Head of Corporate Finance
- Recruiter
- Dartmouth Partners
- Location
- London (Greater)
- Salary
- Up to £85,000 per annum plus bonus and share options
- Posted
- 26 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 23 Jan 2021
- Job Title
- Financial Planning and Analysis
- Category
- Leisure, Mergers and Acquisitions, Travel / Tourism
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Dartmouth Partners have been retained by a high growth leisure and hospitality business headquatered in Manchester to find a Head of Corporate Finance. The company which took Private Equity investment last year has remained profitable despite challenging trading conditions over the past few months. Capitalising on this success they have ambition plans to open a number of new sites around the UK as well as continually develop revenues within their existing portfolio.
To achieve this, a strong commercial leader is required for the business. Reporting to the CFO, the Head of Corporate Finance will be a key liaison between the wider business and investors as well as taking a lead on both analysis and development activity. The company is happy for the employee to be based anywhere nationwide as long as they are able to commute to the head office in Manchester one day per week.
Key Duties:
- Providing senior stakeholders with bespoke commercial analysis and recommendations
- Assessing new opportunities including preparing investment appraisals for existing sites, new sites and M&A opportunities
- Building an efficient forecasting and re-forecasting process (rolling forecast)
- Leading on Cash-flow forecasting and liquidity management
- Developing long term strategic plans in conjunction with the CEO and CFO
- Preparation and presentation of monthly board packs for both executive management and investors
- Assistance with equity and debt Fundraising (full three-statement financial modelling and preparation of due diligence materials)
- Working closely with other functions within the Finance Team, in particular the Group Financial Controller
- Ad-hoc projects and analysis as required, e.g. pricing strategy or margin expansion initiatives
Key Requirements:
- Prior experience from either a multi-site hospitality business, corporate finance or private equity in the leisure sector
- Minimum 3 years post qualification work experience
- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills
- Strong MI and business intelligence reporting skills