Financial Director

Space 8 Recruitment; West Midlands Combined Authority; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading R&D company in Coventry is seeking a Qualified Financial Director. This role involves managing a finance team, developing financial strategies, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will be ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualified with significant experience.

Benefits

Generous pension

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

Flexi-time

Qualifications

• Must be fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA with several years post qualification experience.
• Experience managing a finance team is essential.

Responsibilities

• Managing a team of 9 in finance including 2 part timers.
• Developing and implementing financial strategies.
• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Management

Strategic Planning

Risk Management

Education

ACA

ACCA

CIMA

Job description

Space 8 Recruitment are searching for a Qualified Financial Director for our R&D client based in Coventry. This role could suit a Financial Controller looking to make a move to Financial Director level, or could suit someone who is already a Financial Director looking for an exciting new opportunity.

The Company

This R&D company is growing and has been for some time. They are based close to Warwick University, in beautiful premises, and have been established for over 20 years. (t/o £58m)

The Role

• Managing a team of 9 in finance including 2 part timers
• Managing the day to day activities of the finance team
• Developing and implementing financial strategies that align with the company's goals, including budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Advising the MD and Board on all financial activities, sanity checking all decisions from a financial perspective
• Preparation of the statutory accounts and oversight of the management accounts
• Ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to stakeholders.
• Identifying and mitigating financial risks, ensuring compliance with financial regulations and corporate governance standards.
• Deciding pricing on all new and existing goods
• First point of contact for auditors

What are we looking for?

• You must be ACA, ACCA or CIMA fully qualified with several years post qualification experience.
• Previous experience of managing a finance team is essential
• You will either be a FC looking for a first FD role or an FD looking for a new challenge with a growing company.
• You will have demonstrable experience in all of the duties outlined above

What are they offering?

This role is office-based and offers flexi-time.

They also offer a generous pension and 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays.

What now?

Please apply asap. We regret that if you haven't heard from us in 7 working days then your application is unsuccessful on this occasion.