Finance Director Designate
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Job Description
Job Description
Job title: Finance Director Designate
Package: 70k plus healthcare life insurance pension and shares/dividends
Location: Devizes
Reporting to: Chairman
Job type: Full Time
Our Client
Our client is a wellestablished B2B group based in Wiltshire.
They are looking to recruit a Finance Director Designate who will take over from the existing Finance Director by the end of 2025.
Finance Director Designate The Role
As Finance Director Designate you will play a key role in the business driving process and reporting improvement ensuring regulatory compliance and providing sound financial advice to the Board.
You will be required to get into the detail whilst also being a confident communicator when presenting financial data.
Key responsibilities include:
- Contributing tostrategy at aleadershiplevel within theorganisation;
- Overseeing the finances of the business including production and analysis of monthly results and responsibility for VAT tax payroll treasury foreign exchange cash management insurances etc;
- Ability to provide sound financial and commercial management including budgeting forecasting and cash flow management;
- Coordinate the preparation ofaccurateand timelyfinancialreportsand develop systems and processes to improve reporting requirements;
- Carry out financial planning and analysis to support strategic and operational decision making;
- Model and forecast the strategic plans of the companies and communicate possible outcomesto the Directors. Formulate plans and risk analysis to help in its growth;
- Prepare and present financial reports to the key stakeholders;
- Establish a high level of credibility and manage strong working relationships withkey stakeholders includinginvestors external accountants and HMRC;
- Lead and mentor the finance team including developing and training staff;
- Oversee tax planning and compliance;
- Ensure all statutory financial and company secretarial compliance requirements are met;
- Manage and oversee HR including employment contracts pension scheme payrolls and benefits;
- Other administrative duties.
The Successful Applicant
As Finance Director Designate you will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) who has experience of working in SMEs.
Ideally you will demonstrate:
- Strong commercial and analytical skills and be comfortable putting forward business development ideas backed by such analysis;
- A diligent proactive and handson problem solving attitude prepared to be into the detail of the accounts as well as assisting with strategic planning;
- Experience of working with imported goods and foreign currency desirable;
- Experience of developing systems to improve reporting requirements;
- Exceptional analytical presentation and Excel skills;
- Excellent communication skillsandtheability to build relationships with key stakeholders both internal and external to theorganisation;
- Strong commercial acumen;
- A pragmatic and selfmotivated mindset.
Please note that due to the volume of applicants we have for these types of roles we will be unable to progress your application unless you include a cover letter addressing the requirements above and answering the following questions in your application.
- Are you a qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA)
- Have you acted as a number one in a finance department of an SME
- Do you have import experience
- Do you have foreign currency experience
- Have you produced robust financial models
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
