Job description
Axon Moore are partnering with a high growth services business in Harrogate to appoint a talented Finance Director who will lead one their key business units – a growing, highly profitable and highly visible function within a much larger organisation.
The business unit has a turnover of +£60m and sits within a much larger group which is evolving and expanding at rapid pace.
This is a unique role and is ideally suited to someone who is looking for a highly visible role with high levels of interaction with other departments that is both internally and externally focused.
This person will work alongside a number of other key finance and non-finance stakeholders and report into the Group CFO.
The key responsibilities of this role will include:
The business unit has a turnover of +£60m and sits within a much larger group which is evolving and expanding at rapid pace.
This is a unique role and is ideally suited to someone who is looking for a highly visible role with high levels of interaction with other departments that is both internally and externally focused.
This person will work alongside a number of other key finance and non-finance stakeholders and report into the Group CFO.
The key responsibilities of this role will include:
- Leading a large, multi-tiered finance function and tasked with developing and growing the team
- Reporting on all aspects of financial performance of the division providing necessary support and guidance on financial strategies and plans
- Manage a number of key external stakeholders, ensuring that business objectives are met and finance is represented in the best possible way
- Implement and evolve robust financial systems and reporting
- Leading a number of initiatives to ensure appropriate service levels are met and adhered to
- Ensuring compliance with all statutory reporting, tax and regulatory requirements
- Take a lead role in all operational issues relating to Finance and work on key projects for continuous improvement
- Qualified Finance Leader with a proven track record of creating and leading high performing teams
- Very strong business partnering skills and able to evidence managing a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders
- Some experience within a larger corporate environment would be advantageous, with a sound knowledge of robust internal controls and financial processes
- Strong financial, analytical modelling and problem-solving skills
