Exclusively recruiting for a fantastic market leading manufacturing business who have recently completed on an acquisition in which they need an Interim FD to support them over a 6-9 month period. The role will lead the post-acquisition and integration of a large manufacturing site into the wider group with full P&L responsibility and a small team underneath it.
The role requires a well-rounded and capable FD who can manage and thrives on changing environments, the position is a pure interim opportunity with the autonomy to build and drive a business forward whilst improving current processes, systems and up skilling the finance team. The successful candidate will have worked in manufacturing environments and can deal with various external stakeholders such as banks, lawyers and auditors.
- Work with directors of both the Group and subsidiary companies to create and analyse quality, accurate and timely information, but at the same time also ensuring that adequate financial controls are in place to safeguard Company assets.
- Working with local FCs, review and develop KPI's, both at Group and subsidiary company level to further assist management in the interpretation of the results.
- Attendance at quarterly Board meetings and preparation of board reports.
- Attendance at Business Unit management meetings
- Review cost/benefit of capital expenditure proposals.
- Assist in the analysis of potential acquisition targets and undertake any due diligence on those which proceed to purchase.
- Co-ordinate and help develop Group budgeting and forecasting processes, providing commercial and strategic support and testing business assumptions.
- Co-ordinate 3-year plan and provide commercial and strategic support in this process to business units.
- Monitoring and management of cash flow and key point of contact for the bank to include quarterly bank covenant reporting.
- Oversee running of Group staff payroll and pension reporting.
- Work with scheme administrators to operate the Company pension scheme, being key point of contact for the administrators. Quarterly reporting of asset performance to Trustees and preparation of annual pension accounts.
- Compile information for, and participate in the Company's insurance renegotiations. Facilitate the operation of the Company insurances and monitor risk within the business. Also monitor the Uninsured Loss recovery with Fleet management company.
The start date for this role is 2-4 weeks with an initial contract duration of 6 months. Please apply if you wish to discuss further.