Finance Director

Full Job Description

3Keel are looking to find an experienced finance leader who will work as part of the Senior Leadership Team and member of the Board, to help 3Keel set and implement a growth strategy as we approach our next phase of development.

You will be responsible for:

• Crafting and executing a comprehensive financial strategy that addresses the immediate financial needs and  also aligns with the company's long-term growth and sustainability objectives. 
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, UK accounting standards, and best practices, while preparing the firm for external financial audits.
• Leading the development and implementation of robust FP&A processes, providing accurate and actionable financial insights. 
• Driving innovative financial strategies that optimise the company's financial operations by enhancing cash flow management, reducing financial risk, and increasing overall profitability.
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll, taking a hands-on approach when necessary to address critical issues.

• Work in close collaboration with the board of directors to ensure financial plans and strategies align seamlessly with the company's strategic business, ESG and CSR goals. 
• Drive and participate in strategic financial projects that support the company's growth and sustainability, including mergers, acquisitions, potential carve outs., investment analysis, and capital expenditure planning. 

Essential Skills and experience:

• Experience in a senior finance role - gained in a growing professional services firm with a thorough understanding of the unique challenges this provides.
• Experience of Financial Reporting and Compliance.
• Proven track record in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) including budgeting and forecasting. 
• Built and/or managed a high performing finance team.
• Demonstrated expertise in optimising working capital cycles, effectively managing cash flow, and improving financial liquidity. 
• Experienced in proposing and implementing actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
• Fully qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

You will also be passionate about the chance to join a firm where you will be working with a team who are equally as passionate about having an impact on the environment and be excited about helping support them in this. 

What 3Keel offer - A competitive base salary, plus bonus, and the opportunity to share in the success of the business you help build. We also offer market leading benefits for a firm of our size:

• A friendly team of individuals from many walks of life, all constantly striving for excellence and committed to making a difference in sustainability - and having fun along the way!
• Genuine work-life flexibility for people at different life stages, with a well-established hybrid working culture
• 30 days paid annual leave per annum
• Pension scheme with 5% company contribution and personal investment/savings platform
• Employee bonus scheme
• Employee NHS Cash Top Up health insurance scheme
• Employee assistance and mental health support programmes
• Life cover 
• Access to office space in various different locations in Oxford and London
• Three days of paid volunteering time per year for each staff member
• Generous maternity, paternity and sick pay/leave
• Annual training budget per employee
• 5 days for study per year
• Portion of annual profits donated to charity annually
• Salary sacrifice schemes for bikes (cycle to work scheme) electric vehicles and other tech
• Rail cards

About us.....

3Keel is a small, specialist sustainability consultancy. We have grown organically since our founding in 2013, becoming a high impact team. The business is structured to address key sustainability issues, and we focus on innovations and coalition-building to develop approaches that challenge the status quo.

Case studies with more about some of our past work can be found here: 

Friendly: join the friendliest consulting team there is - 3Keelers are warm, welcoming and genuinely open to diverse perspectives, different ideas and new ways of doing things!  Joining our sociable team not only means you’ll be starting in a satisfying role - you will also be making new friends and having plenty of fun along the way!

Curious: 3Keel is a place to ask questions and seek answers.  We embrace a growth mindset and love to learn from one another and our clients.  We have recently set up ‘3Keel Learns for our staff - a series of external speakers and lectures to help everyone learn something new.

Ambitious: 3Keel is an award-winning consultancy and a B Corp - we know about ambition, and we encourage our staff to channel theirs towards making a real difference within the sustainability field.  We continually strive for the highest standards - whether it is with our client-facing work, or with how we run the company itself.  

We are committed to offering equal opportunities and to creating a workplace where a diverse mix of talented people want to come, stay and deliver their best work.  We encourage applications from applicants of all backgrounds, and from those who represent any diversity of gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability and all other characteristics.  We want to play our part in increasing diversity within the sustainability sector, recognising that there is some way to go.  We take our role in contributing to change in this area very seriously.

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