Head of Commercial Finance

1 week ago

Crewe, Cheshire East, United Kingdom IMS Full time

Company Overview
IMS (Insurance and Mobility Solutions) is a leader in connected car and telematics services. We provide services and analytics to insurers, governments, and enterprises. We are proud to be the developer of the industry-acclaimed; cloud-based "Drive-Sync" connected car platform. From insurers and governments to dealerships and everyday drivers, we're proud to produce technology that makes driving - Safer. Smarter. Greener.

Description


The Head of Corporate Finance leads on all budgeting, forecasting & corporate activities including re-financing and any due diligence on potential acquisition targets.

A strategic thinker with a strong commercial mindset, this role is also responsible for forecasting, modelling, assisting in the delivery of board packs and presentations for external stakeholders, including private equity investors and bank

Specific Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Financial modelling

  • Responsible for forecasting and commercial modelling across the business
  • Own 5year planning and budgeting processes across the wider business
  • Create and manage an integrated, P&L, Balance Sheet & cashflow model that includes debt and functionality to measure forecast performance against bank covenants
  • Commercial input and modelling support for business development / new business tenders

Corporate activities:

  • Lead on all corporate activities
  • Assist the Group Finance Director and wider Executive team to prepare and present the business for external purposes
  • Appraise potential acquisition opportunities and initial due diligence

Reporting & relationships

  • Responsibility for assisting in the delivery of timely, accurate board pack and materials for the Executive team, and other external stakeholders such as investors & bank
  • Key point of contact with the bank providing reassurance of covenant compliance
  • Ongoing analysis and input into Business Development and pricing tenders

Key Internal and External Relationships:

  • Senior Business Managers
  • Finance team (help develop commercial development within Finance)
  • Executive Team
  • External advisors

Knowledge, Skills & Experience
Essential

  • Excellent modelling skills, including full suite of financial statements
  • Advanced excel / MI skills.
  • Ability to model business unit carve out scenarios
  • Ability to pick up existing models and identify the need to improve or rebuild as required
  • Comfortable manipulating occasional large data sets to extract relevant key drivers/MI
  • Experience of producing high quality, investor grade presentations
  • Ability to summarise complex commercial arrangements succinctly & clearly
  • Ability to model impacts of new/changing customer commercials and wider market scenarios, and present accordingly
  • Qualified accountant with 37 years PQE and a record of success in similar roles
  • Clear strategic thinker
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong commercial mindset
  • Passionate to hit deadlines
Desired

  • PE experience or experience working in a leveraged environment
  • Experience of managing a bank relationship, including covenant negotiations

Other Contextual Information/Special Features:

  • Due to the geographical nature of the role, availability outside normal Canadian or UK hours may be required

Why should you join us?
We're an innovative technology leader with plans for growth in the global telematics industry. These are some exciting times- Flexible remote working options

  • Flexible holiday scheme (unlimited vacation) to really make the most of your time and wellbeing
- 'Work From Anywhere' Policy - work almost anywhere in the world for 30 days per year

  • Employee Assistance Program and an enhanced maternity/paternity package
  • We want to see you grow and do great things We're committed to your personal and professional development
  • Funded training opportunities and a dedicated online learning platform
  • Management coaching programs
- _Corporate Gym Membership_
- _Auto

  • Enrolment Pension & _Private Medical Insurance_
- _Cycle to Work and Car Maintenance Salary Sacrifice discounts_
- _Discounted Employee Mobile Phone contract_

  • Kudos Hub a peertopeer recognition system, where you can recognize others using points. These points can be collected and redeemed against a huge catalog of rewards
  • Plus more_

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