing the treasury requirements of the business to best effect.
- Managing the annual audit process and ensuring rigorous compliance with financial reporting requirements.
- Where necessary, leading communications with, and developing strong, long term banking relationships.
- Leading communications with all external advisors regarding audit, tax, insurance and ensuring compliance with all required reporting to relevant authorities.
The Person
- Chartered Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) - strong academic background.
- Proven experience developing individuals across the finance function.
- Good personal presence and a strong personal leadership style, combined with a confident, entrepreneurial and hard-working approach. The appointed candidate must be technically capable, commercially aware and possess the ability to inspire and influence people at all levels.
- Operating in a SME environment, the Finance Director must be willing to be involved and ‘hands-on’ at every level of the organisation and accomplished at communicating with ‘non-finance’ personnel.
- Communication - writes and presents effectively to different audiences, both internal and external. Shares information accurately and quickly. Ensures that team members are kept up-to- date on matters related to the company needs and issues
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