Sheridan Maine
A highly visible and commercially important role within a FTSE250 business, acting as a key finance partner to the operational business and right hand person to the MD of this high profile division.
This a day rate assignment, inside IR35, expected to last around 6 months.
Key priorities within the role include ownership and enhancement of the forecasting process, month-end activities and annual planning cycles. Responsibilities will include:
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Partnering with operational and commercial stakeholders to support decision making
- Supporting strategic planning and key decision-making
- Driving improvements in reporting, controls, processes and FP&A capability
- Delivering board packs, presentations and executive-level analysis to the SLT
- Supporting cash flow forecasting and working capital management
- Producing month-end close activities from a commercial finance perspective
- Ensuring consistency and integrity of financial data across reporting processes
You will also be required to grow your team during the assignment.
The successful candidate will have/be:
- Fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA)
- Proven experience in a FP&A leadership role
- A "critical friend", able to provide challenge and commercial insight
- Experience of recruiting/growing a team
- SAP/Power BI expertise highly desirable, and strong Excel skills
- Living within easy commuting distance of Coventry
- Available to start within 1 week or less
In return you will enjoy the opportunity to make a difference within a respected and trusted brand, which will add value to any CV.
You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.
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