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Finance Director – High Growth SME
Roheela Khan MSc, BA (Hons), AssocCIPD Recruitment Operations Director
Job Description
FINANCE DIRECTOR
£Very Competitive + Car Allowance, Bonus & Benefits
Location: East Midlands
Commutable from Northampton, Rugby, Daventry, Crick, Milton Keynes, Luton, Dunstable, Leamington Spa, Bedford, Kettering, Leicester, Coventry, Corby, Banbury, Brackley, Stratford-upon-Avon, Hitchin, Peterborough
A great career development opportunity to join a high growth and key player within the commercial finance sector. Our client is experiencing unprecedented growth and has an ambitious strategic plan which includes significant capital investment and expansion of its operations.
This is a newly created role, and you will report to the Managing Director and also the Chief Financial Officer.
This role would suit an experienced graduate calibre, CIMA.ACA/ACCA/ACMA or equivalent, commercially focused Finance Business Partner ready to take the step to Finance Director. You will provide proactive and comprehensive financial support, advice, and guidance to Senior Management. You will also manage all aspects of day-to-day financial management including financial control, cost and margin assurance, financial planning, and analysis. You will also apply your financial management and frameworks expertise throughout the full financial cycle.
A creative and practical problem solver you will have a continuous improvement approach and excellent time management skills. You will be adept at managing strict deadlines with minimal supervision, operating within a dynamic and high growth environment and will demonstrate excellent reporting, presentation, interpersonal and relationship building skills. In summary, a trusted business partner and a key member of the Senior Executive team.
The Role:
- As a member of the Senior Executive Team provide insight, influence, and support business decision making, linking key performance metrics with financial impacts, and working collaboratively to provide value adding outputs.
- Delivery of month end accounts and production of timely analytical reports providing actionable, commercially relevant insights.
- Provide clear recommendations on the balance of profitability and customer service quality.
- Providing financial support for strategic and tactical commercial decisions, challenging assumptions, and providing commercial appraisal, 'what-if' financial modelling and other ad-hoc financial requests.
- Deliver effective internal controls over all financial systems which comply with financial control standards and best practice.
- Lead initiatives to drive operational improvements within the business.
- Assist in the development of new business cases and deliver strategic insight into new business opportunities and investment appraisal.
- Assist the business with budgeting and quarterly forecasting process.
- Develop and deliver presentations to audiences ranging from business line stakeholders to executives.
- Work closely with business leaders to perform KPI analysis and provide recommendation on risk and opportunity.
- Participate in the development of management reports to support business decisions.
- Lead and develop a continuous improvement ethos with the objective to creating and maintain appropriate methods and procedures within the team.
- Respond to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data.
- Support and develop all related costing report & analysis.
The Ideal Candidate:
- Drive and initiative to manage the finance function and contribute to the growth of the business.
- Excellent leadership and management skills and experience.
- Problem solver with ability to have tough conversations.
- Highly effective communicator with strong written and verbal communication capability.
- A qualified accountant with several years post qualification experience in Commercial Finance and Business Partnering roles.
- Must have experience in finance operational roles and demonstrate an ability to integrate and work closely with non-financial counterparts in a leadership capacity.
- Enthusiastic, dynamic finance professional with a positive attitude and excellent communication skills.
- Proactive self-starter and results orientated.
- Have an attention to detail that improves forecast integrity, balanced with the ability to see the financial plan in total to be able to articulate the business strategy.
- Ability to challenge and influence senior management and team.
- Embraces change and enjoys the challenge of working in a fast-paced environment.
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Executive Recruitment Consultant - Interim Executive Division
£Competitive + bonus/commission scheme & benefits schemeEXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT - INTERIM EXECUTIVES DIVISION
£Competitive + bonus/commission scheme & benefits scheme
Location: Pershore, Worcestershire
THE COMPANY
Martin Veasey Talent Solutions is a leading independent executive search consultancy with experience recruiting across a diverse range of industries and service sectors. The client portfolio spans both the UK and international market places. Specialising in middle and senior management appointments we are able to source high quality candidates from the UK as well as all over the world, in a variety of disciplines, from key management roles to board level directors.
