Finance Director Designate

TMP & Associates Ltd; Hounslow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A full-service IT company in Hounslow seeks a highly commercial Financial Controller to enhance operations through financial management and KPI optimization. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with strong interpersonal skills and a proactive approach to driving initiatives. This role involves producing timely financial accounts, creating management reports, and monitoring KPIs to ensure business performance. Experience in IT Managed Services and acquisition processes is preferred, but guidance and mentoring will be provided to develop necessary skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in producing routine, accurate, and timely financial management reports is essential.
• Ability to develop, adapt, and monitor KPIs to optimize business performance.
• Experience in IT Managed Services is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce accurate financial accounts including P&L and cash flow forecasts.
• Design and create management reporting for operational guidance.
• Develop and monitor internal KPIs to drive business profit.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Outgoing and proactive attitude

Eye for detail

Ability to drive initiatives

Understanding of financial management reporting

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

An outstanding opportunity to grow with a company and become it’s FD

The Company

Our client is a full-service IT company based in London; an SME with ambitious plans to grow organically and by acquisition.

The Position

A highly commercial, experienced financial controller is required to be a key member of the team taking the business forward through multiple acquisitions over the next four years.

The controller will also be responsible for production of routine, accurate, timely financial accounts including P&L, cash flow forecast and projected balance sheets with the assistance of a part-qualified assistant. In addition he/she must design and create management reporting that addresses all areas of operations to provide both the control as well as the guidance to ensure continuous improvement; working as a key and proactive member of the management team developing and monitoring internal KPIs and driving profit through the business.

The Candidate

A highly commercial and experienced qualified accountant is required who must be outgoing, proactive and able to understand and anticipate the needs of the MD; a self-starter able to drive forward initiatives to achieve objectives with a strong work ethic.

A fine eye for detail is required together with an ability to develop objectivity out of subjectivity. Proven experience of producing, regular, accurate and timely financial management reports is essential together with experience of developing, adapting and monitoring KPIs to optimise business performance.

Experience within IT Manged Services is preferred but not essential.

Acquisition experience is preferred but not essential as the NED will provide guidance and mentoring so that the candidate gains the necessary capabilities over time.

If you would like to learn more, apply today and we will be in touch.