Senior Finance Director

3 weeks ago


Swindon, Swindon, United Kingdom Hays Senior Finance Full time

Role Overview

The role of Chief Financial Officer at Hays Senior Finance will be based in Swindon, with occasional requirements to work outside of office hours.

As the CFO, you will lead and develop the finance team, overseeing financial planning, analysis, and reporting. You will partner with the Executive team to support strategic business planning and growth.

Key Responsibilities

  • Integrate financial management and reporting of all acquisitions.
  • Review existing finance systems and processes to identify improvements.
  • Work with the management team to produce robust annual budgets and forecasts.
  • Ensure high-quality management accounts and financial information.
  • Complete year-end company and consolidated financial statements.
  • Oversee audit and lead external auditor engagement.
  • Contribute to strategic business planning and acquisition activities.
  • Review and develop existing finance systems, controls, and processes.
  • Provide commercial support for negotiations and discussions.

Requirements

  • Significant experience in finance leadership positions, ideally within an SME.
  • Experience supporting post-acquisition integration of business systems and processes.
  • Successful finance team leadership.
  • Experience preparing statutory accounts for a Group.
  • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA).

What You'll Get

  • Competitive base salary circa. £95,000.
  • Discretionary annual bonus.

Please note that this role requires commuting to Swindon daily.



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