Finance Director
- Recruiter
- Equity FD.
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £120k
- Posted
- 01 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 08 Dec 2020
- Ref
- RDCOTE
- Job Title
- Finance Director
- Category
- Retail / Wholesale
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Our client is a rapidly growing retail business and they are now looking to recruit a Finance Director to partner the CEO as they embark on the next stage of the company’s growth plan. Leading a finance team of 5 the FD will also have broader operational responsibilities and the successful candidate with be seeking a high profile role managing key stakeholder relationships. Importantly the new FD will need to be comfortable working in the detail ensuring the finance function has robust systems and controls whilst also operating as a key strategic partner.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Finance and management reporting function, supporting the Board through the preparation of budgets and financial reports and providing advice and guidance on financial strategy.
- Manage systems and procedures to ensure the efficient and effective management of the company’s finances, including the financial control framework.
- Supporting and partnering with the CEO to deliver the Company strategy.
- Financial leadership of the fund raising initiatives.
- Management of external audit and banking relationships.
- Ensure that accounting policies comply with relevant accounting standards and that company policies are followed.
- Company Secretariat, tax returns and reports for Government regulatory agencies
Requirements
- A qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent).
- Experience of the retail and/or wholesale, online industry helpful but not essential.
- Experience of managing a small team.
- A strong and up to date working knowledge of IT systems and process management.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to work closely and communicate with both financial and non-financial people.
- Ability to deliver fast ‘helicopter view’ commercial financial analysis as well as bottom up detailed modelling.
- A change manager who thrives in fast paced environments.
Personal Attributes
- Cool head on calm shoulders.
- Process and data rational.
- Proactive and creative.
- Supportive manager with previous track record of building stable, effective teams.
- Constructively challenge current ways of thinking.
- Completer / finisher.
- Strong work ethic – capable of both hands-on and strategic input.
- Inspire confidence and lead by example
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