Head of Business Finance
4 weeks ago
COMPANY OVERVIEW
Designer Parfums is a fast-growing, dynamic global fragrance company in the perfume & cosmetics industry, with a UK base in London and international ambition, with active business in around 80 markets.
We are a family-owned business, and we are proud to create, develop, and distribute brands from a fantastic portfolio of heritage classics to celebrity trend-led & lifestyle fragrances. We are brand owners and licensees for GHOST, JENNIFER LOPEZ, HAWAIIAN TROPIC, CERRUTI, Playboy, and JEAN LOUIS SCHERRER and are proud to be distributors for ARIANA GRANDE, GUY LAROCHE, PALOMA PICASSO, AIGNER & GANT.
Our employees make our business special. With strong family values, we believe that Designer Parfums is a more prosperous and fun place to work where people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being Ambitious, Agile, and Approachable in order to achieve our business goals.
JOB PURPOSE
We are seeking a dynamic Head of Business Finance to join our team. The Head of Business Finance plays a crucial role in driving financial performance and supporting the company's business objectives through effective financial management and strategic decision-making.
The role is to oversee and manage the financial aspects of the company's business activities. This involves driving data organisation & systems to be fit for purpose, strategic planning, financial analysis, and decision-making to drive profitability and support business growth.
This role is part of the Senior Management team, reporting to Designer Parfum’s COO.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Ensure a data organisation to support business decision making, enhancing systems, analytics and establishing dashboards to drive a culture of data centric decision making.
Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A): Developing and overseeing financial plans, budgets, and forecasts for all brands, markets & operations. This involves analysing financial data to provide insights into the performance of different business activities.
Commercial Strategy Development: Working closely with the business teams to develop strategies that maximise revenue and profitability. This involves pricing strategies, product profitability analysis, and evaluating new business opportunities.
Financial Analytics & Reporting: Ensuring accurate and timely financial analytics & reporting. This includes preparing financial statements, variance analysis, and presenting financial performance to senior management and stakeholders. Aligning & coordinating with the Financial Accounts department on metrics & measurements.
Business Partnering: Acting as a financial advisor and business partner to the company’s COO and stakeholders and providing insights and recommendations to support decision-making. This involves collaborating with Brands, Sales & Marketing, Operations and Financial Accounts teams to align financial goals with overall business objectives.
Risk Management: Identifying and managing financial risks associated with commercial activities and implementing strategies to mitigate these risks.
Performance Measurement: Establishing key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure the effectiveness of business activities. This involves tracking sales measurements, profits & stock performance, and other relevant metrics to evaluate the success of commercial strategies.
Financial Forecast Modelling: Responsible for establishing key financial models in the assessment of new opportunities (new markets, new brands).
System & Processes improvement: working together with business stakeholders, the IT department, and Financial Accounts, drive systems analytics to be fit for business purpose, helping design automatized analytics dashboards, and reviewing data inputting and extraction processes when required.
REQUIREMENTS
• Problem-solving positive attitude
• Qualified accountant (CIMA preferred).
• Sector experience preferred
• Excellent people skills. Experience managing a small finance team
• Credible communicator
• Experience within a growth environment
• Highly driven individual with a hands-on mentality.
-
Head of Business Finance
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom DESIGNER PARFUMS Full timeCOMPANY OVERVIEWBelow covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.Designer Parfums is a fast-growing, dynamic global fragrance company in the perfume & cosmetics industry, with a UK base in London and international ambition, with active business in around 80 markets. We are a...
-
Head of Finance
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Butler Rose Ltd Full timeHead of FinanceOnsite (with potential for 1 day home working)Competitive salary & benefits packageLocation: outside HertfordWe are delighted to be partnered with a leading service provider and growing business based in East Hertfordshire who are looking to secure a new Head of Finance for their team. A thriving and well established business with big plans...
-
Head of Finance
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Butler Rose Full timeHead of FinanceOnsite (with potential for 1 day home working)Competitive salary & benefits packageLocation: outside HertfordWe are delighted to be partnered with a leading service provider and growing business based in East Hertfordshire who are looking to secure a new Head of Finance for their team. A thriving and well established business with big plans...
-
Head of Finance
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Vitae Financial Recruitment Full timeHead of Finance, Watford, Hertfordshire£90- £110kpa plus benefits plus bonusOur client, a rapidly expanding business, who have seen a sustained period of exciting growth and transition, are looking to bring on board a talented and highly driven Head of Finance.This senior finance role offers a dynamic blend of strategic oversight and hands-on management,...
-
Head of Finance
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Communicate Recruitment Solutions Ltd Full timeCommunicate have recently partnered with a high-growth scale up Logistics business in London in their search for a Head of Finance. This is a great chance to join a business as the initial senior finance hire and drive genuine commercial change. The company is currently at around £25 million turnover with plans to double that in the next two years, both...
-
Head of Finance
7 days ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Butler Rose Ltd Full timeButler Rose are delighted to be partnered with a thriving business based in East Hertfordshire that are looking to secure a new Head of Finance for their team. As a growing business with big plans for the future, this would be a great opportunity for someone to have a direct impact during a period of change and transition for this company, and to be...
