Finance Director

Harper May Ltd; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established financial services company in the City of Westminster is seeking a Finance Director to lead finance through a profitable phase leading to a potential sale. The ideal candidate will have prior experience as a Finance Director, ACA qualification, and familiarity with Series A/B/C fundraising as well as Blockchain technologies. Responsibilities include preparing board reports, managing a finance team, and overseeing financial planning and cashflow management.

Qualifications

• Previously held a Finance Director position.
• Experience in Series A/B/C fundraising.
• Experience in the tech sector/start-up environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare board reports and present to external stakeholders.
• Lead and manage a finance team, reporting to the CEO.
• Handle financial planning, cashflow management, and balance sheet control.
• Produce regular cashflow forecasts and identify risk factors.
• Generate finance through investment appraisal and equity finance.
• Oversee consolidation of month-end reporting and internal controls.
• Propose cost-saving ideas across the business.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Blockchain / Cryptocurrency experience

Experience reporting to board and external stakeholders

Education

ACA Qualified / Chartered Accountant

Job description

Overview

Finance Director - Financial Services Company

A well established financial services company that are about to go through a highly profitable phase are looking for a Finance Director to develop and lead finance through this period. The business will be looking to go through a sale in the future and this is an exceptional opportunity to lead the growth of the business and leading the business into a sale.

Responsibilities

• As Finance Director you will be preparing board reports and presenting to external stakeholders
• Leading and managing a finance team, reporting direct to the CEO
• Reporting to externals such as the PE house and holding the banking relationship
• Financial planning, cashflow management and balance sheet control with upkeep of a healthy cashflow a key area of responsibility in this industry.
• Production of regular cashflow forecasts and identification of specific reasons for downfall.
• Generating finance through investment appraisal and equity finance
• Oversee the consolidation of month end reporting and have strong control over internal controls
• Proposal of cost saving ideas across the business

Desired Requirements

• Been a previous Finance Director
• ACA Qualified / Chartered Accountant
• Series A / Series B / Series C fund raising experience
• Blockchain / Cryptocurrency experience
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of reporting to board and external stakeholders
• Prior experience in the tech sector / start-up environment

Lastly if you are looking for a Finance Director role within financial services, this is a fantastic role for you.