Job description

Axon Moore are exclusively working with a recently private equity backed services business based in Greater Manchester in their search for a new Group Finance Director. This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader in their industry to help steer their aggressive growth strategy towards a future exit. This acquisitive SME has a strong foundation after several strong years of trading and are continuing to build on their recent success. This new hands-on Finance Director role will be involved in all areas of the business including commercial, operations and creating a new best in practice finance function.

The role will include:

To develop the full finance function including management reporting, system, robust controls and processes
Support new M&A activity including due diligence
Managing and building new cashflow models
Partner with the Executive team, operating board and executive leaders to present, interpret and drive action plans for data and analysis produced
Manage WIP, and lead on on-going budgeting and forecasts
Build relationship with banks, insurers, solicitors and other external stakeholder relations including leading investor relations for future exit
Lead on internal and external reporting, production of monthly accounts, year-end and management information
Have full ownership of the P&L, balance sheet and commercial projects
Supporting the COO, the PE house and other stakeholders with any financial and commercial support
Ad hoc commercial/operational projects including analysing new projects to make key business decisions

You will be a fully qualified accountant from either a ACA, CIMA or ACCA background and ideally have been involved private equity or high growth exposure. You will need to have a solid level of accounting background, excellent commercial experience and use to a SME environment. This would suit someone looking to get into private equity for the first time.

Salary is £90k - £100k + bonus

For further information or for immediate consideration then please contact Perran Cooke at Axon Moore