Finance Director

Hays PLC; Bath; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Director to lead their finance team and drive growth in a dynamic manufacturing environment. This pivotal role involves collaborating with the CEO and leadership team to shape business strategy, manage budgets, and oversee financial reporting. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong background in finance and team leadership, ready to make an impact during a period of exciting change. Join this growing business and be part of their journey towards success, where your expertise will play a crucial role in shaping the future.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience in leading finance teams.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support business strategy and facilitate growth with the CEO.
• Manage financial reporting, budgets, and production cost analysis.
• Oversee a small finance team and year-end statutory reports.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Analysis

Budget Management

Team Management

Manufacturing Knowledge

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

Hays are recruiting for a Finance Director for a manufacturing business close to Bath.

Your new company
An international manufacturing business here in the South West is looking for a Finance Director to head up their finance team, reporting to the CEO.
Your new role
The Finance Director is a key hire for this business, playing an instrumental part in driving current and future change, whilst helping to support the business in its next phase of growth. The role will include:

1. Work with the CEO and wider leadership team, helping to support business strategy, business plans and budgets, acting as a commercial partner to help facilitate growth.
2. Bringing together management accounts, forecasting, budgets and analysis of production costs, including waste reporting.
3. Management of a small team, helping to develop and support where required.
4. Management of year-end statutory reports
5. Management of Capex process and providing financial input on expenditure
6. Ownership of systems and helping support development to support future growth
7. Working capital and stock management

What you'll need to succeed
This position will be of interest to candidates who thrive on change and are looking to play a key role in the growth phase of a great local business. We are looking for a qualified accountant that has experience of leading and managing teams in a manufacturing environment. This could be your first Finance Director role or would also appeal to experienced directors that are looking for a new challenge.

What you'll get in return
A great opportunity to join a growing business at an exciting time. The role offers a competitive salary and good benefits.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.