£75,000 to £90,000 plus Benefits

Doncaster, South Yorkshire

Reporting to the Finance Director and serving as a business partner to the Exec Board, this role is to understudy the Finance Director and leadership team across a group of companies and provide end-to-end Financial Planning & Analysis to support more informed decisions across the whole group.

Accountabilities:

• Produce a monthly executive summary from the Group monthly management accounts, including P&L analysis and a paper relating to current performance with key items highlighted.
• Build a high-level business plan which has a 6-monthly update.
• Enhance and facilitate the annual group budgeting process to ensure that it is completed in a timely manner and in line with business plans.
• Create detailed 12-month, 36-month, and 60-month business plans across the revenue and cost centres of the group, which are updated and refreshed annually in line with point 3 above.
• Prepare budgets for revenue, operational costs, gross profit and net profit margins, and quarterly detailed review including a sensitivity analysis with updates.
• Monitor, challenge and analyse performance against budget and agree adjustments with the Finance Director where necessary.
• Create and develop the rolling 3-month & 12-month cashflow forecast.
• Monitor cash balances within agreed banking facilities and minimise bank transaction and financing costs.
• Monitor and report on the working capital position.
• Track and review forecast overseas currency transactions to enable hedging against potential fluctuations in exchange rates, in line with the group’s FX hedging policy.
• Investment and project appraisals for review and discussion.
• Support and analyse business opportunities and potential acquisitions.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/ACMA).
• Experience of operating in a precision manufacturing business.
• Financial modelling skills.
• High proficiency in financial software, Microsoft Excel and a tool such as Power BI; familiarity with ERP systems is a plus.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to explain complex financial concepts to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience of participation on or supporting a board / executive team.

Traits:

• Curious, intellectually robust and numerate.
• Analytical and efficient.
• Good communication skills.
• Commercial focus.
• Leadership potential.
• Credible.

If this sounds of interest, please get in touch by phone, emailing your CV quoting our job reference EX9597 or apply online.

0115 9061 222

midlands@abpm-mids.co.uk

www.abpmrecruitment.co.uk

All contact details can be found via our website.