About the role

City Centre based, successful e-commerce leisure brand, looking for a strong Head of Finance as part of continued success. This role would suit professional finance candidates with aspirations to grow and be part of a success story and become Financial Director within the short to medium term.

Position Overview:

A commercial and strategic leader with skills extending beyond the finance function, to be a leader within the business. The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker with strong leadership abilities, technical expertise, and a commitment to driving financial performance and process improvement. The key objective of the successful candidate is to help deliver an ambitious omni channel growth plan, including substantial international growth, through e-commerce growth (own websites and online marketplaces) and B2B.

Responsibilities:

• Drive cash management process, providing payment approvals and overseeing cashflow forecasts. Tracking cash flow and analysing the company’s financial weaknesses and strength, whilst proposing corrective actions.

• Responsible for generation of Management/Board reports, providing accurate balance sheet and cashflow information with insightful and accurate narrative; communicating insights clearly to the Board.

• Ensure a robust financial control environment with strong internal controls documented in policies and procedures. Challenging existing ways of working and promote continuous improvement of financial accounting and reporting systems and processes.

• Lead the month-end close process and critical analysis of overheads and balance sheet.

• Liaise with external auditors, tax advisors, and other services to ensure compliance with regulations. Overseeing US sales tax and EU VAT compliance.

• Plan and lead the year-end statutory audit process.

• Develop budgets in line with company requirements and establish departmental performance vs. budget.

• Review and advise on future acquisitions and investments.

• Establishing and maintaining good relationships with external partners, stakeholders and investors, providing recommendations as necessary.

• Leading the senior team on long-term financial and business planning

• Overseeing payroll, VAT and HMRC processes.

• Improving the detail of, and enhancing the quality of management information and communicating insights clearly to the Board

Qualifications:

• CIMA/ACA/ACCA/ICAS qualified accountant.

• Experience working with SMEs, strong e-commerce experience

• Strong leadership and team management skills.

• Demonstrable financial reporting and strategic planning abilities.

• Strong technical accounting knowledge

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel & Xero

Please send a CV to drewwilkinson@nrgplc.com