Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Financial Leadership:
- Partner with the CEO and leadership team to formulate and execute the overall business strategy.
- Provide strategic financial insights and recommendations to support growth, profitability, and operational efficiency.
- Lead the development of long-term financial plans and annual budgets, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and PE investor expectations.
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A):
- Oversee robust financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis processes.
- Drive the production of insightful management information and performance dashboards for the Board, CEO, and PE investors.
- Conduct deep-dive commercial analysis to identify key performance drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Financial Control & Operations:
- Ensure the integrity of financial reporting, overseeing the preparation of accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements (IFRS/UK GAAP).
- Strengthen and maintain a robust internal control environment, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
- Manage treasury, cash flow, and working capital optimisation.
- Oversee all aspects of the finance function, including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and tax.
- Private Equity Relationship Management:
- Act as the primary finance contact for the Private Equity investors, managing reporting requirements, responding to ad-hoc requests, and presenting financial performance.
- Support investor relations and ensure transparency and accuracy in all communications.
- M&A and Value Creation:
- Play a key role in any M&A activities, including due diligence, financial modelling, valuation, and post-acquisition integration.
- Identify and drive initiatives to enhance shareholder value, including cost optimisation, revenue growth strategies, and operational improvements.
- Team Leadership & Development:
- Lead, mentor, and develop the finance team, fostering a culture of high performance, accountability, and continuous professional development.
- Optimise finance team structure and processes to support business growth.
- Risk Management & Compliance:
- Identify and mitigate financial risks, ensuring adherence to all legal and regulatory obligations.
- Oversee internal and external audit processes.
Skills & Experience Required
- Qualified Accountant: ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification is essential.
- Proven Finance Director Experience: Extensive experience (minimum 5-7 years) in a Finance Director or senior finance leadership role within a dynamic, fast-paced commercial environment.
- Significant Private Equity Exposure: Mandatory prior experience as a Finance Director (or similar) within a Private Equity-backed business, demonstrating a clear understanding of the PE life cycle, value creation levers, reporting demands, and exit strategies.
- Strong Commercial Acumen: Exceptional commercial and strategic thinking, with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights and drive commercial decisions.
- M&A Experience: Demonstrable experience in M&A transactions (due diligence, integration) is highly desirable.
- Leadership & Team Management: Proven ability to lead, motivate, and develop high-performing finance teams.
Vivid Resourcing are committed to equality of opportunity for all applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships or any other characteristic protected by law.
