Divisional Finance Director - Maritime Transport

James Fisher and Sons plc; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering services company is seeking a Divisional Finance Director for Maritime Transport in London. This key leadership role involves overseeing financial operations, ensuring compliance, and driving efficiency across product lines. The ideal candidate will have substantial financial experience, strong stakeholder engagement, and leadership capabilities in the maritime sector.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in financial reporting and modelling.
• Change implementation including entity consolidations.
• Strong understanding of ship financing.

Responsibilities

• Produce and improve consolidated accounts and financial reports.
• Develop KPIs with senior management teams.
• Ensure compliance with all corporate internal controls.

Skills

Financial Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Strategic Thinking

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA Qualified

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Divisional Finance Director - Maritime Transport

About the Role

Divisional Finance Director - Maritime Transport
Full-Time, Permanent
London

The Role
We are seeking an experienced Finance Director to oversee the global financial operations of our Maritime Transport product lines. You will ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, budget delivery, and forecasting, driving efficiency and value across the product lines. Partnering with the CFO, you will support the development of division-wide and group-wide systems and processes.

As a key member of the Maritime Transport Senior Leadership team, you will foster a positive team culture and participate in all commercial sign-offs with senior management. Your role will be instrumental in maintaining a commercial focus that is seamlessly integrated into our financial statements.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce and seek improvements to the Maritime Transport consolidated accounts and financial reports in line with all Group deadlines.
• Work with the Maritime Transport senior management teams as key stakeholders to develop KPIs and provide regular feedback and insight to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Key liaison to Product Line Directors (PLD) for all financial targets and optimisation of cash flow.
• Work with the PLDs and regional teams to improve and verify budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor and control working capital requirements.
• Refine the existing product lines management systems.
• Support the regional finance leads with their compilation of monthly accounts.
• Identify and recommend potential operational efficiencies and improvements to procedures.
• Oversight and support to the PL Finance Managers in preparation of Statutory Accounts.
• Escalation point for external auditors ensuring audits run smoothly
• Ensure compliance with all corporate internal controls, adherence to internal audit recommendations and keeping financial reporting documents documentation
• Identify, develop and implement resourcing planning, talent management and succession planning in line with the current and future needs of the business and product lines.
• Completion of other regular ad hoc corporate requirements
  The Divisional FD will hold additional Tankships accountabilities as follows:
• Key liaison to the Tankships SLT for all financial targets and optimisation of cash flow
• Work with the Tankships senior management teams as key stakeholders to develop KPIs and provide regular feedback and insight to the Senior Leadership Team.
• Collaborate with Group Treasury to ensure optimal vessel financing is secured

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Financial Experience

• Considerable experience in financial reporting, modelling and consolidation across global operations
• Change implementation experience including entity consolidations, winding-up and company mergers.
• Experience of ERP systems; preferably including implementation and integration
• Understanding and knowledge of enhancing control environments to FTSE-250 standards
• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with demonstrated understanding and application of current accounting standards
• Understanding of ship financing

Communication Skills

• Clarity in conveying complex financial information in a clear and understandable manner
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborating effectively with team members, senior management teams, executives and third parties such as Auditors.
• Persuasiveness: Ability to present complex financial findings to senior management with clarity and provide recommendations convincingly.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Experienced leader who is able to lead the Maritime Transport finance teams effectively, as well as working collaboratively with other functional teams.
• Mentorship: Supporting the development of less experienced team members.
• Strategic Thinking: Aligning financial strategies with organizational goals.

About Us
James Fisher is a global engineering services company. From our origins as a ship owner and operator, we've evolved to provide the expertise and innovative technology our customers need in the harshest of environments across Energy, Defence and Maritime Transport. We have a strong heritage built on the foundations of our people and innovation. Our strategy is centred around the One James Fisher ambition. We are building a stronger, more cohesive engineering service company operating in the Blue Economy.

• The Energy Division provides safe, sustainable products and services for two core markets, oil and gas and renewables.
• The Defence Division provides underwater systems and life support capabilities, for the defence and commercial diving markets.
• Maritime Transport is a leading provider of global maritime shipping and ship-to-ship (STS) transfer services.

Together, we are building a brighter, bolder and more innovative future.

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