Financial Director

Finance Director - £150,000-£190,000 + Benefits Package

What do most commercially minded CFO'/FD's look for in a new role?

• A commercially minded leadership team with a clear, ambitious plan that is based on proven, historic achievements and clear expansion opportunities.
• A reputable business with a strong foothold in their sector and a superb reputation for delivering quality.
• A business that truly puts the wellbeing of their entire team at the core of their decisions.
• A business where the SLT are entirely aligned and ensure that this approach is mirrored throughout the Company.
• A Company that is profitable, has smart offices and wants to take another step forwards.

If this resonates and you want to become a key member of this Senior Leadership Team, this could be the ideal role

This high-growth SME are seeking their new knowledgeable and engaging CFO/Finance Director who will have experience of putting foundations in place for future growth. You will ideally have had experience within a stock and/or logistics business, and have an existing understanding of the relevant challenges within this area.

As the new Chief Finance Officer/Director of Finance, you will play a key part in the next chapter of this story.

With clear leadership, this company have an ethos of creating effective partnerships, and you will work as a strong and strategic partner internally with all areas of the business, both internally and externally.

You will need a very collaborative style and an ability to engage with, and communicate effectively with all stakeholders, demonstrating a high level of emotional intelligence. You will be managing, developing and mentoring a small finance team, and whilst you will be operating as a commercially-minded finance-lead, you will have to have a pragmatic approach, being hands-on where required. You must be equally prepared to 'get into the weeds' in order to help further develop the Finance Team.

There is a culture of constant improvement, and you will be reviewing, identifying and driving the change to increase productivity and ensure robust controls are in place. You will ensure that the finance function is embedded with all material decisions both at the planning and the implementation stage. You will be highly analytical with strong commercial instincts and relevant experience.

Your success will ultimately be defined by the performance of the finance function, the performance of the business, and your ability to build effective relationships with the Leadership team of Directors. You will instinctively understand the perspective of the Leadership team and the board, and you will need to proactively provide the information and insight necessary for decision making.

Whilst collaborative in approach, you will need to understand the necessity of independence of thought and have the strength of character, the moral compass and the nuanced personal skills necessary to challenge when appropriate.

If you have a history of offering insights and tools that drive commercially oriented and independent decision making across previous businesses, this could be the ideal match.

This is merely a 'taster' for this opportunity.

Do you want to know more about the organisation, the duties and the potential?

This process is moving extremely swiftly so if you are interested, please apply ASAP or contact me for a confidential conversation.

We are exceptionally proud to partner with our client, a highly respected, equal opportunities employer.

As BondMoran have been retained on this assignment, all direct or 3rd party CVs will be passed to BM for inclusion in our process.

About You

• A qualified Accountant. ACA, CIMA and ACCA
• Some previous exposure to logistics or a stock-based business would be beneficial
• Excellent Excel and systems skills
• Excellent management skills and a superb communicator
• A pragmatic approach and collaborative style

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