Finance Director

Found in: Talent UK 2A C2 - 2 weeks ago


London, United Kingdom Miro Forestry and Timber Products Full time

Robert Walters are proud to be partnering with Miro Forestry & Timber Products to hire a Finance Director to join them on their journey to revolutionize their reporting function and modernize their systems to create a best in class finance function.


Miro Forestry & Timber Products is a vertically integrated plywood manufacturing business producing plywood and other timber products from it’s plantations in Ghana and Sierra Leone, West Africa, with a headquarters in London, UK.


This unique Finance Director position will come in and transform reporting and will be responsible for all of the group’s financial and accounting functions. The individual will be required to ensure tight financial controls, effective working capital management and an efficient financial reporting structure.


Key responsibilities for the Finance Director role include:


  • Overseeing the finance and accounting functions of the group, with direct line management of company finance managers.
  • Implementing financial systems and controls.
  • Leading and developing the finance team.
  • Managing the annual budgeting process.
  • Supporting with periodic statutory accounts.
  • Managing and controlling submissions of capital and operational expenditure.
  • Collaborating with the Group CFO to maintain and enhance the internal control system.
  • Ensuring compliance with financial, tax, and reporting regulations of all statutory bodies.
  • Overall cash management.
  • Working with senior management to reduce working capital commitments.


Requirements for the preferred candidate:


  • Qualified accountant (ACA, CA) with at least 5 years of post-qualification experience in both practice and industry (ideally in agriculture or manufacturing).
  • Experience in an industry where working capital management, cost control, and reporting are essential.
  • Proven experience in leading and developing a high-performing finance function, improving processes, controls, and leading systems implementations.
  • Strong experience in group reporting.
  • Experience working with new systems, including BI tools e.g. Tableau.
  • Strong management and people skills to lead, mentor, motivate, and develop a team remotely.
  • Excellent communication skills to effectively partner and influence at senior levels within the business.
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities in a fast-moving environment.
  • Experience working in developing countries.


Please note that the preferred candidate is expected to be located in London, South Africa, or West Africa, and regular travel to Miro's Africa operations and London headquarters will be required.


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