Private Equity jobs in United Kingdom

Chemigraphic has been helping our customers deliver products that profoundly impact people’s lives for more than 50 years. We’re a global team of Engineers, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain experts that partner with our customers to bring their products to life through inspired innovation and customer service excellence.

An exciting new opportunity has arisen to lead our global financial team.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing and inspiring his or her team to achieve their performance goals. Your collaborative attitude and interpersonal skills will help us thrive.

The Finance Executive will lead the Finance and business support functions helping the businesses to ensure it is effectively enabled to deliver, with a particular focus on the UK site.

Oversee and deliver all necessary policies and procedures to ensure that accurate financial management and control is delivered across the two businesses in an effective way. The role will be based in Crawley and will report directly to the COO with a dotted line to the CEO.

• Manage and develop the finance team.


• Presentation of the performance of the business to the Group CEO & UK COO to support understanding of the performance in all areas, in sufficient detail to make informed management decisions based on the information communicated.


• Provide the relevant financial expertise in support of the senior team and wider business.


• Lead working capital forecasting and optimisation processes.


• Lead and manage the annual budgeting and periodic re-forecasting process.


• Ensure accurate financial reporting, meeting close deadlines and timetables.


• Responsible for managing the internal and external audit process and ensuring adherence to the Group Delegated Authorities Matrix and Control Frameworks.


• Oversee and develop all accounting procedures and systems used by the business units.


• Support the evaluation and preparation of submissions including management of the overall spend level to approved budgetary limits.


• Cash and working capital management.

• Leading projects as part of the positive continuous development of finance processes, systems and ways of working.


• Challenge the business functions to maximise profitability and efficiency within their areas and as a business.

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.


• Experience of working at senior leadership level providing financial strategy advice and guidance.


• Deep understanding and knowledge of accounting in a manufacturing business.


• Experience of working in a private equity environment an advantage.


• Desirable to have experience of working in an organisation with an overseas operation.


• Previous experience of overseeing or leading procurement team would be beneficial.


• Driven and motivated to deliver.


• Superb analytical skills, well organised with a focus on detail.


• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders with conflicting priorities.


• Advanced excel & business systems experience.


• Diligent about hitting all deadlines and adaptability to turnaround urgent requests.


• Ability to communicate financial information to a wide range of audiences.