Finance director

• Ownership and development of the group finance function, including group reporting, management reporting, tax and treasury

2.

• External reporting, including drafting of board packs and management of reporting to lenders, investors and other key external stakeholders

3.

• Day-to-day relationships with lenders and funders, including covenant compliance and robust cash forecasting;

4.

• Ownership of statutory accounts and tax filings in the UK and overseas;
• Management of external audit and development and documentation of strong internal controls framework to support rapid future growth;

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• Maintenance of up-to-date technical knowledge of IFRS within the team – ownership of group and subsidiary accounting policies;

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• Treasury management, including hedging strategies

7.

• Day-to-day purchases of energy (within framework of defined risk management strategy) and reporting on hedged position

8.

• Day-to-day management of insurance programme including annual renewal

9.

• Able to manage financial elements of HR (payroll, benefits, LTIPs etc)

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• Build strong relationship with Head of Financial Planning to ensure consistency between reported historic numbers and forecast performance
• Hold senior stakeholders across the business accountable for actual performance versus budget

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• Management of due diligence processes when the company is raising capital

1. Qualifications and Experience

• ACA (or similar) with at least 7 years PQE
• Excellent Excel skills
• Good systems skills (Netsuite familiarity an advantage)

2. Knowledge and technical skills

• Strong technical knowledge of IFRS
• Ability to dissect complex contractual documents in order to deliver the accounting treatment and ensure group revenues are maximised and costs minimised
• Able to build processes that can be applied and followed by wider team
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to bring the numbers to life for a wide range of stakeholders

3. Behaviours linked to values

• Intellectually curious and unafraid to learn new skills or engage with new people
• Ability to prioritise such that key deliverables are achieved during times of competing demands
• Able to work effectively with a range of colleagues enabling them to deliver their best

• Financial Controller
• Financial Reporting Manager

• CFO
• Wider C-Suite
• Head of Cost Management
• Head of HR

• Analysts and Reporting teams at shareholders (to senior level)
• Lenders
• Auditors
• Valuers
• Tax advisers
• Insurers
• Key suppliers & customers