Assistant Director of Finance

Broster Buchanan are delighted to have been retained by a growing, cash rich SME who are looking to recruit an Assistant Director of Finance, on a permanent basis.
 
The Assistant Director of Finance will report into the CFO and they will be responsible for managing a small finance team. This role will have a bias toward technical/financial accounting/reporting, and key duties will include: 
 
Financial Reporting

• Year end and Interim financial reporting, compilation of the Accounts and disclosure notes
• Monthly management reporting: P&L, Balance sheet and cashflow
• RCF covenant workings with summary commentary for senior management
• Production of quarterly Board packs
• Operational data management – maintaining key operational schedules
• Management and delivery of interim and year end audits, including liaison with auditors and tax teams
• Ownership of accounting for the Company's various share schemes
• Maintaining and reviewing allowance for bad debts on a number of judgemental areas
• Production of budget and long-term forecasts

Operational & Corporate Finance

• Due diligence style analysis of key financial and non-financial KPI’s for senior management
• Monthly analysis of  statistics to provide the Board with a forward-looking view of pipeline opportunities
• Detailed monthly cashflow forecasting
• Assisting the Business Development team with ongoing monitoring and budgeting of projects and marketing spend analysis
• Interest calculations for legal team as required
• To assist in implementation and streamlining of the finance function to fit the growth of the business
• Provide data as required to external analysts and other parties as and when necessary
• Involvement in ad-hoc projects & other analysis as required by the CFO

The successful Candidate is likely to be an Audit Trained, ACA Qualified individual who possesses a strong technical accounting background, which includes annual reporting, month end management accounting and preparation of board packs. They will be an exceptional communicator who is comfortable liaising with, and influencing internal and external stakeholders, as well as effectively managing the finance team. Candidates will have an inquiring/analytical  mind and the ability to challenge processes and systems, whilst always driving best practice. Strong systems skills will be a pre-requisite for this role and experience of using Sage, coupled with Advanced Excel would be advantageous.
 
Our Client is offering this role on a fully remote basis with an expectation that the Assistant Director of Finance will visit the office on a minimum of a bi-monthly basis.
 
The salary on offer is £80,000 - £90,000 + Package.