Position Title: Group Finance Director
Reports to: Group Executive Director
Purpose of the Position
To provide strategic and operational leadership to the Finance Division, actively shaping the
organisation’s direction as a contributing member of the Board. This includes not only developing
and influencing long-term business strategies, but also translating them into practical, measurable
financial plans that support sustainable growth.
To take full accountability for the Group’s Financial Control function, ensuring robust governance,
accuracy, and compliance across all financial activities. This involves leading the preparation and
continuous improvement of Monthly Management Accounts, Statutory Accounts, and the annual
budgeting cycle, using hands-on analysis to drive insight, challenge assumptions, and support
informed decision-making.
To proactively lead and deliver ad-hoc financial projects, such as system improvements,
cost-efficiency initiatives, investment appraisals, or scenario modelling, ensuring each project is
executed with rigour, pace, and a solutions-focused approach that strengthens the organisation’s
financial resilience
Principal Responsibilities Oversee the financial management, planning, systems and controls of
the company. This includes:
Key Responsibilities: Strategic & Operational
• Oversee all Balance Sheet Control Account reconciliations and maintain the Group’s Fixed Asset
Register.
• Lead the preparation, review and continuous improvement of Monthly Management Accounts,
flash reporting, internal controls and financial governance.
• Act as a strategic business partner to Operations, providing insight, challenge and commercial
support.
• Create and manage the annual budgeting and planning process for the organisation.
• Lead the preparation and delivery of monthly performance reporting across the company.
• Prepare and manage the annual statutory financial statements.
• Oversee the preparation of the Monthly Board Pack, ensuring clarity, accuracy and strategic
relevance.
• Review accounting processes to drive efficiency, accuracy and organisational awareness.
• Ensure all operational controls are in place, effective and regularly reviewed.
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders including auditors, banks and tax advisors.
Leadership & People Management
• Lead, manage and develop the Finance Division, ensuring high performance, capability growth
and a culture of accountability.
• Ensure accuracy, timeliness and compliance across all financial outputs.
• Drive continuous development, coaching and training for the finance team to support professional
growth and succession planning.
Risk, Governance & Strategy
• Manage and strengthen internal controls, ensuring accuracy, compliance and operational
robustness.
• Evaluate internal and external risks and drive strategic responses to safeguard the organisation.
• Monitor and report to the Board on risks that may impact organisational wellbeing, ensuring
corrective actions or contingencies are implemented.
• Critically review, analyse and improve business operations, processes and policies to enhance
service quality, cost efficiency and organisational growth.
• Provide a comprehensive management accounting service to the Board, including analysis of
financial performance across the business, products and revenue streams.
Skills & Experience
• Professionally qualified accountant with a minimum of 10 years relevant experience
• Technically strong accountant with proven track record of performance and delivery of objectives
in a professionally run and commercial environment.
• Highly numerate.
• Comprehensive knowledge of accounting, taxation and regulatory issues that affect the financial
needs of the Company to ensure the growth of the business
• Breadth of vision to be able to develop, build upon or support the strategic direction of the
business through the successful application of innovative and imaginative solutions to problems
• Interpersonal skills of the highest order with the ability to relate, orally and in writing, to the Board
and all levels within the firm as well as with external contacts
• A team player who can work with and contribute to the Board to develop strategy, to advise and
offer measured and constructive financial advice and guidance and as a key part of the
management team to ensure the success of the firm in meeting its objectives
• Organisational skills of the highest order in dealing with a busy and dynamic work environment
• An entrepreneurial approach to work and business in general
• The tenacity to accept and tackle problems to ensure satisfactory solutions