Michael Page Finance

Senior Finance Manager

Harlow

£65,000 Per Annum

  • Commercially focussed role
  • Working for a growing SME

About Our Client

Our client is a leading UK logistics retail solutions provider operating across digital fulfilment and retail logistics including a fleet of over 300 vehicles. This entrepreneurial fast growth SME prides itself on a unique offering to its customers and is unrivalled in agility and capability.

Job Description

  • Promote a seamless interface between operations and finance to ensure effective cost control and maximisation of profit whilst protecting customer value add
  • Support Operational Directors and Senior Ops Directors as required
  • Promote effective company standards to a minimum standard
  • Promote continuous improvement of company standards to a add value to both customer and the business
  • Mentor operational and finance team members to enhance operational and finance performance and understanding
  • Support new start-up contracts and sites as necessary
  • Support new FM's as necessary
  • Support business development activity
  • Maintain control and authorisation mechanisms to ensure compliance to internal and external audit
  • Ensure all internal and customer reporting deadlines are met as agreed

The Successful Applicant

  • We are looking for a commercially focussed Finance Manager with a proven track record in a similar finance leadership role, ideally with experience of warehouse operations or manufacturing.
  • You will be comfortable supervising site Finance Managers and promote continuous improvements offering best in class finance support to the business.
  • You will be hands on but also have the ability to support Directors and business partner operations teams, offering your strategic and commercial acumen. The right candidate will be able to adjust to changing circumstances or demands of the business, an agile thinker who can be reactive and deal with high levels of pressure, making critical decisions and support ad hoc information requirements & project initiatives to ensure operational effectiveness. A strong team player, you will be comfortable working with people at all levels both strategic and operationally.
  • Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills are essential. You will be a self-starter, proactive and have a good attention to detail showing logical decision making. The role would suit a dynamic, resilient candidate who can influence others and lead from the front. You will be required to travel to regional sites across Bucks/Herts/North London on a fairly regular basis.

What's on Offer

£60,000 - £70,000 + bens
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.