Lead Finance Professional
The company is seeking a highly ambitious and commercially sharp finance leader to take charge of their finance function.
This business-critical role is at the heart of the Senior Leadership Team, requiring focused financial insight, strategic acumen, and a passion for performance to influence key decisions across Sales, Operations, and Supply Chain.
In this newly created position, you will have the opportunity to build, lead, and energise the finance function from the ground up.
You will be responsible for mentoring the Assistant Accountant, optimising analytics models and systems, and empowering the business to make fast, smart, and confident decisions.
Key Responsibilities – What You'll Lead With Relentless Focus:
* Command the Core: Take charge of all day-to-day financial operations—from payroll and pensions to VAT, invoicing, and cash management—ensuring precision and pace in every transaction.
* Deliver High-Impact Insights: Provide sharp, real-time financial analysis in a fast-moving, ever-evolving industry, empowering the business to make bold, data-driven decisions.
* Drive Strategic Analytics: Build and lead powerful analytics engines focused on contract profitability, supply chain performance, and cash flow forecasting.
* Champion KPI Excellence: Act as the Business Lead for implementing cutting-edge financial and operational KPI dashboards that drive performance and accountability.
* Inspire and Elevate: Lead, mentor, and energise a small but mighty finance team—fostering a culture of growth, ownership, and excellence.
* Own the Numbers: Lead the annual budgeting and planning cycle, while continuously supporting performance reviews with clarity and commercial acumen.
* Produce with Precision: Deliver robust statutory and management accounts, including P&L, cash flow, variance analysis, and insightful commentary that tells the story behind the numbers.
Key Attributes – What You Bring to the Table:
* Driven & Qualified: A highly ambitious, fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a hunger to lead and make an impact.
* Commercially Sharp: Proven experience producing accounts in high-velocity, contract-led environments where agility and accuracy are key.
* Insight Architect: Skilled in building insightful, commercially valuable reporting packs and MI models that fuel strategic decisions.
* Cashflow Commander: Strong expertise in cashflow management and banking relationships, with a proactive approach to financial health.
* Integrity First: A trusted leader who brings transparency, accountability, and ethical rigor to every aspect of financial operations.
* Fast-Paced Analyst: Demonstrated ability to thrive in dynamic environments, delivering rapid-fire analysis and flash reporting with confidence.
* Stakeholder Savvy: Exceptional communicator and influencer, able to engage and align stakeholders across all levels of the business.
A competitive salary package including an impressive wider benefits package is on offer.