Chief Financial Officer and Financial Director

Job Description

The Financial Director (FD) is expected to be hands-on and take overall control and responsibility for all financial related aspects of the company, including managing the finance team, financial reporting and analysis. In addition, the FD also serves as the functional reporting line to the internal audit and company secretary functions. The FD also has oversight over integrated reporting, ESG and sustainability reporting as it relates to the Group.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Form a close working relationship with the CEO, senior executives, the finance team and non-executive directors
• Manage the company’s accounting function & financial performance, including cost controls and corporate budgeting processes
• Understand key drivers and contribute to the development of company strategy across all areas of the business
• Providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets, and business drivers
• Ensure that company financial systems are robust, compliant and support current activities and future growth
• Take ultimate responsibility for the company cash and capital management
• Participate in investor relations activities
• Oversee company secretarial function, internal audit and manage relationships with third parties including the auditors
• Ensure that the regulatory, including corporate tax requirements of all statutory bodies are met
• Ad hoc projects

Ideal Experience

• A minimum of 10 years’ financial management experience overseeing the finance function
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience serving on a Board
• A minimum of 5 years’ of successful people management

Ideal Qualifications

• Qualified Chartered Accountant

Most Important Attribute

• Meet the requirement for a commercially astute, articulate, technically strong, dynamic, insightful and influential leader with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels

Systems Knowledge

• Strong IT skills, always being ahead of new technologies
• SAGE Intacct experience would be advantageous