Finance Director

Kate John Associates; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kate John Associates is seeking an ambitious Finance Director for a boutique financial services organization. This critical role will involve overseeing all financial operations and strategic financial planning, with strong emphasis on leadership and stakeholder engagement. Excellent benefits and a clear path for career advancement are offered to the right candidate.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Pension - 13% employer with 5% employee

25 days holidays plus bank holidays + 1 Wellbeing Day

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance *4

Permanent Health Insurance

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Finance Director at an SME or Financial Controller/Head of Finance at a larger company.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial planning principles, accounting regulations, and reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all aspects of finance including regulatory compliance and reporting.
• Lead financial operations and strategic planning for growth opportunities.
• Recruit and build the finance function in line with corporate growth.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Financial Planning

Accounting Regulations

Critical Evaluation

Strategic Mindset

Excel Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant - member of an Accountancy Body

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

About the job

Kate John Associates are proud to be working on a retained basis with a boutique financial services organisation to support them with their search for a Finance Director.

Employee owned and proud to be a Certified 'B' Corporation business, this boutique financial services organisation cares passionately about their people and the services they offer.

'People, planet, profit'

Where financial planning is about your life, not just your money. We have one clear aim: "To impact the lives of our clients, our community and our team for the better, for ever."

The role

We are looking for a commercially orientated ambitious Finance Director, who shares our values, to support us through and beyond as we enter our next phase of growth.

This is a critical role, working alongside the Directors with a clear career path to Board membership.

This will be an evolving role in a growing business, so the Finance Director will not only be an exceptional Accountant and, initially, hands on with the day-to-day company finances, but also highly astute with the ability to plan strategically and advise on the most commercial opportunities to support growth and achieve this boutique financial services organisation's strategic goals.

Alongside the core day to day responsibilities of running the financial operations of the company, you will also need to demonstrate strong leadership skills and experience of stakeholder management/engagement.

You will have ownership of all aspects of finance including regulatory compliance and reporting as well as strategic finance.

This includes;

• M&A evaluation, modelling, negotiations, financial due diligence, and in partnership with our legal advisors, legal execution.
• Critical evaluation and cost/benefit analysis of growth strategies
• Provide commercial financial lens to all strategic and operational projects and decision making. Be guardian, steward and gatekeeper of the company's finances, providing both robust challenge and critical support to the company's growth opportunities.
• Recruit and build the finance function in line with corporate growth trajectory and provide ongoing leadership, management and oversight of the finance function.

Role Requirements

• Qualified Accountant - member of an Accountancy Body
• Proven experience as a Finance Director at an SME or Financial Controller /Head of Finance at a larger company.
• Comprehensive knowledge of financial planning principles, accounting regulations, and reporting standards.
• Expert Excel skills and excellent knowledge of accounting systems (knowledge of Sage 50 highly desirable)
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic mindset and a proactive approach to financial management.

Excellent benefits include;

Hybrid working

Pension - 13% employer with 5% employee

Holidays - 25 days, plus bank holidays + 1 day a month Wellbeing Day.

Health Cash Plan (individual, partner & dependents up to 18)

Private Medical Insurance (individual, partner & dependents up to 30)

Life Assurance *4

Permanent Health Insurance (75% up to retirement)

This role is uniquely offering candidates that chance to step up so please do apply even if you feel you might not fulfil every aspect of the brief. Cultural fit, interpersonal skills and ambition are as important to us as experience.

Please be assured that you will be contacted about your application should your experience be deemed suitable. If we feel we have more closely aligned candidates we might not be able to respond to every application personally but you will be contacted about potentially suitable roles in the future should you wish.