Finance Director

Finance Director required for an incredible professional services firm headquartered out of Solihull, West Midlands. This is a really interesting privately-owned business with a global footprint, and this role will see you overseeing business finances and operations, reporting directly to the owners.

As the Finance Director, you will be responsible for:

• Creation of the global organisation's business plan and implementing financial and operational strategy
• Delivery of monthly financials and explaining financial position to the senior leadership team, acting as a true business partner to the executive directorate
• Leading annual budgeting, forecasting and cash planning procedures
• Overseeing the finance function, including a Financial Controller, Finance Manager and reporting team
• Leading financial reporting and treasury functions, including the multicurrency consolidation requirements
• Supervising the creation of statutory accounts and strong internal controls, supported by the Financial Controller
• Ensuring regulatory reporting compliance across the global group, adhering to local reporting and tax regulations
• Acting as a key point of contact to the group's client base for financial matters
• Fostering an environment focused on process improvement and strong controls
• Enhancing the finance function's use of the ERP system and producing stronger financial insight with the toolkit available
• Management of the finance function's payroll, AP and AR responsibilities
• Creation of a world class finance function, including future recruitment and development of the growing team

This role will see you supporting a well-established, but growing, global business. You'll be based on a hybrid basis in Solihull, acting autonomously and helping the owners to enact their vision.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant, with experience leading a high-growth small or medium sized business. You should be an experienced manager, and a confident business partner at the most senior level.