Interim CFO

Our client is a regulated business, generating revenue of circa £250million.

Responsibilities:

• Reporting to the CEO, you will be an integral member of the senior management team.
• A leading role in the management of relationships with equity and debt providers
• Develop and formalise robust financial control and reporting systems and develop a finance team to support the growth of the business.
• Overall leadership of the finance function, ensuring the group can deliver its strategic vision and deliver best in class financial reporting solutions  
• Significant contribution to the business strategy and operational initiatives, ensuring finance infrastructure can support the delivery of the strategic objectives
• Develop and maintain banking relationships to ensure the business can access the most relevant capital structures in relation to transactions
• Overall responsibility for corporate governance including internal and external audit including the regulator
• Establishment and maintenance of strong internal control and risk management systems
• Responsibility for financial statements and management reporting, ensuring that these are of the highest standard
• Leadership of M&A activity including opportunity analysis, decision support and liaison with third parties
• Manage pricing and tenders, demonstrating sound commercial judgement
• Support growth activities by assessing the models and communicating opportunities for optimization of results and operational implications
• Proactively identify financial issues and advise on key issues of growth, investment and profitability
• Monitor direct expenses and test affordability of plans including project spends as well as managing costs and potential savings
• Extensive financial planning and analysis. Budget setting, cost management and forecasting
• Treasury, cash flow and balance sheet management
• Manage and oversee tax strategy in an ever changing regulatory environment
• Management of close relationships with external advisors
• Close collaboration with the CEO on the investor relations agenda

Requirements:

• A mix of hands-on operational experience in the regulated industries combined with strategic/commercial experience at board level.
• Experience in high growth businesses with different functional divisions would be advantageous.
• Graduate qualified chartered accountant (big 4 preferred) with significant post qualification and first class academic background
• Experience in a senior finance leadership role
• Balanced, rounded experience across all areas of finance, including financial reporting and commercial financial leadership
• Investor relations experience. Experience of working with a wide range of investors
• Strong network with equity providers and banks, developing and maintaining strong contacts
• Track record of developing talent and creating environments of capable, proactive and adaptable teams
• Able to drive results by defining goals and establishing clear priorities to achieve objectives
• Experience of successfully implementing effective growth and optimization strategies
• Experience of developing financial strategies and contributing to the broader commercial development of a business
• Highly commercial, with proven experience of adding value to businesses
• Low ego, self-aware and non-political leadership style; willing to give and receive feedback with evidence of strong empathy
• A credible, trusted advisor to the CEO and Executive Team, who can support and challenge.

Location: Gloucestershire

Salary: circa £200,000 (pro rata) + benefits package

Start Date: February / March 2021

Duration: circa 6 months