Job Description

• Build and manage relationships with both the leadership team and wider business, providing finance and commercial insight to help develop the business
• Build a deep understanding of the business model - including products, sales channels, customers, pricing, competitors, cost of customer acquisition, renewal rates, profitability
• Work with the business to help them develop their understanding of company finances and impact of decision making
• Utilise data from multiple sources to provide a holistic view of business performance.
• Overall responsibility of P&L, Cashflow and Balance Sheet for both actuals and forecasting perspective
• Review and oversee the preparation of monthly management accounts, ensuring adherence to reporting timetables
• Production of a monthly local Board report to present to SMT and Group
• Sign off of monthly reconciliations of balance sheet and control accounts
• Responsibility for regular forecasting and input into Group budgeting / forecasting processes (at least twice a year)
• Liaising with various stakeholders both within finance and the wider business
• Manage, lead and develop the Finance Assistant/Office Manager
• Lead the local team in the management of transactional finance

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Qualified Accountant CIMA/ACCA/ACA • Demonstratable commercial finance experience with a proven track record of successfully changing the way the business works • Ability to use insights and data to grow the business and predict and assess opportunities and challenges • Strong attention to detail but also able to think strategically • Strong leadership skills • Excellent interpersonal, communication, stakeholder management and presentation skills • Strong Excel and modelling skills • Comfortable working in a matrix management environment with dual reporting lines