Finance Director - Market Leading Instrumentation - £80k - £90k Basic Bonus Share Options Benefits East Sussex base An integral part of a highly successful UK listed Group of Companies, our Client is a leading designer & manufacturer of niche instrumentation and associated consumables supplied to a global customer base (OEMs, Industrial End Users, Research Institutions, Academia etc.). Highly profitable with an excellent growth record, the Company has invested heavily in R&D and its facilities and is now about to enter its next exciting phase of growth. It is in this thriving context that a high calibre and dynamic Finance professional is now required to assume ownership and overall responsibility for the Companys financial processes and controls. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will lead and mentor a highly capable Finance team, and will provide the rest of the Board with developed, detailed and proactive insight into all business opportunities and projects as they arise. Crucial to your success, will be your ability to develop robust reporting systems that will meet the demands/increased complexity of a Business entering a significant growth programme. This is a key role on the Board and you will be expected to make an important contribution as regards the future direction of the Business. Suitable candidates will be qualified and commercially-rounded Finance Professionals with experience of working in a manufacturing environment, likely already operating at Finance Director level although ambitious Controllers/Managers seeking their first Board appointment may also be considered. Financially & commercially astute, you will possess an excellent working knowledge of ERP/MRP systems (preferably SAP). A motivational & empathetic team manager, you will possess the inter-personal skills necessary to communicate effectively with non-finance professionals at all levels, both externally and within the Organisation. This is an outstanding Senior Leadership Team opportunity to take an already successful Business, and your career, to the next level, then grow further within a highly regarded listed Group. Having spent many years in the recruitment industry, this Group is one of the ones I get most excited about working with each time. Honesty, integrity and fairness are the values that they live by, coupled with a culture that supports the personal and professional development of their staff. Every candidate that I place here always reports the same thing back when I follow up with them: what a great bunch of people to work for. Other potential keywords: FD; Financial Director; FC; Financial Controller; Head of Finance; CIMA; ACA; ACCA; Business-to-Business; Manufacturing. To apply, please send full CV email to David Rawlins at Craggwood Associates Ltd