Head of Finance - PE Backed Business - Leeds
- Recruiter
- Brewster Partners
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £70000 - £80000 per annum + + Bonus
- Posted
- 16 Oct 2020
- Closes
- 23 Oct 2020
- Ref
- 109222
- Contact
- Richard Chamberlain
- Job Title
- Head of Finance
- Category
- Manufacturing / Engineering
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
THE COMPANY
As one of the stand out employers in the Leeds region, this successful, private equity backed business with a +£100m turnover are searching for a Head of Finance.
This excellent opportunity will work closely with the Group CFO and be a highly visible and influential leader across many facets of the business.
Key deliverables will be to lead a high performing finance team and ensure a robust controls environment is maintained, however the value they will bring will extend way beyond the finance function.
THE JOB
The main responsibilities of this role will include:
- Management of a talented finance department
- Preparation of product margin analysis reports to the board and investors
- Manage 3rd party banking relationships, including managing the business' financing arrangements
- Ownership of the annual statutory financial statement preparation under IFRS
- Play a lead role in potential M&A activity including Due Diligence
- Adhering to robust working capital management processes, and managing key stakeholder relationships outside of finance to closely monitor cash position
- Acting as one of the key stakeholders for technical accounting matters
- Management of Investor Relations procedures
There is a genuine progression potential within this role, so a high ambitious candidate would be presented with opportunities to develop and become a Finance Director of the future.
THE CANDIDATE
A highly experienced candidate is required for this role and the successful individual must meet the below criteria:
- Qualified Accountant (ideally Top 10 ACA Qualified) with significant post-qualified experience
- Must have strong management experience within a large scale business environment
- Able to operate within a fast paced culture where high standards are the norm
- Must be able to present and articulate high level financial information to board and investor level
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