Chief Finance Officer Chertsey, England
Job description
Salary: Competitive salary & benefits
Role: Permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week
Location: Chertsey (on-site), with regular travel to Wells (Somerset)
About us:
Our Group of Companies have 35 years’ experience providing stages and supporting structures to festivals, concerts, tours, sporting and corporate events, including Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading Festivals. We also specialise in the design and installation of temporary and semi-permanent buildings for the film and TV industry.
Serious International are also proud to be developing and operating a media hub for the film and TV industry, at Longcross South Studios in Chertsey.
We are looking for a Chief Finance Officer to join our friendly team, and to lead on financial, strategic and development projects whilst optimising the Groups financial position to align with company objectives.
Accountabilities:
- Lead in all financial operations of the company including forecasting, reporting, cash management, accounts payable/receivable and monthly payroll
- Lead and participate in the production of agreed management information, ensuring timeliness, accuracy and compliance with relevant accounting standards
- Lead on identifying, monitoring and reporting operational and financial business risks
- Tax compliance including CIS, PAYE, VAT and Corporation Tax
- Management & development of the finance team
- Lead on preparation of annual/project budgets and monitoring actual performance.
- Preparation of annual cash flow forecasts and monitoring actual performance
- Manage and develop contractual relationships between the company and its supplier partners e.g., Bank, Lawyers, Insurers, Utilities
- Manage and liaise with contract partners to secure all IT requirements are adequate, whilst possessing a strong working knowledge of company systems
- Review and management of the company’s financial performance & controls, whilst recommending changes to improve
- Support the Board with review and inputting to all commercial contracts
- Support CEO, Directors & other senior managers on strategy and its delivery
Are you:
- A Fully Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA Accountant
- +5 years in a Finance Director role, ideally with board exposure
- Commercially focussed and strategically minded
- Experienced in leading and developing a small team
- Possessing strong reporting and analytical skills
- A confident influencer, with good communication skills
This is a great opportunity to join an exciting, successful, market leading business.
Right to Work in the UK: You must be resident in the UK and eligible to work, we are unable to sponsor visa’s.
We will respond to your application as soon as possible. Please bear with us, we are experiencing high numbers of applications at present.
