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Group Finance Director

Employer
Finatal
Location
Central London
Salary
£100,000 per annum
Closing date
20 Mar 2019

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Sector
Travel & Leisure, Hospitality / Events
Responsibilities
Accounting, Analyst, Finance
Position/Level
Director
Contract Type
Permanent
Language
English

Job Details

I am representing a private equity-backed, multi-site, leisure/hospitality business looking to recruit a Group Finance Director. The business currently operates 15 sites and is looking to grow via acquisition of further sites in the next 2 years. They will then look for further investment making this a great opportunity for someone to play a key role in a successful exit.

The Role:

This role sits on the newly formed operational board and reports directly to the COO. This position will work alongside the other departmental heads in marketing, operations, people, property and sales to provide strong and coherent leadership of the business.

The focus of the role is to develop a strong and stable finance team and build on the recent improvements in the accounting processes to ensure all aspects of finance in the business are undertaken to the highest possible standards. 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the COO in the implementation of a new EPOS system.
  • Implement a full fidelity data warehouse with an integrated BI tool to provide real time analysis to the business. 
  • Implement a new accounting system, Navision, to streamline and automate processes including expenses (Continia web platform), POs (integrated iPad approval system) and reporting (self-service SQL reporting services).
  • Lead on cost management to ensure that we get the best value for money on our contracts whether it is the build of new sites or the procurement of services.
  • Support on commercial decision-making such as pricing, loyalty and reward programmes and discounts and promotions. 
  • Develop targets and bonus schemes for managers, help improve accountability and transparency on financial and non-financial performance reporting for our operational teams. 
  • Improve our understanding and utilisation of labour and the way costs are allocated across the business, using Planday system.

Key Requirements:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
  • Experience of working in leisure/ hospitality/retail/e-commerce
  • Multi-site experience is desirable
  • As well as a strong technical background, you will be expected to be strong commercially. You will be able to build and maintain the company budgeting, forecasting and reporting model(s) to include sensitivities/business cases, balance sheet analysis and cash planning. 
  • Excellent modelling skills are essential; form as a well as function. 
  • It is important that you feel comfortable reading and advising on contracts. 
  • You will have good project management skills as there are a lot of key projects in the business, including financial management of new site builds.
  • Comfortable working in a PE-backed, leveraged environment with banking reporting, including covenant testing.

Company

At Finatal we are specialist recruiters of CFOs, Finance Directors and senior finance resources to private equity-backed businesses. We work with private equity investors, their portfolio companies or privately-owned businesses looking to exit, to provide the best quality finance talent to ensure your business is in the best possible shape.

We recruit individuals on an interim or permanent basis and have access to a great network of resources who have a track record in private equity-backed situations.

Typical roles we cover include:

•    CFO / Finance Director
•    Finance Manager
•    Group Financial Controller
•    FP&A Analyst
•    Group Accountant
•    Head of Planning

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