Founded in 1866, The Denholm Group is a fifth-generation family business. To ensure the continued strength of the Group, each generation has carefully considered the longer-term view of the future.  That is why today, The Denholm Group has purposefully evolved into four divisions: Shipping, Logistics, Seafoods and Industrial Services. Through this structure, The Denholm Group can manage its risk by having a number of different businesses influenced by various differing factors.

Each division originates from shipping or maritime-related services and has developed and expanded its products and services to meet the ever-evolving market influences and customer requirements. This approach benefits all stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, partners, suppliers and the local communities in which the business works.

Today, The Denholm Group has c.£500m of turnover per year and employs over 1,650 people (excluding Anglo-Eastern employees and crew).

The Denholm Group is creating a Group Finance Systems Manager position as it embarks on implementing a new financial reporting system. The system will ensure a higher level of data and analysis is used to make the best strategic decisions in order for the company to continue to grow.

The Role:

Assuming Direct Responsibility For:

• Product development and implementation roadmaps
• Solution delivery
• Development
• Maintenance
• Change management
• Data quality through system validations and reconciliation procedures

Functional Responsibility For:

• Supporting and managing project teams, as required, for specific items of development
• Supporting Group Finance in their delivery of monthly, quarterly and annual management reporting and bi-annual external statutory reporting through undertaking system readiness tasks and query resolution
• Liaising with support partner: issue resolution, understanding current product capability, road maps, progress of product developments
• Licence usage monitoring
• Managing the external audit of the system and controls

Working With IT to Ensure:

• Solution quality
• Vendor management standards
• Application of optimum change management approaches
• Availability and performance of the solution Group-wide
• Licence requirements and compliance

The Individual:

The successful candidate will be highly experienced in finance systems and people leadership, ideally gained in a similar complex business environment. The individual will come with experience of building and / or developing financial reporting and consolidation systems and may be a professionally trained qualified accountant.

It is essential that candidates display all the required personal characteristics, especially in demonstrating confidence, self-motivation, and an ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels across the business.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Degree educated with a track record of high academic achievement, with a professional accounting qualification preferred, but not essential
• Experienced in building and / or developing financial reporting and consolidation systems
• Experienced in providing professional and platform-based services to a range of end-users
• Understanding of structured software development lifecycle approaches
• Understanding and / or experience in project management, including business process management, stakeholder engagement and change management
• Experienced in engaging, working with and advising senior stakeholders
• Excellent written, verbal and presentational communication skills

Skills:

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and decision-making skills, using a comprehensive approach with strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work independently and develop effective working relationships with employees at all levels and present effectively to stakeholders at a variety of levels
• Have a proven hands-on attitude, be flexible and adaptable
• Collaborative with excellent listening skills who builds rapport quickly and uses a consultative and coaching approach to working with business stakeholders
• Motivated to continually review and deliver improvements to work processes and develop own skills and knowledge
• Intellectual curiosity, bringing valuable insight

Core Competencies:

• Communication; problem solving; commercial awareness; influencing; process and systems awareness; planning and organisation; resilience; teamwork; analytical application; motivation / drive; and customer service

For more information about package and remuneration, please contact Jonathan Donnelly at Rutherford Cross - [email protected].