Finance Director
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Venari Finance are delighted to be retained by Principal Building
Ltd in East Kilbride to recruit a newly created Finance Director role
for the business.
Principal Building Ltd is a main contractor
working across Scotland. Their services include new builds, interior
fit out and refurbishments of a wide range of property types.
Principal Building is Scotland's largest manufactured and bespoke
joinery company operating from 16,500 square foot workshop and 3500
square foot offices in East Kilbride.
The business is owned by
Edison Capital following its acquisition of GDC Design and subsequent
rebranding to Principal Building Ltd. Following investment from Edison
Capital and a number of key senior appointments, the business has seen
a rapid period of growth with £11.2m worth of pipeline in place for
2024.
The business has set its sights on achieving turnover of
between £40-50m in the next 4-5 years.
Principal
Building is entering an exciting chapter in its history and have
identified the need to create a Finance Director role within the
business to support the Managing Director and Edison Capital as the
business embarks on a period of high growth.
This role will be
key in the development of the finance function with a real focus on
governance and compliance and will sit on the board, playing a key
role in the organisation’s growth and direction.
This position
represents an exceptional career opportunity for an ambitious, driven
senior finance professional, seeking to make a positive impact and
support an entrepreneurial business through the next period of
strategic growth.
Role Overview:
Responsible to: Managing Director, Principal Building and CEO, Edison Capital
With the expectation that the business will be going through a growth phase, key areas of responsibility will include, but not be limited to:
• Establishment of the finance function, with a
key focus on governance and compliance.
• Point of contact and
relationship holder with the bank
• Creation of Board Packs
•
Identifying improvement opportunities and ensuring robust financial
controls and efficient processes are maintained, whilst ensuring
compliance with regulatory and auditing standards
• Responsibility
for preparation and control of the monthly management accounts,
including analysis against budget and forecast.
• Preparation of
the financial statements for all group companies including
• the
group’s consolidated accounts.
• Creation and development of an
annual budgetary and quarterly forecast process.
• Responsibility
for the statutory demands placed on the business by HMRC including,
but not limited to, VAT and PAYE.
• Driving cost efficiencies
whilst ensuring quality optimisation across all elements of
production
• Leading the preparation and delivery of the annual
audit.
• Business partnering with other departments and divisions
within the group to assist and improve financial control and
performance.
• Other ad-hoc duties as required.
Candidate Background:
The Finance Director position requires an
accountant who possesses excellent organisational, interpersonal, and
technical skills. The ability to build relationships with and
influence internal/external stakeholders is a key requirement, as is
strong team working.
A summary of the key candidate requirements
are as follows:
• Qualified accountant CA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Track
record of operating at a senior finance leadership level.
• Strong
technical accounting skills with great attention to detail.
•
Ability to work in a fast paced, entrepreneurial environment
•
Willing to be hands on as the finance functions is established
•
Ability to prioritise tasks and adapt to workload to ensure deadlines
are met.
• Strong analytical, organisational and decision-making
skills.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills with
an ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Ability to assess
and drive business improvement projects.
• Inquisitive and ability
to learn quickly.
• Excellent IT skills, with a proven track record
in optimising the use of technology to deliver results.
• Ambition
to establish lead, coach and motivate teams.
• Experience in the
construction sector would be advantageous (but not essential).
•
Experience of acquisitions and disposals would be advantageous (but
not essential).
Package:
£90,000-£120,000
30 days annual leave
5% matched pension
Equity Option following completion of 12 months in the role
Finance Director
Venari Recruitment Limited
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