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CFO

Kent Permanent £90,000 - £110,000 per year View Job Description
An exciting new opportunity to join this successful manufacturing business as CFO. Working alongside the leadership team with full responsibility for the day to day running of the finance function as well as commercial and strategic input into business development.
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  • Key Leadership role for an established UK SME
  • Executive Board role

About Our Client

A well established SME, part of a larger global Group of industrial sector businesses.

Job Description

  • Provide cash flow forecasting and maintain a long-term cash forecast
  • Lead, manage and co-ordinate annual budget process
  • Formulate financial targets and budgets in accordance with the strategy determined by the Board
  • Lead financial planning and management
  • To control all financial transactions and accountancy matters, including audit systems
  • Responsible for management Reporting
  • Present period and year-to-date financial reports with accompanying analyses, including KPI reports and commentary according to Group and Divisional requirements and rules
  • Oversee the audit (statutory and internal) - review and analyse the results and recommend for approval the audited financial statements
  • Manage the production of the Statutory Accounts
  • Drive improvement in SAP governance and process compliance
  • Oversee import and export compliance and ensure relevant returns are filed
  • To ensure that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met regarding all the company's financial affairs and ensure filings are completed in a timely manner
  • Provide commercial and financial insight, support, management and control for the Leadership Team, the Divisional Management and the Board
  • Work in partnership with the business to support enhanced profit through sales and margin growth with cost containment.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will have a background within a similar sized growing SME, reporting into a larger Group and have a proven track record in a finance leadership role. Manufacturing/Industrial experience is highly desirable, particularly from a high volume setting. You will have strong commercial acumen, drive and ambition with the ability to be hands on and work with a small leadership team. Excellent communication skills are essential as well as good IT knowledge, ideally having implemented or upgraded an ERP system in previous roles. Strong attention to detail and a collaborative management style is essential.

You will have the ability to manage, develop and mentor a small team of 4 and be forward thinking and strategic with the ability to work at pace, autonomously. This role would be suitable for a Head of Finance/Financial Controller or Finance Director looking for their first step into a CFO role. 

You will be naturally calm under pressure and enjoy working in a friendly, family feel culture. You will also have a cooperative approach to both internal and external stakeholders and have experience of working in SME's.

What's on Offer

£90,000 - £110,000 + Benefits

Contact
Luisa Diamant
Quote job ref
JN-092024-6548302
Phone number
+44 1727 73 0146

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Director / CFO
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Kent
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Luisa Diamant
Consultant phone
+44 1727 73 0146
Job reference
JN-092024-6548302