Finance Director
- Recruiter
- Robert Half Limited
- Location
- England, Greater Manchester, Manchester
- Salary
- £60000 - £65000 per annum
- Posted
- 11 Jan 2017
- Closes
- 18 Jan 2017
- Ref
- 465915-UKen
- Contact
- Brian Wilson
- Job Title
- Finance Director
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Director
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Location: Central Manchester
Contract: Full-Time, Permanent
Salary: £55,000 - £65,000
The Company
Our client is one of the UK's most dynamic Brand houses. Since its inception, they have grown to become an international fashion empire, with a multi-million pound turnover and employing over 150 people. Their exciting and diverse brand portfolio targets every age group and market sector, they have dedicated design teams for each of these individual brands, to ensure an unrivalled understanding of each consumer market. .
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Finance Director to undertake all aspects of financial management, regulatory and financial reporting, budget and forecasts preparation, as well as development of internal control policies and procedures.
AS FINANCE DIRECTOR YOUR Responsibilities WILL INCLUDE (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):
- Improve management information and systems, particularly relating to costing and profitability via the use of financial software.
- Coordinate and direct the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts, statements and report variances.
- Support month-end and year-end close process.
- Business planning: Plan, co-ordinate and produce budget; roll out budget, detail, explanations; monthly forecast update; profit & loss, cash flow, balance sheet.
- Management information: Management accounts with commentary; accuracy, timeliness and company-wide presentation; Group reporting.
- Financial control: Written accounting procedures and review; ensure proper authorisation of all expenditure/ costs; payroll control; compliance tax legislation, etc.
- Profit management: Continue programme of margin optimisation; promote financial awareness and literacy; cost control, promote efficiency, ensure budget/ forecast profit achieved; media contracts, production suppliers.
- Cash management: Enhance cash flow, cash forecasting, achieve budget/ forecast, debtor control and policy bank accounts control.
- Company secretarial: Filing returns, minutes, statutory accounts.
- Commercial deals: Review all commercials for profitability and advise on commercials for all future deals.
- Personnel: Build the finance team.
The right finance director will have:
- 3+ years of overall combined accounting and finance experience
- Advanced degree in Accounting
- Excellent commercial knowledge
- Good communication
- Analytical skills as well as problem solving skills Thorough knowledge of accounting
- Past experience in a SME
- Proven experience building teams and finance functions.
If you would like to discuss this role further then please do not hesitate to contact me.
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.