We utilise leading edge recruitment technology and marketing tools and work with a large blue chip multinational client base offering a full range of talent, recruitment, and assessment services.
THE ROLE
The role of Executive Recruitment Consultant - for our Interim Executives Division will be a good combination of new business development, account management and both consultative and transactional recruitment. You will be working as part of a very successful and established team that enjoys a strong reputation in the marketplace. You will be involved in the whole recruitment lifecycle from developing client relationships, attending client visits, new business development, advertising, interviewing and managing your candidates through a client's selection process to the point where you place the candidate in a suitable role. You will have access to state of the art recruitment software and a candidate and client database that is proactively and regularly updated by our recruitment support team.
You will be responsible for sourcing, screening, interviewing and consulting with candidates on their career aspirations as well as forging strong relationships with clients and companies to understand their requirements and corporate culture to ensure that you source the very best candidates for them. You will develop and expand your interim executives division and identify new business opportunities. You will also be expected to work as part of a team and develop excellent working relationships both internally and externally.
THE PERSON
- Graduate calibre with lots of drive, ambition, and commitment.
- Experienced in recruiting managerial and executive level candidates.
- Experience of recruiting interim executives advantageous
- Experienced technical and competency/behavioural interviewer.
- CIPD level 3 or 5 would be highly advantageous but not a prerequisite.
- Psychometric test or coaching qualifications would be advantageous but not a prerequisite.
- Articulate with the ability to build rapport and relationships with senior stakeholders and decision makers within the corporate marketplace.
A consultative, solutions focused approach.
Experience within the interim executives recruitment sector or experience of recruiting temporary managerial staff.
Excellent customer service/key account relationship management experience.
A hardworking and committed individual who is looking to contribute and progress within a growing company whilst maintaining their work, family life balance.
Ideally you will have previous recruitment experience gained either as an in-house recruiter, or as HR/Talent Acquisition/Resourcing Manager or with a recruitment/executive search and selection consultancy.You will be a high achieving and articulate candidate who is able to present to the highest levels within business. Having excellent organisational skills, you will be able to work on multiple projects at any one time, ensuring that all are delivered on time and to a successful conclusion.
In return we offer a relaxed but challenging, team orientated, highly focused environment within a growing business. As well as a competitive salary we offer bonus/commission and a range of other benefits.
These roles are offered on a full or part time or job share basis and hybrid working. This may involve occasional evening calls to candidates/clients. The role will predominantly be based from our offices near Pershore.
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Pensions Specialist (Maternity Cover)
£Very Competitive + Car Allowance + Completion Bonus & BenefitsInterim Pensions Manager (Maternity Cover)
£Very Competitive + Car Allowance + Completion Bonus & Benefits
Location: Hybrid/Remote Working - Company HQ located in the West Midlands
Are you a master of managing pension schemes and employee benefits? Then you're exactly the person our client needs as their Pensions Manager. The company are headquartered in the West Midlands, and this role is on a maternity cover basis, with a handover commencing in mid-October 2023. As such, there is a high level of urgency in recruiting for this role. Currently the team work on a hybrid/remote basis so you can be based anywhere in the UK if you are close to good rail/road commuting links into the West Midlands for regular meetings. The contract will last up to 13 months and our client will offer a completion bonus as its imperative that the Interim Pensions Manager completes the project.
As Pensions Manager, your primary focus will be to manage our client's pension schemes and employee benefit arrangements.
As the main point of contact for external pensions providers and internal stakeholders, you'll need to be a confident communicator with a knack for numbers and spreadsheets.
Our client is a large organisation, part of a global plc. So, the role splits into 60% managing and dealing with queries from internal employees, and 40% of your duties will be the cyclical annual tasks. You may also have to deal with questions from the broader HR and Finance teams.