-
Finance Business Partner
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Farrer Barnes Limited Full timeMy client is part of a larger, London based multi academy trust.A vacancy has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to work in close proximately with the Head and SLT of the schools, to provide insightful budget monitoring and planning service.The main duties will include the preparation and management of ongoing school budgets, to include cyclical reporting...
-
Finance Business Partner
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Wickes Full timeHere at Wickes we are looking to recruit a Finance Business Partner for Stock and Imports. This role will directly report into the Head of Commercial Finance, and will focus on providing financial stewardship to the stock and import procurement areas, ensuring a robust end to end process, supported by rigorous reviews and controls.Key Responsibilities:...
-
Management Accountant
1 week ago
Watford, UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Insite Finance Full timeRole - Management Accountant Salary - up to £38kLocation - Watford (Hybrid)Purpose of the roleOur client is seeking a talented Assistant Management Accountant to support their thriving finance team. In a business critical role, you will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts in accurate and timely manner working in tandem with the...
-
Finance Manager
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom McGinnis Loy Associates Ltd Full time £55,000McGinnis Loy Associates is proud to be working with a Top40 Accountancy Firm who are looking for an internal Finance Manager to manage all their internal accounting & finance operations, including supervising a small team. Reporting to one of the Senior Partners, the role requires a high-quality finance professional with a strong academic background who can...
-
Group Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
4 weeks ago
Watford, UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Marks Sattin Full timeA medium sized multinational communications business is seeking a Group Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.With revenue of circa $150m, the role is based at the head office in North London and will report to the Group CFO. Ownership of groups financial information, its preparation, analysis and reporting which would include:Management and oversight of...
-
Group Head of Financial Planning and Analysis
3 weeks ago
Watford, UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Marks Sattin Full timeA medium sized multinational communications business is seeking a Group Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.With revenue of circa $150m, the role is based at the head office in North London and will report to the Group CFO. Ownership of groups financial information, its preparation, analysis and reporting which would include:Management and oversight of...
-
Telephone Business Development Manager
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Enra Specialist Finance Full timeAria Finance is a market leading master broker offering: - Secured loans - Buy to let mortgages - Commercial finance - Short term (bridging loans) - Development finance - Unsecured loans. Part of the Enra Specialist Finance group, who were they were namedin FT1000 as one of Europe's fastest-growing companies. 2017 saw they'd been recognised in Sunday Times...
-
Commercial Business Finance Analyst
4 weeks ago
Watford, UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom DESIGNER PARFUMS Full timeCOMPANY OVERVIEWDesigner Parfums is a fast-growing, dynamic global fragrance company in the perfume & cosmetics industry, with a UK base in London and international ambition, with active business in around 80 markets.We are a family-owned business, and we are proud to create, develop, and distribute brands from a fantastic portfolio of heritage classics to...
-
Commercial Business Finance Analyst
3 weeks ago
Watford, UK, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom DESIGNER PARFUMS Full timeCOMPANY OVERVIEWDesigner Parfums is a fast-growing, dynamic global fragrance company in the perfume & cosmetics industry, with a UK base in London and international ambition, with active business in around 80 markets.We are a family-owned business, and we are proud to create, develop, and distribute brands from a fantastic portfolio of heritage classics to...
-
Finance Business Partner
2 months ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Investigo Full timeReview, analyse and understand the end-to-end financials the F&B operations (Franchises, own-brand restaurants and other venues), alongside all relevant KPIs and other metrics, in order to be a dependable source of information so that the business can properly understand F&B performanceAct on the insights gained to provide guidance and input into decision...
-
Finance Business Partner
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Investigo Limited Full timeReview, analyse and understand the end-to-end financials the F&B operations (Franchises, own-brand restaurants and other venues), alongside all relevant KPIs and other metrics, in order to be a dependable source of information so that the business can properly understand F&B performance Act on the insights gained to provide guidance and input into decision...
-
Finance Director
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom FIND. Full time £105,000Fill financial reporting to board level FIND is proud to be exclusively working with a leading education provider and to be supporting their search for a new Director of Finance to join their team. This is a senior role reporting to the CEO of the organisation and will suit a current Director of Finance or Head of Finance. Please note that candidates who...
-
Finance Manager
1 week ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom STORMX RECRUITMENT LIMITED Full timeFinance ManagerHertford, Herts40 - 45kPermanentA full time Finance Manager is required to join this incredibly exciting, growing business. You will need a combination of superb communication and commercial skills alongside technical accounting know how.Role and ResponsibilitiesThe Finance Manager has overall responsibility for a number of accounts...
-
Payroll Administrator
7 days ago
Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Splendid Hospitality (Head Office) Full timePayroll Administrator:Finance - Splendid Hospitality (Head Office):Contract:Full Time**Salary:£30,000:Splendid Hospitality Group is one of the UKs fastest growing privately-owned hotel groups. As a family run business, people are at the very heart of its success, a place where everyone becomes parts of the Splendid family. Our vision is to create...