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Head of Finance

About the role

City Centre based, successful e-commerce leisure brand, looking for a strong Head of Finance as part of continued success. This role would suit professional finance candidates with aspirations to grow and be part of a success story and become Financial Director within the short to medium term.

Position Overview:

A commercial and strategic leader with skills extending beyond the finance function, to be a leader within the business. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong leadership abilities, technical expertise, and a commitment to driving financial performance and process improvement. The key objective of the successful candidate is to help deliver an ambitious omni channel growth plan, including substantial international growth, through e-commerce growth (own websites and online marketplaces) and B2B.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive cash management process, providing payment approvals and overseeing cashflow forecasts. Tracking cash flow and analysing the company’s financial weaknesses and strength, whilst proposing corrective actions.

  • Responsible for generation of Management/Board reports, providing accurate balance sheet and cashflow information with insightful and accurate narrative; communicating insights clearly to the Board.

  • Ensure a robust financial control environment with strong internal controls documented in policies and procedures. Challenging existing ways of working and promote continuous improvement of financial accounting and reporting systems and processes.

  • Lead the month-end close process and critical analysis of overheads and balance sheet.

  • Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and other services to ensure compliance with regulations. Overseeing US sales tax and EU VAT compliance.

  • Plan and lead the year-end statutory audit process.

  • Develop budgets in line with company requirements and establish departmental performance vs. budget.

  • Review and advise on future acquisitions and investments.

  • Establishing and maintaining good relationships with external partners, stakeholders and investors, providing recommendations as necessary.

  • Leading the senior team on long-term financial and business planning

  • Overseeing payroll, VAT and HMRC processes.

  • Improving the detail of, and enhancing the quality of management information and communicating insights clearly to the Board

Qualifications:

  • CIMA/ACA/ACCA/ICAS qualified accountant.

  • Experience working with SMEs, strong e-commerce experience

  • Strong leadership and team management skills.

  • Demonstrable financial reporting and strategic planning abilities.

  • Strong technical accounting knowledge

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Xero

Please send a CV to drewwilkinson@nrgplc.com 

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