As such, you can expect a high volume of enquiries, so your organisational skills will be tested in prioritising your workload accordingly. You'll also have a right-first-time approach and demonstrate a calm, level-headed character.
You'll be responsible, with the support of the Benefits Advisor, for managing all matters relating to pension schemes, as well as other benefits like life assurance, company cars, private medical insurance, and voluntary offerings. You'll liaise with pension schemes formally and informally, write newsletters and letters, and even host webinars and events to help employees better understand their pension options.
To excel in this role, you'll need plenty of experience managing corporate pension schemes, Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit, preferably gained in-house or at a pensions consultancy firm. You should also have a Pensions Management Institute (PMI) qualification or equivalent experience. Above all, you should be passionate about employee benefits and rewards, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
This role is working on a hybrid basis, meeting on-site occasionally at our client's Solihull office in the West Midlands. Our client offers flexibility on days, so you could work 5 full days or potentially opt for reduced hours across 4 days if preferred.
You must be able to commit to a minimum of 13 months of work to handle the annual tasks, such as preparing annual statements and reports and hosting the yearly trust meetings.
Please note that this role will be on the payroll for our client and not via a limited or umbrella company.
They want someone who can bring personality and flair to the role, so if you're ready to take on this new challenge, email your CV quoting reference LX 1595572 to or call us on 01905 381 320.
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Pensions Specialist (Maternity Cover)
£Very Competitive + Car Allowance + Completion Bonus & BenefitsInterim Pensions Manager (Maternity Cover)
£Very Competitive + Car Allowance + Completion Bonus & Benefits
Location: Hybrid/Remote Working - Company HQ located in the West Midlands
Are you a master of managing pension schemes and employee benefits? Then you're exactly the person our client needs as their Pensions Manager. The company are headquartered in the West Midlands, and this role is on a maternity cover basis, with a handover commencing in mid-October 2023. As such, there is a high level of urgency in recruiting for this role. Currently the team work on a hybrid/remote basis so you can be based anywhere in the UK if you are close to good rail/road commuting links into the West Midlands for regular meetings. The contract will last up to 13 months and our client will offer a completion bonus as its imperative that the Interim Pensions Manager completes the project.
As Pensions Manager, your primary focus will be to manage our client's pension schemes and employee benefit arrangements.
As the main point of contact for external pensions providers and internal stakeholders, you'll need to be a confident communicator with a knack for numbers and spreadsheets.
Our client is a large organisation, part of a global plc. So, the role splits into 60% managing and dealing with queries from internal employees, and 40% of your duties will be the cyclical annual tasks. You may also have to deal with questions from the broader HR and Finance teams.
As such, you can expect a high volume of enquiries, so your organisational skills will be tested in prioritising your workload accordingly. You'll also have a right-first-time approach and demonstrate a calm, level-headed character.
You'll be responsible, with the support of the Benefits Advisor, for managing all matters relating to pension schemes, as well as other benefits like life assurance, company cars, private medical insurance, and voluntary offerings. You'll liaise with pension schemes formally and informally, write newsletters and letters, and even host webinars and events to help employees better understand their pension options.
To excel in this role, you'll need plenty of experience managing corporate pension schemes, Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit, preferably gained in-house or at a pensions consultancy firm. You should also have a Pensions Management Institute (PMI) qualification or equivalent experience. Above all, you should be passionate about employee benefits and rewards, with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders.
This role is working on a hybrid basis, meeting on-site occasionally at our client's Solihull office in the West Midlands. Our client offers flexibility on days, so you could work 5 full days or potentially opt for reduced hours across 4 days if preferred.
You must be able to commit to a minimum of 13 months of work to handle the annual tasks, such as preparing annual statements and reports and hosting the yearly trust meetings.
Please note that this role will be on the payroll for our client and not via a limited or umbrella company.
They want someone who can bring personality and flair to the role, so if you're ready to take on this new challenge, email your CV quoting reference LX 1595572 to or call us on 01905 381 320.
