Finance Director

Finance DirectorWe are an award winning 4PL consultancy group based on the outskirts of Leicester offering dynamic Transport management solutions to out very high profile clients. We have an excellent range of Systems and Solutions to enable companies to save money on their Transport spend. Being fortunate enough to own our inhouse Design and Development IT systems team we can take our concepts through from a thought process to reality seemlessly and efficiently.Overall purpose of the job: To ensure effective strategic and operational financial planning, monitoring and reporting to enhance the decision-making process and to ensure the Company and its subsidiary companies comply with all statutory and external requirements and regulations. As a senior officer in the organisation, the Director of Finance and Administration will form part of the Strategic management team, working with other Directors to ensure business sustainability and growth.

Key responsibilities:

• Creating and maintaining the strategic planning and financial management to deliver the strategic objectives of the business
• Take the lead on financial accounting and reporting
• Oversee investments and disbursements
• Undertake management reporting, 3-year planning, budgeting/forecasting, ad hoc analysis for Shareholders/Board
• Ensure legal compliance

Main Duties

• Plan and co-ordinate the annual audit and prepare SCT annual accounts
• Prepare annual consolidated group accounts after audit
• Collate and co-ordinate annual budget
• Prepare monthly management accounts, quarterly financial reports
• Prepare monthly cashflow forecasts for the financial year and monitor cash on weekly basis and produce short term cash forecasts
• Liaise with external advisers - accountants, lawyers, and other advisers where appropriate
• Liaise where necessary with the subsidiary company staff and Boards
• Present and produce Board reports and financial information timeously
• Provide strategic direction to 3T long term financial planning for the UK and Europe
• Arrange internal audit visits as appropriate

Other

• To undertake other duties as required by the Managing Director from time to time
• To work flexibly with other members of the team and keep accountability
• To maintain confidentiality at all times

Required Experience / Qualifications

• Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA or CIMA affiliation) with senior-level experience of management of people and resources.
• Experience of working for a PE backed company would be an advantage