Marks Sattin are delighted to be Retained by a leading PE Backed Services Group to help appoint a new Group FC. Reporting into the Chief Finance Officer, this represents a great opportunity for a confident finance professional to join an exciting and fast moving, acquisitive business in a rapidly evolving role.

This is a pivotal senior role within the finance team, with plenty of opportunity for future progression, and the opportunity to be deeply engaged with a private equity partner. This role will work alongside Financial Planning & Analysis and Transactional Services to lead finance work across the Group, including supporting the CFO, CEO and Private Equity Investor in any transactional activity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide strong support to the Chief Financial Officer
• Lead the finance team to ensure the delivery of high quality and timely financial reporting and management information
• Responsible for all finance and accounting aspects of the business, in terms of transactional processing, reporting, compliance and internal controls
• Production of consolidated results, financial position and cash flow statement for a complex and acquisitive international group
• Production of monthly management accounts and period end close reporting feeding into critical Board analysis
• Responsible for all aspects of cashflow, treasury management and forecasting
• Full responsibility for the annual audit process, statutory accounting and corporation tax compliance across the Group including international operations
• Responsible for all other fiscal aspects such as VAT and PAYE/NI and liaison with advisors for overseas subsidiaries for all local compliance matters
• Work closely and collaboratively with systems teams, sales, and operations to maximise efficiency of the systems and ensure maximum automations
• Drive continual improvement in processes and ways of working within finance and across the business
• Support Financial Planning and Analysis team in execution of forecasts and budget processes

Key Skills & Experience:

• A fully qualified accountant (preferably ACA) with significant post-qualification industry experience
• Technically proficient at group consolidations as well as ensuring total integrity of individual entity positions
• Ability to implement and maintain a strong financial control environment
• An approachable communicator with gravitas that will confidently interact with the Senior Leadership Team, Private Equity Investors and other external parties
• Highly analytical, inquisitive, and perceptive approach, with strong attention to detail
• Drive, determination and resilience and the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadline
• A pragmatic nature with the ability to work independently with good networking and communication skills within the matrix organisation
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and possess the ability to influence others for a positive business impact
• Experienced team manager with an ability to coach & develop teams
• Private Equity experience that has taken a business through a sales process