Chief Financial Officer

GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

I am proud to be the retained search partner to a well-established, reputable and highly profitable pharmaceutical manufacturing group that has a diverse range of products across its five business units. Due to internal change they now seek to recruit a Group CFO that will oversee business unit performance, develop Divisional Finance Directors, identify acquisition opportunities, steer growth strategy through partnership with operational leadership and manage the relationship with the board.

This role would be based from their Beaconsfield HQ with the opportunity to work from home 1-2 days per week.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Financial Leadership:
  • Develop and implement group-wide financial strategies aligned with the individual business's strategy and business goals.
  • Advise the Group Chief Executive and executive team on financial planning, risk management, and investment opportunities.
• Financial Operations & Reporting:
  • Provision of timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual consolidated group management accounts and reports to the board and executive team.
  • Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
  • Provide strong support and challenge to all capital expenditure proposals across the group to ensure strong return on investments.
  • Responsible for monthly Group management accounts.
  • Responsible for effective management of the Group's cash position including FX and treasury.
• Compliance & Risk Management:
  • Ensuring compliance with all financial, accounting and tax requirements for the Group, working with external advisors as appropriate.
  • Oversee the annual audit and preparation of statutory accounts working with the external auditors.
  • Ensure all businesses within the group adhere to the internal Group Finance and Governance framework to deliver a robust financial control environment.
  • Ensure that effective risk and resilience plans are in place across the Group to mitigate financial risks to the Group.
• Team Leadership & Development:
  • Lead and mentor the finance leaders across all of businesses providing coaching and support as required.
  • Foster a high-performance culture within the Group's finance function.
• Stakeholder Engagement:
  • Proactively manage relationships with the external auditors, banks and regulatory bodies as appropriate.
  • Produce insightful financial management information with regards to operational and strategic performance to the Managing Directors, Executive team and Board.
• Miscellaneous:
  • Oversee and administer payroll for senior leaders.
  • Provide support on any ad hoc activities and projects as instructed by the Group CEO and Board.

Candidate Profile

Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Senior finance leadership experience in a multi-site, operationally complex environment with exposure to a manufacturing sector business
• Strong commercial orientation with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders.
• Robust technical capability, including audit oversight and acquisition accounting.

Benefits:

• A highly competitive base salary of between £150,000 and £180,000 P/A based on experience
• A car allowance of £6500 P/A
• A performance related bonus of up to 25%
• 7% pension contribution
• 26 days holiday plus 8 bank holiday
• Income protection
• Death in service
• Private medical
• Other great benefits on application

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