Chief Financial Officer

Full Job Description

Our client is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers and suppliers of industrial consumables. Over recent years the Group has delivered growth both organically and by acquisition and today has a turnover north of £300M with over 50 sites servicing clients throughout the UK.

They are now in the process of solidifying their position within their sector and are recruiting an experienced Chief Financial Officer to take them through the next phase of their development. This role will sit on the board of Directors and report to the Chief Executive Officer.

The future plan for the business is to achieve a successful exit for the current investors and this role, in collaboration with the executive team, will prepare the group financially and strategically for exit in the next 2 – 3 years.

The CFO will be accountable and responsible for the day-to-day financial operations, financial planning and reporting and provision of strategic recommendations to the Board and Investors.

It is a pivotal role leading the finance team of 40 and overseeing all financial aspects of the organisation ensuring the financial control, reporting and governance underpins exceptional commercial business partnering and decision support working closely with Private Equity Investors and Funders.

Some of the key responsibilities include :

• Delivering sound financially secure recommendations and plans to the board and investors/funders.
• Development and empowering the team, embedding them into the business so that they are commercially focused and can support the future Group strategy.
• Collaborating closely with the CEO, private equity investors, commercial leaders, operational and manufacturing teams and other key stakeholders to drive value creation and the eventual exit strategy.
• Building relationships externally with funders, suppliers, insurers and auditors.
• Tracking cash flow and liquidity and analysing the group’s financial weaknesses and strengths whilst proposing and actioning corrective actions.
• Driving decision support and improved financial and commercial literacy to the individual sites working closely with operational and commercial leaders.

We would like to speak with experienced and qualified CFO’s with superlative leadership skills who have experience of working within a multi-site, multi-faceted business. In addition you should be :

• Experienced in turnaround, fundraising and investor relations and comfortable and confident in dealing with private equity funders.
• Able to deliver business improvements through embedding great financial measures and controls.
• A superlative communicator, able to deliver information in a manner that drives decisions.
• An emotionally intelligent leader who has galvanised and motivated teams to deliver in a sometimes pressurised environment.

The business has a clear and embedded set of values which focus on innovation, employee engagement and development, building great relationships and operating in an ethical and moral way.

This role could be based at their locations in either Central Belt Scotland or South Yorkshire with regular travel within the UK.

The salary for this role is supplemented by an Executive Package that includes 50% Bonus, Car, Health Care, Private Medical and 33 days holiday.

This is an interesting and exciting opportunity to take a business through turnaround and an exit in the next 2 – 3 years with the added financial benefits that this will bring.