Interim Head of Finance
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, the Interim Head of Finance role is a key leadership role to drive and support our Finance priorities for a six month period:
Strategy:
- Design and implement financial models to support key business decisions
- Support/drive the 10 year business planning process, providing essential analysis where required
- Lead and deliver on transformation opportunities by identifying areas for technology adoption and streamlining
Financial Management:
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management accounts and all aspects of business reporting for FMC and Niterra HQ
- Manage all financial planning and reporting
- Own the forecasting and budgeting process
Financial Reporting:
- Preparation, communication and execution of monthly and annual financial statements
- Support decision-making by providing the CEO, Niterra HQ and other key stakeholders (as required) with timely, detailed and accurate insights
- Analyse, reconcile, and validate a range of data sets and information to support informed business decisions
- Produce regular financial reporting to give an overview of business and financial performance, including trends, key actions, and strategic implications
- Support the CEO with reports and presentations to Niterra HQ regarding financial issues and developments
Leadership:
- Coach and direct the finance team and ensure ongoing FP&A knowledge sharing, development and training
- Proactively contribute to plans and priorities for the department
- Provide regular updates to the CEO and FMC Senior Leadership Team and prepare communications/presentations for All-Company updates
- Participate in key decisions and drive the importance of accurate financial planning
Legal & Compliance:
- Immediately escalate any risks to the business to the CEO
Requirements
- Professional accreditation (e.g. ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or equivalent) or MBA
- 10 years experience in progressively responsible financial roles, with preference several years in financial planning
- Organised and structured leader with experience of mentoring a department
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to strategise and devise solutions
- High level of integrity, dependability, adaptibility and reliability
- Proficiency in various software, such as MS Word, MS Excel and other financial management software. With advanced excel modelling skills essential
- Experience of working in a matrix organization with reporting to both operational and functional leadership is essential
Benefits
- Fully remote/flexible working
- Holidays: 25 days per annum + Birthday Leave (1 day)
- Private Medical Insurance (70% Company funded)
- Life Assurance (4x basic salary)
- Pension: 5.5% Employer contribution (5% Employee contribution)
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Flu vaccinations allowance
- Home-based allowance
- Eye test allowance
- 2 volunteering days
- Holiday Buy-Back Scheme: Buy 5 days additional holiday (After 1 years’ service)