Finance Manager; promotion to FD - Business Consulting

Our client, a PE-backed, UK professional services' business at £40 million turnover (and rising), undergoing strong investment and expansion and based in London near Notting Hill, is actively seeking a strong, hands-on, ambitious Finance Manager with experience in industry, looking for progression to Finance Director.

With growth up 20% year-on-year for the last 5 years, this is a fantastic opportunity for newly qualified ACA / CIMA / ACCA to 2 year PQE, commercially-savvy Finance Managers with gravitas, genuinely strong communication skills & ambition to work in a fast-paced, commercial, demanding yet highly rewarding role, reporting into a fantastically collaborative FD, reporting into the Board - that offers progression and salary increase within 24 months.

Core responsibilities:

• Lead, manage a small yet growing finance team of 4 and also the sales / consulting team; coaching & developing, ensuring high quality output on a consistent basis
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and 3-year financial planning, working in conjunction with Finance Director
• Take full ownership of Month-End close, including preparation of Board reports with commentary
• Monitor weekly cash flow and actively develop strategies to optimise liquidity
• Review and take full ownership of all finance accounts production, including balance sheet and P&L accountability
• Design and maintain both operational & financial KPI's, providing actionable reports to the senior management team
• Drive process improvements related to finance automation and efficiency, minimising manual work / systems whilst identifying cost savings
• Manage all relationships with suppliers, banks, investors, contractors inc. overseas partners whilst partnering with multiple departments on commercial and operational projects, offering key strategic, financial insights

Candidate Requirements;

• Ideally newly qualified ACA - 2 year PQE from external audit & industry, or equally qual CIMA / ACCA with commercial finance experience in a fast-paced role in industry
• Possess strong experience in cashflow management, P&L production, Excel reporting and budgeting
• Calibre / experience of commercial stakeholder management, with demonstrable soft skills & gravitas to influence and 'own' the role as the number one in finance
  -and managing / developing finance juniors
• Possess the necessary gumption, ambition and flair to inject dynamism into the role, with gravitas, pace and the take the opportunity to shape the finance function for further growth in coming years
• Be happy to work fully onsite in London and live within a 1 hour commute and demonstrate ambition to secure progression (and salary increase) to Finance Director within 24 months
• Ideally be immediately available or on 1 month notice, max 2 month notice period
• Please note that only genuinely strong communicators, with experience in industry in UK, will be shortlisted, due to nature of working with commercial stakeholders and demands of the role