Ref - Financial Controller/Finance Director – Ref 2179

Financial Controller/Finance Director

ACMA CGMA qualified and commercially minded senior finance professional with 23 years’ experience gained across a breadth of sectors and organisations ranging from food manufacturing, retail, and ecommerce through to the charity space. Having held senior finance management and leadership roles and having been involved in a range of financial and operational challenges, has demonstrated they can add value with both their finance knowledge and commercial acumen. Has participated in strategy and decision-making within organisations, working closely with Group Executive Teams. An emotionally intelligent individual, who strives to nurture and support teams and colleagues: leading to positive working environments and excellent collaborative relationships with peers and the wider organisation. Driven to achieve the best possible results and having a focussed, enthusiastic, initiative-taking nature. A respected and approachable leader who has a methodical approach to challenges presented.
  • Managed, led, and nurtured a large team of accountants, whose purpose is to Business Partner numerous subsidiary operational companies.
  • Responsible for the review, challenge, and oversight of several sets of Management accounts, providing insightful commentary to aid decision making.
  • Valued and trusted member of the Senior Leadership teams, responsible for delivering and creating the strategy and business plans.
  • Business Partnering and collaboration with Managing Directors of operational companies, ensuring efficient delivery of all central services functions.
  • Attendance of operational SMT and Board meetings as senior Finance representative, delivering presentations and leading on key financial matters arising
  • Driver of increased communications across the organisation to Values and Visions are integrated and upheld.
  • Business Partnering with SLT to lead and achieve significant cost efficiencies across the organisation.
  • line management of the payroll department, responsible for delivering monthly salary payments

 

  • Design and implementation of a financial framework for the Group, UK and overseas, including delivering in-house management accounts, and integrating budgeting and forecasting principles and processes across the organisation
  • Review of the current ERP package and facilitation of the implementation of a new fully integrated ERP package to futureproof the organisation
  • Preparation of a plan to create a culture of collaboration, working towards one common goal, with inclusivity and trust as key principles
  • Creation of medium- and long-term strategy alongside business critical succession planning
  • Successful implementation of core business framework to ensure business transparency and sustainability

 

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