Assistant Finance Director

Hays PLC; Manchester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading tech and software provider in Manchester as an Assistant Finance Director. This role involves driving innovation and best practices within a large finance team, providing strategic direction, and influencing the company's growth strategies. Ideal candidates will have experience in complex accounting environments and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Company car

Bonus

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in large complex accounting structures.
• Strong personality with the ability to influence.
• Tech and/or software industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive best practices across the finance team.
• Provide strategic direction to the CFO.
• Partner with sales, marketing, and operations for innovation.

Skills

Communication

Decision Making

Leadership

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

Assistant Finance Director for an entrepreneurial Manchester Tech business, paying up to £100k + car and bonus

Your new company

You will be joining a leading tech and software provider with an excellent track record of growth, organically and through acquisition. The company has gone through some very exciting transformational changes recently and is looking to develop their commercial and reporting footprint. This is ahead of additional investment to support its growth plans across existing and new markets.

Your new role
You will be initially tasked with driving best practice across the finance team and directing innovation, looking for continuous improvements and evolution of services, partnering with sales, marketing and operations. You will take ownership of providing strategic direction and an operational lead to the CFO, whilst driving and defining new ways of working.

What you'll need to succeed

You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), with previous experience of dealing within large complex accounting structures, ideally with tech and/or software industry experience. You will need to have strong communication skills and be able to adapt and communicate with a large finance team which you will have influence on. You'll have a strong personality, produce competency and behaviour frameworks, with the ability to influence and drive decisions in a large finance team.

What you'll get in return

You'll receive a competitive salary of up to £100k + car and bonus. Due to the recent transformation and upcoming investment in growth, the role will be 5 days a week on site, allowing you to influence the business, commercially and culturally. The business offers brilliant career progression opportunities, whilst joining a well renowned business with a large finance function based in Manchester. Their offices are nearby to public transport, restaurants, shops and local amenities.

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