Head of Finance

2 months ago


Burnley, United Kingdom VEKA AG Full time

**Head of Finance**:
On-site

**The role**:

- We're in search of a Head of Finance to lead strategic initiatives and drive excellence.
Ready to make a lasting impact?
As a vital member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Head of Finance holds responsibility for ensuring the precision of financial reporting and overseeing the organisation’s financial affairs.

**What you'll do**:

- Oversee all financial reporting, ensuring timely compliance with deadlines, including monthly financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and all statutory reporting requirements.
- Presenting financial results, insights, and market changes to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the board, while offering strategic financial recommendations to the SLT.
- Play a key role in developing and attaining the strategy at both the business and departmental level.
- Manage the External Auditor relationship and ensure the organisation is compliant with accounting standards.
- Oversee the taxation affairs of the organisation and liaise with the external tax firm for advice.
- Supervise and direct the company's cash flow, ensuring it has the appropriate treasury controls.
- Oversee hedging activities and manage foreign currencies.
- Supervise the company's banking and borrowing arrangements.
- Manage relationships with our Parent company and other stakeholders including HMRC, lawyers and insurance brokers.
- Perform investment appraisals and analysis.
- Directly manage the Finance Team, overseeing their activities and ensuring their training and development.
- Support commercial decision-making from margin analysis and pricing analysis.
- Manage and track budget and accounting information including billing, collections, and tax information.
- Oversee the company’s financial systems including developing and improving systems and controls where possible.
- Conduct Risk Management analyses to ensure the business has a solid risk framework in place.
- Deputise for the Finance Director at Board Meetings.

**What you'll need**:

- A professional accounting qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA).
- Proven experience in a senior finance role, preferably within a large manufacturing business.
- Experience of managing large teams (7+ direct reports)
- Excellent leadership and communication skills
- Good presentation skills
- Strategic thinking

**What you'll get**:

- Competitive basic salary
- Private healthcare
- Enhanced pension
- Bonus
- Car allowance
- Death in service, 4 x basic salary
- Discounted gym membership

**What we do**
VEKA has been leading the global development of PVCu window systems for over 50 years, through design, innovation and customer focus. With factories in over 40 countries across Europe, Asia and America, VEKA is the world’s largest manufacturer of extruded PVCu products.

**How we ACT**
We have four fundamental values which are at the heart of everything we do. These are not just words, but the very essence of what we do and why we do it. These values - **Appreciation**, **Courage & Ambition**,** Commitment**, **Trust & Responsibility** - sit at the very core of everything we do, remaining ever-present in each facet of our organisation.
- VEKA embraces diversity and inclusion, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds. Join us in cultivating a workplace that celebrates individuality and promotes collaboration._

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