Finance Director

Eileen Richards Recruitment Limited ,
Leicester, Leicestershire
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £90,000 per annum

Overview

Finance Director Leicester c. £90,000 p.a. Car Allowance and Excellent Benefits Are you a process driven and resourceful Finance Director? Do you have the ability to be hands on and develop strategy? Are you a Financial Director that is looking to work for a business that truly invests in their people? If you have answered yes to the above then please read on; This is one of the best opportunities we have had at this level. This is a thriving business that needs a Finance Director who will strive for efficiency and really want to make a difference. The Company: Eileen Richards Recruitment is currently working alongside a continually growing brand that has established an outstanding reputation throughout the UK. The opportunity has arisen for a Finance Director to join the thriving Leicester based team to ensure that financial processes are effective, streamlined, and precise. Role & Responsibilities of the Finance Director: Management of the risk policy. Developing and implementing the financial strategy. Advising the board on profit forecasting, deviations in performance and required actions to deliver targets. Ensuring the accuracy, quality and timeliness of monthly reporting. Management of the monthly balance sheet review processes, risks and subsequent mitigation; constant evolution of the control processes in place. All aspects of cash collection with the overarching objective to maximise cash conversion and reduce outstanding debt, ensuring outstanding invoiced debt is collected against targets. Management and control of banking. Compliance with all external audit, internal audit, HMRC and corporate governance requirements. Responsibility for all areas of tax activity and compliance within the business. Monitoring and management of all costs with timely challenge to individual Directors on areas that need addressing. Maintenance of clear process for approval and management of expenditure. Manage process improvement, systems integration and efficiency across the finance team. Accountable for financial planning activities including the long term plan, annual budget and regular forecasting Day to day management of the finance team as a whole. Ensuring robust performance management is embedded across the Finance function. Ensuring a culture of compliance is embedded within the Finance function. About You as the Finance Director: Qualified accountant with prior experience in senior finance roles. Visible and credible leadership skills. Comfortable managing a large team. Strong attention to detail and focussed on driving KPI performance. Experience of delivering process and system improvements. Hard working with strong personal integrity. Excellent communication and influencing skills. Please note by applying for this role you give consent for Eileen Richards Recruitment to retain your CV for up to 24 months for the purposes of assisting you to find your next role unless you notify us otherwise. If you do not receive a response within five working days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Eileen Richards Recruitment are experienced within eight different sectors consisting of Accountancy and Finance, Construction, Customer Service & Onsite, Directors & Non-Executive, Human Resources, Office (including PA/EA), Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain & Procurement. We look forward to helping you in your career in these sectors, so please send a copy of your CV to us. If you know of other people who are currently looking for a new career in these sectors please feel free to refer them to us. We look forward to hearing from you.