Group Finance Director

Group Finance Director

Senior leadership role

Large scale, premium brand, multi-site automotive distributor    

A superb opportunity has arisen for an experienced, highly accomplished finance leader to make a significant contribution to the growth, development and strategic direction of this long standing and highly respected Group. Our client is one of the UK’s foremost automotive distributors, an ambitious and highly successful £300m subsidiary of a wider Group, supplying premium quality vehicles, aftersales and parts services through a multi-site network across Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Their business proposition is most compelling – an enviable reputation for the supply of top brand products, great people, excellent customer service and a real passion for further success. With future growth on the agenda, they wish to strengthen their Board team with the appointment of a first-class Group Finance Director, who will take the finance function to the next level.

Reporting to and working closely with the Managing Director, and a key member of the Senior Management Team, your remit will include:-

• Leadership and development of the finance team, delivering outstanding commercial financial control, compliance, planning and reporting
• Working collaboratively with the MD across the business to deliver enhanced profitability and growth
• Provide insightful financial information, analysis and guidance to the Board and management colleagues enabling achievement of strategic and operational objectives
• Monitor financial performance across the business, producing and managing KPI’s for all departments
• Lead annual business planning and budgeting cycle with strong commercial vision
• Review current practices, implementing an on-going change programme, which develops and improves financial systems and processes
• Oversee and deliver an outstanding level of statutory and regulatory financial reporting
• Uphold and enhance the reputation of the business at every opportunity

We are looking for a first class, high integrity finance professional - a commercially focused, qualified accountant - used to operating at Board level and with significant experience in leading and developing a finance function in an automotive or associated setting. Candidates from the motor trade, car, truck, van, commercial vehicle arena or related sectors would be of specific interest. You will be used to operating in a multi-site automotive/motor trade environment, where sales, aftersales and parts are all features of revenue and margin generation. “Hands on”, proactive and engaging in style, an effective communicator and relationship builder, you will possess the presence, confidence and initiative to play a major part in the future growth and profitability of this progressive Group.

This is a key appointment being made at an exciting time for this ambitious business. Along with an exceptional remuneration package, it is anticipated the successful candidate will have plenty of career development opportunity in this forward-thinking Group.