Group Head Of Finance

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

Group Head of Finance

Remote

£85,000 - £100,000pa plus package

Grafton Banks Finance is exclusively recruiting a Group Head of Finance for a growing and successful international manufacturing SME in Sussex. The role reports directly to the CFO and manages staff in the UK and abroad. The role requires a fully qualified accountant and experienced Controller or Head of Finance with effective leadership experience. Experience of working within the manufacturing sector is also essential to apply.

The role is 100% remote with occasional travel to Sussex for meetings each quarter for 1-2 days.

Essential skills & experience in order to apply are:

• Finance Team Leadership experience
• Treasury and Working Capital management
• Manufacturing sector experience - knowledge of costing, inventory etc
• International company experience
• Systems and process improvement experience
• Group consolidation experience

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Direct leadership of finance team across multiple territories, ensuring clear accountability and delivery of objectives.
• Driving accountability, process discipline and performance management across the finance function.
• Leading organisational change and finance transformation initiatives where required.
• Preparation of monthly board packs.
• Treasury management and ownership of group cash management, liquidity planning and working capital optimisation.
• Management of banking relationships, financing arrangements and covenant reporting.
• Oversight of foreign exchange exposure and cash repatriation across group entities.
• Review and ensure accuracy of entity budgets and forecasts.
• Review and ensure accuracy of entity management accounts and control files.
• Ownership of month-end discipline and reporting timetables across all group entities.
• Ensuring robust financial controls and standardised finance processes across multiple jurisdictions.
• Oversight of local statutory reporting, tax compliance and regulatory requirements across all entities.
• Management of consolidation of monthly group management accounts and presentation to senior management.
• Design and implementation of standardised group processes.
• Co-ordination of the group audit.
• Oversight of manufacturing finance, inventory controls and product costing.
• Review and challenge BOMs, standard costs and manufacturing variances.
• Partner with operations to drive efficiencies, margin improvement and working capital performance.
• Ensure inventory valuation and stock controls are robust across the manufacturing operation.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a global finance team and develop your career in a successful and growing SME, whilst learning from an experienced CFO.

Finally, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, discretionary bonus, pension and health care.