Group Head Of Finance

Grafton Banks Finance Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Pension

Health care

Job summary

Grafton Banks Finance is recruiting a Group Head of Finance for a growing international manufacturing SME in Sussex. The role reports to the CFO and leads finance teams in the UK and abroad.

It requires a fully qualified accountant and proven leadership as a Controller or Head of Finance with manufacturing costing and inventory experience. The position is 100% remote with quarterly travel to Sussex for meetings.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant required.
• Experience as Controller or Head of Finance.
• Manufacturing sector costing/inventory knowledge essential.
• Experience leading teams across multiple territories.
• Ability to drive process improvements and financial controls.

Responsibilities

• Direct leadership of finance team across multiple territories, ensuring accountability and delivery.
• Drive accountability, process discipline and performance in finance.
• Lead finance transformation initiatives as needed.
• Prepare monthly board packs and manage group reporting.
• Oversee treasury, cash management and liquidity planning.
• Manage banking relationships, financing arrangements and covenants.
• Oversee foreign exchange exposure and intercompany cash flows.
• Budgeting, forecasts and management accounts across entities.
• Standardise group processes and coordinate group audit.
• Oversee manufacturing finance and product costing.

Skills

Finance team leadership

Treasury & working capital

Manufacturing sector experience

International company experience

Systems & process improvement

Group consolidation

Job description

Group Head of Finance

Remote

£85,000 - £100,000pa plus package

Grafton Banks Finance is exclusively recruiting a Group Head of Finance for a growing and successful international manufacturing SME in Sussex. The role reports directly to the CFO and manages staff in the UK and abroad. The role requires a fully qualified accountant and experienced Controller or Head of Finance with effective leadership experience. Experience of working within the manufacturing sector is also essential to apply. The role is 100% remote with occasional travel to Sussex for meetings each quarter for 1-2 days.

Essential skills & experience in order to apply are:

• Finance Team Leadership experience


• Treasury and Working Capital management


• Manufacturing sector experience - knowledge of costing, inventory etc


• International company experience


• Systems and process improvement experience


• Group consolidation experience

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Direct leadership of finance team across multiple territories, ensuring clear accountability and delivery of objectives.


• Driving accountability, process discipline and performance management across the finance function.


• Leading organisational change and finance transformation initiatives where required.


• Preparation of monthly board packs.


• Treasury management and ownership of group cash management, liquidity planning and working capital optimisation.


• Management of banking relationships, financing arrangements and covenant reporting.


• Oversight of foreign exchange exposure and cash repatriation across group entities.


• Review and ensure accuracy of entity budgets and forecasts.


• Review and ensure accuracy of entity management accounts and control files.


• Ownership of month-end discipline and reporting timetables across all group entities.


• Ensuring robust financial controls and standardised finance processes across multiple jurisdictions.


• Oversight of local statutory reporting, tax compliance and regulatory requirements across all entities.


• Management of consolidation of monthly group management accounts and presentation to senior management.


• Design and implementation of standardised group processes.


• Co-ordination of the group audit.


• Oversight of manufacturing finance, inventory controls and product costing.


• Review and challenge BOMs, standard costs and manufacturing variances.


• Partner with operations to drive efficiencies, margin improvement and working capital performance.


• Ensure inventory valuation and stock controls are robust across the manufacturing operation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a global finance team and develop your career in a successful and growing SME, whilst learning from an experienced CFO.

Finally, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, pension and health care.