The Company:
Our client is an investment holding company based in Derbyshire. They have recently acquired two profitable SME companies and they plan to make other additions to their portfolio. They have a longer-term business model which involves the retention and incentivisation of the existing senior management teams of acquired companies.
They will look to support and help grow the portfolio businesses with the provision of commercial, financial and technical support to facilitate shared wealth creation opportunities. They are sector agnostic and will focus on existing profitable SMEs that are seeking a collaborative business partner to help them grow and develop.
The Opportunity:
Based on their current and future portfolio of businesses our client has made the decision to establish a new central finance function. This newly created role will report to a Non-Executive Finance Director and is an opportunity to lead and create the group finance function that will ensure all day-to-day finance operations are efficiently undertaken for each portfolio business.
It is envisaged that in the early stages of this role considerable time will be required to be spent in each portfolio company to establish efficient finance functions. Therefore, there is a requirement to travel and to be located in each business which may be phased over time with the companies being located in the Midlands and the North East initially.
Key Responsibilities:
Skills and Experience Required:
We are seeking a Qualified ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or Qualified by Experience Accountant with a proven track record in the SME market in organisations with a turnover below £10m. The role will provide the necessary financial reporting, compliance and support whilst making improvements to financial procedures and controls as well as ad hoc projects and requests as they arise. This role will also work closely with the founding partners and team directors.