Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- Equity FC
- Location
- South West England
- Salary
- £80-100k + bonus + bens
- Posted
- 12 Jul 2019
- Closes
- 19 Jul 2019
- Ref
- JOBS1
- Job Title
- Head of Finance
- Category
- Leisure, Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is an exciting awarding winning multi-site business, backed by Private Equity and with an acquisitive agenda. They have an exceptional management team and are looking to add a Head of Finance in their most acquisitive division. This role reports directly into the Group CFO but is crucially a partnering role to the Divisional MD.
They now have in place a talented board and an energetic high calibre commercial Head of Finance is sought to support growth. Reporting to the Group CFO you will take a key role in acquisitions and drive operational performance, working closely with the Group CFO and Group CEO. Exceptional commercial acumen and partnering skills are key.
Key responsibilities:
- Business partnering with Divisional MD to drive operational performance
- Key support in M&A activity
- Full responsibility and accountability to the group CFO including provision of forecasts and budgets and contribution to long term strategic planning with the SMT
- Implementation of systems and procedures that support relevant and timely reporting of KPIs which highlight operational performance and variances, supported by a management accountant
- Management and development of the divisional finance team
- Responsibility for the monthly management P&L and return on capex projects
- Oversight of weekly sales analysis across the division and on a per site basis including revenue and labour margins and weekly KPIs
- Exciting opportunity to travel around the division
Key requirements for the role:
- You will be a graduate, qualified accountant with a broad financial and commercial
background including exposure to M&A
- Ideally you will have worked in large or scaling organisations or in divisional operation with
oversight and ownership across a business
- You will be dynamic driven but still hands on with a real interest in creating best in class finance support
- You will possess good team skills, both developing the finance function itself but also have an ability to interact effectively outside finance, supporting Divisional Management and the Board
- You will have a strong desire to be part of a strategic growth plan and will be driven by a real interest in creating value in private equity backed business
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