Divisional Finance Director

Description

Sewell Wallis is currently partnering with a manufacturing business based in Sheffield in their search for their next Divisional Finance Director. This South Yorkshire role presents a great opportunity for a Financial Controller/Head of Finance seeking to take their first step into a Director-level role. Forming part of a specialist group of companies with a combined turnover of c. 90m, the successful candidate will be supported by a dynamic CFO (based at group) and a recently appointed Managing Director who has a solid track record of developing individuals into executive-level positions.

This company has exciting plans for growth and change over the coming years. As the Divisional Finance Director, you'll form part of the SLT, alongside a newly recruited Director of Sales and will play a clear role in spearheading the growth of the business. Supported by a small team, the role has some clear hands-on responsibilities as well as being in the thick of strategy. The successful person will certainly be someone who is prepared to roll their sleeves up!

What will you be doing?

Provide leadership to the company's finance and accounting strategy, to optimise the company's financial performance and strategic positionContribute to the development of company strategy, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate, and providing financial analysis and guidance on activities, plans, targets and business drivers, whilst assisting with the execution of plans & strategiesProduce reports for the Board, Management Team and wider business, to provide financial supporting information to enable operational decisions to be made.Liaise with key stakeholders, predominantly the MD & management team, to plan business growth, formulating strategies and plansOversee, review and adhere to the budgets for each business departmentEnsure the accurate and timely preparation of management accountsEnsure that the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are metMonitor cash flow, accounts and other financial transactions What skills do we need?

Qualified Accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA) with significant experience working within manufacturing in a senior leadership role.Experience attending board meetings and working as part of a senior leadership teamExperience managing a multi-million-pound budgetDemonstrable experience of playing a key part in the growth of a business What's on offer?

Salary of c 75,000 + 6,000 car allowance5% profit share10% pension contributionPrivate medical insuranceApply below, or for more information, contact Kayley

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. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

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