Finance Director
Permanent
Job Description
- Provide timely, accurate and reliable information to management, Finance and business unit management teams on an ongoing basis to support decision-making, develop strategy, and analyze risk and opportunities.
- Operate as the responsible officer for all (financial) statutory reporting obligations (specifically statutory accounts and tax).
- Overall control of the entity’s accounting function, with regular reporting to the UK’s Executive and CFO.
- Proactively manage the legacy UK finance team and work to support business units.
- Developing company’s FP&A capability and business partnering model.
- Formulating business unit financial targets and budgets in accordance with the strategy determined by the UK Exec Team.
- Contribute to the achievement of the company objectives by providing advice and guidance on financial strategy, risks and governance.
- Overall control of all financial transactions and related controls assurance framework.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Qualified Chartered Accountant, at least 5 years qualified experience
- Experience of working at FD level, ideally for medium sized enterprises (500 staff).
- Evidence of managerial experience in supporting operations and new business activities.
- Senior level experience of managing financial operations, preferably outsourced contracts (private health sector experience helpful.)
- Senior-level experience of corporate governance.
- Must be able to clearly articulate to financial and non-financial leaders and staff.
- Demonstrate commercial awareness and be able to work.
- Demonstrable ability to develop and mentor staff.
- Well-developed emotional intelligence.
- Credible and effective leadership qualities.
- Strives for excellence.
- Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
- Ability to be flexible in personal style and about changing methods and technologies to respond to the organization’s needs.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines where there are competing demands.
- The highest level of interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work as a collaborative team member with integrity and credibility are essential.
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