Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Head of Commercial Finance to join a highly acquisitive business based in York. This organisation have gone from strength to strength over the past few years and are now ready for their next phase of growth.Following a recent acquisition, they now require a commercially focused finance professional to take on a number one finance position for the newly acquired business. The role will initially be all about setting up the finance function for the entity, focusing on processes and systems, and integrating this new business into their current one.
Once this phase is complete, which will be approximately 3-6 months, the role will move into a purely commercial role, where you will be required to provide high quality commercial analysis and insight into the business.
The ideal candidate will be someone with a strong background around financial controls, given the initial task of setting processes up from scratch, however you must also have strong finance business partnering skills and be able to demonstrate recent experience in commercial finance. You will be driven, ambitious and highly self-motivated.
Your role will change and develop over time, but your standard duties will include the following:-
-Setting up monthly financial reporting for the new entity
-Ensure the monthly management accounts are completed accurately and provide the necessary commentary for any variances
-Understanding detailed elements and drivers of costs
-Initially focus on process and system development to support with the migration
-Preparing commercial bids ensuring that any potential deals are competitive, the right cost and ultimately the right decision for the business
-Work closely with the sales function to provide commercial analysis to support strategic decision making
-Working with stakeholders across the business to determine pricing strategies
-Identify areas of commercial and business risk within commercial bids and working to resolve or mitigate these
-Delivering insightful MI reports to the Management team and Directors
-Work closely with the finance function and the operational teams across the business in new and innovative ways
-Provide key management information to the operational functions as well as being the key link between the finance department and the business
-Financial forecasting, Board Reporting and management of the company's overall financial performance
You must be a qualified accountant with the desire to make significant changes in the business and the confidence to lead from the front with minimal hand holding. You will have strong support from the CFO and you will also work closely with the Financial Controller from the existing business.
Please contact Lucy Regan or Emma Dugdale to hear more about this unique opportunity.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
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