Temporary Finance Director

4 weeks ago


Brighton East Sussex, United Kingdom Sampl Technologies Full time

Full time, permanent. Monday - Friday 8.3 days a week in Brighton office)
We partner with leading brands from Cadbury to Clarins to Estee Lauder to engage their audiences through digital media to create highly targeted product sampling campaigns in Europe, the US and APAC.
Our end-to-end product sampling solutions drive loyalty and engagement whilst helping brands acquire rich first party data and product reviews.
As Finance Director you will be experienced in preparing and maintaining budgets and management accounts and be responsible for all financial operations. As Finance Director you will report to the board of directors. Sampl is a fast-paced, agile business and requires a highly motivated and career focussed individual who is able to succeed in their core role whilst managing multiple business critical projects.
This role will suit a Finance Director looking for a broader operational/strategic role that is excited by the opportunity and challenges afforded by joining a high growth business as it scales rapidly across multiple territories. The dynamics of the role and the organisation will provide a great opportunity to help grow a business, upscale its support infrastructure with significant Operational and Strategic input. You will be required to run all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Finance function. This will cover everything from banking, payroll, AP, AR, accounts preparation and business partnering. In addition, improving financial controls, processes, driving automation and systems to enable effectiveness and efficiency will be hugely important.
Understanding the key metrics of the business and driving improvement on financial KPIs
Owning production of the monthly management pack, highlighting areas of note with recommendations on steps to take to improve performance
Preparing and presenting financial information to potential fundraisers, including investor decks, budgets and other financial reports
Proactively monitoring the business performance and prioritising actions to improve financial KPI's, working effectively with other departments to drive improvements
Business forecasting & budgeting taking into account new hires, expansion plans and impact on cash flow at different performance levels
Driving the strategic planning and performance of the business by the provision of effective analysis, modelling and advice
Deliver the annual cash flow plan and deal with all cash related matters (bank, currency hedging)
Driving process improvement with increased automation of financial reporting to free up time for value-add tasks
Proactive, flexible outlook and being prepared to get involved in every part of the function.
Highly analytical and experienced at data manipulation, suiting a Qualified ACCA, ACA, CIMA accountant with a background in technology businesses and / or the agency world
Experience trading in multiple currencies, managing the associated risks and simplifying reporting and (gross) profit recognition
Expertise in Salesforce, Xero and Google Business Suite, including the ability to present financial data in easy to interpret formats
Strong people management skills with experience of managing teams and resources involved in the finance/accounting function
Hybrid working set-up
Auto-enrollment in the company-wide benefits scheme including EMI share options
Private Medical Insurance & comprehensive well-being support package
Generous holiday entitlement, including two weeks off at the end of the year
Regular work social events and team incentives.
A bright, modern office in the heart of Brighton
Negotiable (dependant on experience) + bonus, share options and benefits


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