Interim Finance Director

3 weeks ago


Witham, United Kingdom Pursuit Resources Group Full time

**Interim Finance Director**

**Witham**

**Purpose of Role**:
As part of the senior management team reporting to the Managing Director with overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of company strategy, analysis of results and implementation of recommendations.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Leadership and development the Finance, IT and HR teams
- Manage the budgeting and forecasting process
- Overall cash management including foreign exchange on an on-going basis and ultimate responsibility for cash management policies and utilisation of the companies ABL facilities
- Overall control of all financial transactions and accountancy matters
- Ensure the company's financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth
- Oversee the management and development of in-house computer systems, current core operating system is SAP B1
- Proactively improve controls and processes
- Work alongside our external financial advisers in managing the external audit
- Work alongside our external financial advisers in managing relations with the banks and other stakeholders
- Preparation of monthly management accounts and investigation of variances, ensuring the correctness of accruals/provisions
- Responsibility for all Treasury matters
- Act as a key business partner across the Senior Management Team, providing sound financial advice
- Evaluation and monitoring of capital expenditure
- Overall responsibility for VAT and PAYE
- Insurance and risk management
- Company secretarial matters
- Ensuring that regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met
- Support the MD in tracking performance against key financial metrics
- Deputising for the MD in his absence

**About You**

**Education & Qualifications**:

- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- At least 5 years' experience working at a senior management level, ideally in an SME which has undergone short term business growth

**Skills & Abilities**:

- Experienced manager
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills
- Commercially astute
- Technical skills
- Able to work under own initiative
- Able to work under pressure and to tight timescales when required
- Confident and highly motivated
- Highly numerate with strong reporting and analysis capabilities



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