Finance Director

Morgan Parkes Recruitment Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Parkes Recruitment Ltd is recruiting a Finance Director for a Coventry-based role, reporting to the CEO and joining the Senior Management Team to steer the financial performance and direction of the business.

The role requires a qualified accountant, extensive senior finance experience, and the ability to translate numbers into strategic business decisions, manage a finance team, and ensure governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with senior-level finance experience.
• Strong commercial mindset and ability to translate numbers into strategy.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team and communicating with non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting for the business.
• Manage cash flow, working capital and financial reporting.
• Provide clear financial information and commercial insight to the CEO and SMT.
• Support business planning and key commercial decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, margins and efficiencies.
• Oversee financial controls, governance and risk.
• Ensure statutory, tax, audit and regulatory compliance.
• Collaborate with operational and commercial teams across the business.
• Develop and lead the finance team.
• Build relationships with auditors and external advisers.
• Support the CEO with business change and growth initiatives.
• Prepare financial modelling and scenario planning to support decisions.

Skills

Senior finance experience

Commercially minded

Finance storytelling

Education

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified

Job description

Finance Director

Location: Coventry

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £90- £100,000

We are working with a well-established business in Coventry who are looking to recruit a Finance Director to join their Senior Management Team.

This is a senior role within the business, working closely with the CEO and the senior management team and taking responsibility for the overall financial performance and direction of the company.

We're looking for someone who is commercially minded as well as technically strong. You'll need to be comfortable getting into the detail when required, but equally able to step back, look at the bigger picture and use the numbers to help guide business decisions.

You'll lead an established finance team and work closely with departments across the business, providing clear financial information and helping to identify opportunities to improve performance, profitability and efficiencies.

This could suit an experienced Finance Director, or a strong senior finance professional who is ready to take that next step into their first Director-level position.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting for the business
• Managing cash flow, working capital and financial reporting
• Providing clear financial information and commercial insight to the CEO and Senior Management Team
• Supporting business planning and key commercial decisions
• Identifying opportunities to improve profitability, margins and efficiencies
• Overseeing financial controls, governance and risk
• Ensuring all statutory, tax, audit and regulatory requirements are met
• Working closely with operational and commercial teams across the business
• Producing financial modelling and scenario planning to support future business decisions
• Leading and developing the finance team
• Managing relationships with auditors, professional advisers and other external stakeholders
• Supporting the CEO with business change, growth opportunities and wider strategic projects

About You

We're looking for someone who:

• Is a qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Has strong senior-level finance experience
• Is already operating at Finance Director level or is ready to make the step into their first FD role
• Has solid experience of budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and financial planning
• Understands financial controls, governance, compliance, audit, tax and risk
• Is commercially minded and able to see beyond the numbers
• Can explain financial information clearly to non-finance colleagues
• Is confident working closely with and challenging senior stakeholders when needed
• Has experience managing and developing a finance team
• Is proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership
• Can identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiencies and business performance

This is a great opportunity for an experienced finance professional who wants to have a real influence within a business, working closely with the CEO and senior team rather than simply reporting the numbers.

Morgan Parkes Recruitment Ltd operates in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently eligible to live and work in the UK. We adhere to a strict equal opportunities policy.

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