Finance Director

Chiltern Park Recruitment; Beeston; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day work week

Job summary

Chiltern Park Recruitment is assisting a growing robotics engineering company in Nottingham to hire an experienced Finance Director for a 4-day week hybrid role.

You will lead financial planning, reporting, systems and controls with a hands-on approach, working closely with senior leadership and investors during a pivotal growth phase.

Qualifications

• Experience in financial planning, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Proven ability to produce board and investor reporting.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to influence senior leadership.
• Experience improving financial systems, processes and controls.
• Hands-on approach suited to a growing business.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, forecasting and cash-flow management.
• Develop and optimise the use of Xero and integrate CRM systems.
• Provide board and investor financial reporting.
• Improve financial controls and data accuracy.
• Deliver management reporting and commercial analysis.
• Support future implementation of Fathom and R&D tax credits.

Skills

Xero experience

Financial forecasting

Cash-flow planning

Board reporting

Commercial analysis

Senior leadership collaboration

Tools

Xero

CRM integration

Fathom

Job description

Nottingham | 4-Day Working Week | Hybrid & Flexible Working

Minimum 2 days per week in Nottingham

Salary: Competitive DOE

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Finance Director to join an innovative and growing robotics engineering company offering a 4-day working week and flexible working.

The company is moving from significant R&D and technology development into an exciting phase of commercial growth and is looking for a hands-on Finance Director to help develop its financial planning, reporting, systems and controls.

The Role

• Financial planning, forecasting and cash-flow management


• Developing and optimising the use of Xero


• Board and investor financial reporting


• Improving financial controls and data accuracy


• Management reporting and commercial analysis


• Supporting future implementation of Fathom


• Finance and CRM integration


• Innovate UK financial reporting


• R&D tax credits and capital allowances


• Supporting asset and intangible/IP valuation


• Working closely with external accountants and advisers


• Providing financial and commercial insight as the business grows

About You

• Strong Xero experience


• Financial forecasting and cash-flow planning experience


• Management and Board reporting experience


• Strong commercial awareness


• Experience improving financial systems, processes and controls


• Confidence working with senior leadership, Boards and/or investors


• A hands-on approach suited to a growing business

Experience within an engineering, robotics, automation, technology or high-growth SME would be advantageous.

Knowledge of Fathom, R&D tax credits, capital allowances or intangible asset/IP valuation would also be beneficial.

Working Pattern

This is a full-time role across a 4-day working week, with hybrid and flexible working.

A minimum of two days per week in the Nottingham office is required.

A fantastic opportunity to help shape the finance function of an ambitious robotics engineering company as it enters an important stage of commercial growth.