Assistant Finance Director

Hays Accountancy and Finance; Manchester; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading tech and software provider as a qualified accountant, driving best practices and innovation within the finance team. You'll provide strategic direction to the CFO and influence decision-making in a large finance function. This on-site role offers a competitive salary of up to £100k, with extensive career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car allowance

Bonus opportunities

Career progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in complex accounting structures, ideally in tech or software.
• Ability to influence a large finance team.
• Strong personality with competency in driving decisions.

Responsibilities

• Driving best practices across the finance team.
• Providing strategic direction to the CFO.
• Partnering with sales and marketing for continuous improvements.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Influencing

Innovation

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Job description

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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