Interim Head of Finance
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Doncaster, South Yorkshire
- Salary
- £70000 - £75000 per annum + 8K car allowance, Bonus, PHI
- Posted
- 31 Jul 2018
- Closes
- 31 Aug 2018
- Ref
- 13936077/001
- Contact
- Emma Bland
- Job role
- Head of finance
- Sector
- Manufacturing/engineering
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Experience level
- Director
The Interim Head of Finance position, based in Doncaster, is a commercially focused role, designed to drive the financial performance of the full Supply Chain across the business, highlighting any risks and opportunities and being instrumental in the setting of commercial KPI's for the operational arms of the business.
Client Details
My client is a large, well known and respected business who are widely considered to be operating at the top of their trade. Based in the Doncaster region, they are looking for an Interim Head of Finance to cover a maternity period of 12 months.
Description
The Interim Head of Finance position encompasses the following responsibilities. The role is based at their Doncaster site:
- Drive the financial performance of a large cost base across the divisions of product procurement, manufacturing and supply chain
- Drive the performance of three small Finance teams, each headed up by a Finance Manager/business partner
- Business partner and develop strong relationships with senior leaders across the operational business (manufacturing, logistics, commercial etc)
- Develop overall understanding of end-to-end Supply Chain, identifying opportunities for change and improvement throughout from a financial perspective
- KPI setting for the Finance Managers and operational teams
- Manage budget and forecast process
- Manage period end process, analysing and highlighting trends
- Analyse and investigate potential company investments including CAPEX within manufacturing and supply chain, investment in stock and the launch of new products
- Challenge and guide on finance issues across the business
Profile
The ideal candidate for the Interim Head of Finance position will have the following attributes:
- Professionally qualified (eg ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
- 10 years PQE
- Experience of Product procurement and/or Operations (ie Manufacturing and Supply Chain)
- Experience of team/performance leadership
- Experience of working in a large organisation
- Must be available to start around beginning of September and commit for the full 12 months
Job Offer
12 months FTC - must be on client's books
EXCELLENT SALARY PACKAGE: c.£65,000 - £75,000K per annum plus car allowance, bonus and PHI for the duration of the contract