Description
Our client is one of Scotland’s most significant success stories of the last five years. With substantial growth already achieved organically and via acquisition, the business continues to generate impressive results and has hugely ambitious plans for the future.
The Finance Director is a newly created role providing direct support to the Managing Director and Group Finance Director. As the business continues to grow and diversify so too does the need to continuously improve and have robust and effective management reporting, systems and processes in place to run efficiently and effectively. The role is responsible for several business divisions which account for the majority of Group turnover and it is envisaged that these will grow significantly over the next 3-4 years.
The organisation represents an excellent opportunity for a motivated and proven finance leader who wants to work in a high growth business environment. In addition, the business will provide a firm career platform with good opportunity for personal and professional development as well as the mandate to shape and define how the finance function evolves.
The Individual
The Finance Director position requires a professionally qualified accountant who possesses excellent technical accounting skills, strong systems knowledge and previous management experience. It is likely that the individual has trained in a professional services firm, but has also operated within commercial organisations, ideally high growth business environments.
It is critical that the Finance Director can effectively support the Managing Director, while consistently meeting the needs of key stakeholders both within and external to the business. Undoubtedly, this is a key appointment and the successful individual will play a key role in shaping the organisation over time, along with being a potential successor to the Group Finance Director.
A summary of the key candidate requirements are as follows:
- High calibre graduate with a good track record of academic achievement
- Fully qualified accountant with appropriate post-qualification experience
- Excellent technical knowledge of statutory accounting, taxation and compliance
- Experience of implementing robust financial controls, processes and procedures
- Strong commercial understanding, especially in relation to maximising new business opportunities
- Ability to develop high quality management information to support decision making
- Excellent staff management and development skills
- Knowledge of investment analysis and financial modelling would be advantageous
- System implementation and development experience is desirable
- Good IT skills, especially in relation to Microsoft applications and Excel in particular
- Self-starter, willing to be involved in the detail, whilst having sufficient gravitas to support and challenge key stakeholders as required
- Confident communicator at every level, with strong inter-personal and influencing skills
- Self-motivated, organised and capable of developing in the current role over time
- Committed individual, displaying drive, ambition, and professionalism
- Flexible to travel to other subsidiary sites as required
The Role
The Finance Director will take responsibility for the delivery of accurate and high-quality management information while organising and contributing to the leadership of the finance function.
The main duties and responsibilities will involve:
- Review and development of controls, processes and procedures, ensuring a robust environment as the business continues to grow
- Developing business cases and financial models to secure capital expenditure approval
- Analysis of new business opportunities, including commercial bids and contract reviews
- Investment analysis and scenario planning of risks, potential returns, etc.
- Leading business forecasting to support, short, medium and long-term business planning in collaboration with all key stakeholders
- Ensuring working capital requirements are met across the business
- Review and analysis of performance including budgeting, cashflow forecasts, cost control and KPI monitoring
- Supporting any accounting system implementations and upgrades
- Supervision and mitigation of business risks
- Supervision and development of the accounts team, including responsibility for future recruitment and evolving the finance structure to meet business needs
- Playing key role in the integration of any future acquisitions
What’s on Offer
In addition to a base salary and car allowance approaching £100k, there are a series of management benefits including a bonus scheme and long-term incentive plan that can take the overall package to the region of £150k per annum.
What to do Next
For a full Position Profile or to register your interest, please contact our retained search partner Mark Lewis on [email protected].
Please note that any third party or direct applications will be sent to Rutherford Cross for review and assessment.