Group Finance Director

Brush Transformers; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent company in engineering solutions is seeking a Group Finance Director to oversee financial operations. The role involves strategic financial planning, compliance, and management of the finance teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in financial reporting and leadership within a multi-location business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field required.
• Qualified accountant or MBA or equivalent is necessary.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial operations, budget, and forecasting.
• Manage cash flow and liquidity requirements.
• Lead financial reporting and compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Interpersonal Skills

Written and Oral Communication

Results Driven

Emotional Intelligence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field

Qualified accountant or MBA or equivalent

Job description

About The Role

Job Summary:

Overseeing all of the Group’s financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning, ensuring compliance with regulations and working closely with auditors and lenders.

Closely managing cashflow requirements for the Group.

The Group FD will lead the business finance directors and managers to ensure accurate, complete and timely reporting.

Providing insightful and informative financial reporting which provide the basis for strategic decision making for the senior leadership team.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Reporting and Compliance

• Prepare and present financial reports to senior management
• Oversee the preparation of annual financial statements
• Audit relationship management
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations
• Ensure company finance policies are communicated all the way from the top down in the company and that they are always followed
• Maintain accurate records and ensure compliance with accounting standards

Cashflow & Treasury Management

• Manage the Group’s cash flow and ensure sufficient liquidity.
• Debt management.
• Bank relationship management
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize cash flow.

Strategic Financial Planning

• Lead the budgeting, forecasting and financial planning process.
• Provide financial advice and guidance to senior management
• Develop and implement financial strategies to support the Group objectives.
• Sponsor implementation of financial reporting tools (including ERP)
• Actively participate in the execution of M&A activities

People Management

• Lead and develop finance teams and encourage collaboration across all business units. Assign short, medium and long-term objectives and ensure everyone understands their roles and responsibilities.
• Monitor teams performance and provide feedback
• Oversee alignment of procedures and processes across the Group

Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or related field
• Qualified accountant or MBA or equivalent

Skills

• Strong leadership skills and ability to build consensus
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport
• Excellent written and oral skills
• Drive for tangible and measurable results
• Proven track record with demonstrable results in managing staff, influencing and collaborating with associated functions.
• Drives discipline throughout the organisation to consistently reach challenging goals
• Creates a climate where others can perform constructively in stressful circumstances.
• Establishes benchmarks, based on industry excellence, and inspires others to achieve them.
• Able to stimulate and encourage an environment for creative excellence. Promote continuous innovation.
• Well developed EQ (emotional intelligence) and the ability to leverage this.

Experience

• Experience within an multi-location/divisional business
• Ability to create and execute on medium- and long-term strategy
• Proven ability to complete projects and achieve results in an ambiguous work environment.
• Strong leadership and ability to manage multicultural teams
• Experience in M&A

About The Company

BRUSH Group provide agile and adaptive engineering solutions and products, including consultancy services, design, and project management as well as award-winning product technology, to a wide range of projects.

A chosen partner for national and regional power generation and distribution network operators, through innovation and a commitment to delivering solutions that address grid-resilience and drive system change, we support the global drive to net-zero, helping create a future-proof Infrastructure.