Group Finance Director - Axon Moore Group Ltd : Job Details

Axon Moore are supporting a PE backed Group of SMEs based near to Castleford, West Yorkshire, in the appointment of their Group Finance Director.The group consists of niche, service sector businesses who operate in similar markets and share synergies. The PE owners have ambitions for the businesses to continue growing and evolving, and are looking to appoint a Group Finance Director to enable this growth.This is a 'hands-on' and commercially focused role, requiring the successful candidate to get 'under the skin' of the businesses, build relationships and carry out high level analysis of key business drivers.Key responsibilities will include:

• Work with MDs to develop business strategies, balancing opportunity with risk and looking at key growth initiatives across the Group
• Carry out necessary accounting and reporting, ensuring the businesses and group maintain appropriate financial accounts
• Maintain and develop additional financial and operational KPIs as is required
• Provide steer as to the appropriate controls, processes and structure of the businesses
• Ensure financial reporting and controls are robust and adhered to
• Carry out high level analysis into available data, producing insight that will aid commercial decision making
• Acting as a key leader across the Group, overseeing the finance team and partnering with key non-financial stakeholders

The ideal candidate for this role should possess the following skills and experiences:

• Qualified finance professional with a broad skill set which covers both financial reporting and commercial finance / FP&A
• Due to the size of the businesses in the group, this will be a 'hands on role' so an individual who is used to being in the detail, but can also play a leadership role, would be an ideal candidate profile
• This role may suit someone who has had a 'Head of' Commercial Finance / FP&A or Divisional FD background who is seeking a more strategic FD role