Group Finance Director

Eton Bridge Partners Ltd; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Eton Bridge Partners Ltd is assisting a regulated, capital-intensive infrastructure business to appoint a Group Finance Director. This is a senior leadership role overseeing financial accounting, reporting, control and tax with full ownership of the finance team.

You will lead data governance, modernise ERP systems and define the roadmap for continuous improvement, including the use of AI in finance processes.

Qualifications

• Extensive accounting and control experience in large scale organisations.
• Proven track record of delivering finance data improvements and ERP upgrades.
• Experience with regulated accounts and governance is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own financial accounting and reporting accuracy, integrity and timeliness.
• Design and operate an effective financial control environment.
• Set strategy and governance for finance data, including ERP upgrades.
• Oversee tax strategy, planning and reporting for the group.
• Lead and develop the finance team, building high performance and succession plans.
• Act as senior finance partner to the CFO and other executives.

Job description

Eton Bridge Partners have been retained on a confidential search to appoint a Group Finance Director for an infrastructure business, operating in a regulated, capital intensive sector, currently going through a significant phase of finance transformation.

Reporting to the CFO, this is a senior leadership role at the heart of the finance function, with accountability for financial accounting and reporting, financial control, financial data management and tax. The successful candidate will take full ownership of the team and its deliverables, and will play a central role in modernising the function, from improving data integrity and upgrading the current ERP, through to defining and executing a roadmap for continuous improvement, including the use of AI.

The Role

• Owning the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of financial accounting and reporting, ensuring compliance with all relevant reporting and regulatory standards.
• Designing and operating an effective financial control environment, appropriate to a business of this scale and complexity.
• Setting and leading the strategy, governance and lifecycle management of finance data, including improving data integrity and upgrading the existing ERP.
• Overseeing tax strategy, compliance, planning and reporting for the group.
• Leading, developing and taking full accountability for a finance team, building a high-performance culture and strong succession planning.
• Acting as a senior point of contact for finance operations, engaging confidently with the CFO and other senior stakeholders.

The Ideal Candidate

• Day to day financial accounting and control experience within a business of similar or greater scale.
• Genuine curiosity, with a clear sense of what "good" looks like and a track record of driving improvement.
• Experience modernising finance data and systems, including ERP.
• Regulated accounts experience would be useful.
• A strong people leader, with a track record of building teams.

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