Finance Director

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Finance Director (3990790)
Reference
3990790
Salary
Competitive Salary Package
Job Location
- United Kingdom -- England -- South East England -- Kent -- Herne Bay
Job Type
Permanent
Posted
14 June 2021
Closing date
05 Jul 2021 23:59

Your new company
Miles & Barr Ltd are a local independent estate agency that opened in 1999. The directors live locally and work day-to-day within the business. This hands-on leadership style ensures everyone is working to one shared vision; to deliver an exceptional client experience, whether you work in one of their 12 offices, FS division, Miles & Barr Lettings or in their central support hub currently based in Sandwich (but relocating to state-of-the-art offices in Herne Bay later in the year), the client experience is of paramount importance as set out in their brand ethos; valuing people not just property.
A business with a strong social purpose, that fully integrates into the communities in which they operate, Miles & Barr have maintained a market leading position and delivered a growth strategy that has seen the business achieve its aims even against challenging market conditions at times during their 21 years trading they have succeeded where others failed. How? Put simply, by playing to their strengths; their people, their industry knowledge, and their desire to innovate!
Your new role
In the role of Finance Director, you will hold a seat on the board and will be responsible for the financial health of the business and will work closely with the board of directors on strategic and commercial planning. Within your day-to-day activities you will work with their Financial controller to produce financial reports and together will develop strategies based on collective financial research; the objective being that through your analysis, knowledge and acumen you will enable their senior leaders to make sound business decisions in the long and short term.
Additionally, you will oversee the Finance team to ensure a consistent, efficient service is provided to the business; you will manage the on-going development needs of your direct reports and will work with the FC to grow the knowledge, skills and accountabilities of the team, impacting on the focus, engagement, and overall productivity of the department.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Manage the company's financial control framework, ensuring adherence at all times.
• Work with the leadership team to grow the business, formulating strategies and plans.
• Lead the financial due diligence and work with the board on strategic decisions and forecasting of new acquisitions.
• Provide analysis and guidance on the company strategy and influencing decision making.
• Responsible for ensuring all statutory, taxation and digital reporting requirements are completed in a timely manner.
• Ensure P&L reporting and variance analysis is issued within tight deadlines along with insightful commentary and recommendations.
• Manage the company's planning, budget and forecasting processes and ensure non-finance managers understand variances and trends.
• Lead monthly reporting to funders ensuring covenant compliance.
• Build and maintain productive relationships with key stakeholders and business leaders; be recognised as a trusted business partner and advisor.
• Oversee the finance team.
• Manage, through your team, effective relationships with all contractors and suppliers; IT providers, Health Insurers, Main insurers and oversee capital expenditure.
• Ongoing review of all cashflow requirements across multiple companies.
• To constantly review the department processes and systems with your FC, continually driving optimum efficiency for both time and cost, remaining agile and seeking to identify trends, risks and opportunities.

What you'll need to succeed

• A minimum of five years' post qualified experience in a finance role, ideally spanning both practice and industry roles.
• Ability to work on multiple companies simultaneously.
• Experience of an acquisitive environment and incorporating new entities into the group.
• Extensive experience within Financial Control and commercial environments, with critical thinking and a high level of analytical skills.
• Able to manage, guide and lead a team to ensure appropriate financial processes are being adhered to.
• A solid understanding of financial statistics and accounting principles
• Working knowledge of all statutory legislation and regulations
• Managed relationships with Bank lenders
• Logical thinking and decision making
• Confident, assertive, and tenacious manner
• Strong communication skills both written and oral
• Leadership and People Management
• Skilled influencer
• Strong presentation skills and advanced knowledge of Excel
• Good organisational and time management skills
• A team player

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.