Finance Director

ABPM as experts in financial recruitment have been retained by a fast growing manufcaturing group company currently has a turnover of £10 million and is growing. The expectations are high for the future performance of the business as an innovator of the market. A number of strategic and operational initiatives are afoot and the need to identify a Finance Director is deemed necessary to successfully achieve their ambitions.

Reporting to the CEO and Board your responsibilities include:

To identify, build, implement and maintain effective financial control systems and performance monitoring, analysis and improvement processes which distil insight and drive action to improve financial performance as measured by sales, margin, profit, profitability, cash-flow and return-on-investment.

Act as a proactive and challenging force within the business working with sales and commercial leads to drive the best product and customer margins.

Applications and enquiries are sought from qualified accountants who have operated in privately owned businesses as a Finance Director with a number of years PQE gained in a combination of any of the following engineering, manufacturing or facilities management. We will be seeking a developed proficiency in managing working capital & cash management. Previous experience of developing accounting processes and implementing business systems will be essential and the proven capability of dealing effectively with all levels of personnel. Therefore, good interpersonal skills & evidence of strong leadership and team working skills will need to be evidenced.