Our Client, part of a global household name business has achieved an enviable and consistent record of year on year growth.  This growth combined with a restructuring of their finance team and the implementation of a new state of the art ERP system has resulted in the need for a high financial controller.

Reporting to the CEO with a dotted line responsibility to Group, the appointee will manage a small but highly capable and committed finance team. Responsible for developing systems and ensuring group reporting is conducted in a timely and effective way, a significant part of the role will encompass the commercial analysis and interpretation of financial information and particularly the provision of critical KPI’s to the management team.

Candidates will be qualified accountants (ACA, CIMA or ACCA) probably with a professional practice background and with significant recent experience gained as an FC or Senior Finance Manager in a medium to large sized organisation.  An appetite for change together with the ability to adapt to cultural nuances is essential.  

This position is now filled

Our Client is an SME and a leading IT services business which has been established for ten years and grown annually by 15-20% for the last five years. Strong growth prospects and a recent refinancing has resulted in the need for the business to recruit a commercial senior finance manager to report to the Managing Director.

Responsible for a small, highly professional team of eight, you will manage Finance and internal IT. You will oversee the production of monthly management accounts, annual financial accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis. You will also manage an IT department that runs an ERP system and reporting tools and supports the internal business. You will be the main point of contact for external investors, the banks and other professional advisors including their auditors.

You will be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) with previous experience gained in a business to business environment. You will have experience of Sun Accounts and will be in a Financial Controllers or Finance Directors role at present. Previous experience of dealing with external investors would be an advantage.

This role is now filled

Our Client is an established and profitable service business with multiple product lines and a dynamic and well-qualified senior management team. Recent restructuring of the commercial finance team has resulted in the need to recruit for this new role reporting to the Group Financial Controller.

Responsible for driving the annual and three yearly business planning process you will be managing a team of two qualified and one part qualified accountants. You will oversee the monthly analysis of significant balance sheet and P&L variances providing the senior management team with meaningful commentary.  Liaising with operational and sales managers throughout the business you will be required to provide commercial insight service line by service line and will be presenting on a regular basis to the operations board.

You will be a qualified accountant (CIMA, ACA or ACCA) possibly with an MBA. You will have worked in a service, leisure, retail or FMCG environment and possess excellent business modelling skills. Experience of using both SAP and Cognos or Hyperion is essential.

This position is now filled

Our Client is a large and rapidly growing consumer goods business, importing goods from the Far East and Europe and distributing its products worldwide. Turnover last year was appraoching £50m and this year will exceed £57m. The imminent promotion of the CFO to the Group CFO role has resulted in the need to recruit an ambitious qualified accountant to run a small professional finance team.

Reporting to the CEO and with a dotted line to the Group CFO this role has responsibility for a team of twelve finance staff including three qualifieds and one part-qualified. The role carries responsibility for monthly reporting; overseeing financial planning and analysis and cash flow reporting; providing commercial advice to business managers; ensuring the accuracy and integrity of accounting information; statutory returns and company secretarial.

Candidates will be qualified accountants with experience of working in a controllers role in an fmcg, manufacturing or business services environment. Experience of statutory reporting and business analysis is essential.

This position is now filled

TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS

To £55,000 plus benefits

Our client is an entrepreneurial, privately owned technology business operating at the forefront of its sector and with a very successful track record in the UK and internationally.  Key to the future growth of this exciting company is the creation of the new role of Financial Controller to challenge existing practices and then champion and drive through commercial changes across all areas of the business. The role is likely to suit an ambitious and personable high calibre qualified accountant with excellent analysis and computer modeling skills which will probably have been gained within a large professional practice before moving into a commercial role in a blue chip company.  This is an excellent opportunity for career progression and the chance to enjoy a high profile and pivotal role involving contact with all areas of the business including its overseas operations.

This postion is now under offer