About Our Client
With a turnover of over £300m and very strong profitability the UK business is the 3rd largest in the group, supplying over 5,000 different products to more than 250 customers including every acute NHS Trust in the country. The business is very proud that what they do makes a real difference to patient care in the UK and they are now looking to recruit a Finance Director who will share in this feeling, and be motivated to take on a role that provides autonomy and opportunity to help continually improve the delivery of the work B Braun do.
This role reports to the UK MD and is part of the UK Executive Committee and as such has scope across the full UK operation, including 5 legal trading entities covering Sales, Marketing & distribution to the UK market as well as supporting their ever-growing presence in the Home Care sector.
The role will provide strategic vision in the leadership and performance of the following central service functions with direct management for circa 35 people:
* Finance
* Indirect Procurement & Facilities Management
* IT
In doing so, the successful candidate will sustain an environment and culture of inclusion, continuous improvement, service and commercial excellence.
Job Description
Core duties and responsibilities:
* Fully responsible for local Finance, Accounting, Controlling, tax, and the interface with Global Business Services.
* Responsible for financial performance management to achieve set targets (revenue and profit growth)
* Collaborate with local and global stakeholders, including the UK executive team, regional CFO, and global CFO, to align financial strategies and objectives.
* Establish and maintain budgets and regularly report on actual or forecasted revenues, profit and losses in his/her area of responsibility.
* As a member of the Senior Management Team, advise the top management and lead local strategic projects.
Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) and have senior finance experience (FD/Div FD/GFC/Head of Finance etc.) in an organization comparable in scale to B Braun.
Having worked in an internationally trading organization would be very advantageous, demonstrating experience operating within a matrix management structure and delivering effective results in that environment.
Significant experience in a product-based industry is likely, with evidence of excellent financial stewardship and added value beyond core financial responsibilities.
Key core competencies required include:
* Driving innovation & change
* Acting with a customer focus
* Delivering performance & achieving results
What's on Offer
Six-figure salary plus attractive benefits package with hybrid working opportunity (3 days on-site) and the chance to work for a company with an exceptional culture and ethos.
The B. Braun company began with a passion for positive change. To this day, they attract people who express progressive ideas and implement them together with trust, transparency and appreciation. Because everyone follows the same vision: we protect and improve the health of people worldwide.
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