Job Description:
As a key member of the Equity Finance Partners team, we are seeking a seasoned Strategic Finance Lead to drive our finance function forward. Reporting to the CEO, you will be responsible for providing commercial support and challenge to the leadership team, ensuring the finance function is best in class and fully compliant.
Key Responsibilities:
* Board and management reporting, analysis and presentation of results to the leadership team.
* Provide commercial and strategic support and decision making across all business services, looking at new areas of growth.
* Partnering the CEO and the leaders of key functions including Operations, Marketing and HR to support the growth and provide challenge and support where necessary.
* Managing and developing the day-to-day finance function.
* Ensure the finance reporting is best in class, fully compliant and provides meaningful commentary for senior leadership.
* Look to further develop the KPI reporting and produce comprehensive financial analysis, identifying trends, opportunities, and risks to drive informed business decisions.
* Supporting acquisitions and integrations.
* Overall responsibility for statutory reporting and tax compliance.
* Ensuring strong governance, control and processes, looking to minimise risk.
* Ensuring the finance function meets the Group and investor reporting requirements.
* Leading and managing the budgeting and forecasting process.
* Oversight of the accounts payable and accounts receivable, ensuring robust cash control and risk management.
Requirements:
* You will be a fully qualified accountant, with excellent leadership and commercial skills.
* Experience of working with a growth organisation, ideally with exposure to M&A.
* Experience within people-centric businesses would be advantageous.
* Ability to build a 'first in class' finance function – developing the team.
* Track record of partnering and supporting key stakeholders.
* Hands on, roll your sleeves up approach.
* Inquisitive and track record of problem solving, identifying and delivering tangible improvements.
* Confident and clear communicator, with the gravitas and credibility to work with senior stakeholders and provide challenge and support.