Head of Finance
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Work closely with the International Business Development Director and their team to produce robust financial appraisals of new businesses opportunities.
- Present financial appraisals to senior management, including the CEO and CFO, ensuring all assumptions are communicated clearly, and all risks and opportunities are understood.
- Undertake the necessary due diligence in new markets, ensuring all functional Directors are bought into the numbers and are taking ownership for their respective areas.
- Lead on governance & sign off for business cases
- Support the implementation of new businesses and reviewing of performance versus the original business case (PCRs).
- Provide analytical support/insights to the Commercial Director and their team, helping to identify trends and understand the underlying trading performance vs current plan and prior year comparatives.
- Create appropriate challenge on Commercial initiatives and performance in order to optimize the P&L.
- Assist in identifying profit initiatives and tracking the benefits through the P&L.
- Control the Supplier Income process end to end, ensuring governance on recognition and communication of performance against target.
- Management of two fully qualified professional accountants.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified accountant with a minimum of 5 years PQE or equivalent – ICAEW, CIMA or ACCA
- A minimum of 5 years relevant experience in a fast-paced organization
- Strong Commercial acumen
- The ability to work with and influence senior stakeholders
- Strong communication skills & gravitas
- Self-starter, capable of planning and prioritizing a broad and extensive range of activities
- Keen eye for detail and accuracy, ensuring financial data is summarized in a logical way and targeted to the relevant audience
- Calm, considered and proactive
- Ability to structure & organize work to deliver to tight deadlines and priorities conflicting demands
- Strong Excel skills (Pivot Tables, V-Look ups as a minimum)
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