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CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (CFO)
Location: Halifax About our client
Our client is a UK leading vertically integrated designer, manufacturer and distributor of high-quality bathroom products with a turnover of £100m. As a member of the Executive team, the role of CFO is key in helping to define and implement the business strategy that is focused on delivering long-term profitable growth to drive shareholder value. The role would benefit from experience of driving performance within manufacturing businesses – both in the UK and overseas.
The role includes lead financial responsibility for all the Group, with finance teams reporting in from sites and entities around the UK, in China, and the UAE. The role has day-to-day lead responsibility for managing all the finance activities of the Group and liaising with key stakeholders – both internally and externally (including bankers and auditors). Financial Reporting (including monthly group and entity management accounts, external audit requirements, and bank (covenant) reporting). Cashflow Management & Reporting (including management of the credit control and purchase ledger teams).
# Financial Analysis (including margin performance monitoring, CAPEX business case approval).
# Financial Compliance (including all aspects of financial governance).
# Strong inter-personal skills experienced in building and developing effective teams, leading and inspiring by example, and confidence to engage pro-actively with all areas of the business.
# Experience in working with funding partners (banks) and a track record of raising capital/debt funding would be an asset.
# Experience operating in a SAP-based reporting environment.

The finance team
The role of CFO has two experienced UK (Halifax based) direct reports who manage a team of 15 in the UK and 8 overseas.
Commercial Finance Director leading all overseas entity financial reporting and managing all financial matters relating to UK manufacturing. The role includes leading all commercial/finance matters relating to gross margins, product costings, supporting pricing as well as direct lead in relation to importing regulations and customs. Financial Controller leading all UK entity reporting as well as responsible for group consolidation, compliance, and audit. The Financial Controller leads all the UK team including the credit control and purchase ledger teams and has lead responsibility for all reporting matters. this is subject to experience) plus employer pension contributions of 10%. The package includes participation in the Quarterly Executive Bonus Scheme (subject to achieving budget targets) providing up to 0.The package also includes private medical insurance and 2x Death in Service cover.
If you feel you have the relevant experience, we'd love to hear from you.