RECfinancial is partnering with a high growth, privately owned Leicester based SME in the appointment of a Group Finance Director.
The role is based at the firm's head office which is commutable distance from all areas of Leicester / Leicestershire, Nottingham, Derby and Coventry / Warwickshire.
Working closely with the Managing Director, the Group Finance Director role will support them in providing financial stewardship for the business as they embark on their next period of growth. It's an exciting time for the business, currently they have a turnover of circa 40 million pounds per year with a growth plan to double the turnover in the next 4 years. The growth will be partly organic and through acquisitions.
Day to day responsibilities will be to oversee the finance function which is a team of 7 and to develop the function and information that it provides the wider business. There is a strong element to the role in supporting the wider business in key decision making from a commercial point of view. The role is a good mix of routine and technical accounting, as well as adding to the business through commercial impact and business partnering.
The business is keen to see the impact from this role reorganising the finance team, developing and improving the processes, driving data from the management accounts and kpi reporting to more the business to being a data lead decision maker and integrating / supporting as the business makes further questions.
The role will be diverse and will grow significantly over the next few years.
To be considered for the role you will need to be qualified in either the CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualification and it's likely that you will be in a Financial Controller or Finance Director type role. Your CV will have structure to it and demonstrate the value that you have added along with lengths of service in excess of three years - the client is keen to hire for the long term.
The role offers a salary range of between £95,000 and £120,000 plus benefits