Chief Financial Officer
Artemis Executive Search have been retained by one of Northern Ireland’s local success stories, Smiley Monroe to appoint a Chief Financial Officer into their growing business based in Lisburn. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Senior Leadership Team you will provide direction on the longer-term business strategy and play a pivotal role in supporting the business achieve our ambitious growth plans over the coming years.
The Role:
- Support the CEO in leading the Group through high annual growth.
- Working closely with the Senior Leadership Team, Finance, Purchasing, and IT Teams, Banks, Invest NI, Customers, and suppliers
- Build a positive team culture with a strong focus on employee engagement and people development.
- Lead on all aspects of Group financial strategy.
- Offer commercial input across the Group providing analysis and insights to facilitate financial and commercial decision making.
- Play a lead role in mergers and acquisitions and/or establishment of overseas locations including researching opportunities, completion of due diligence, commercial negotiations, liaising with legal advisors, and development of funding plans.
- Oversee the coordination and management of the business planning cycle and annual budgeting process, preparing accurate forecasting and reporting systems with a focus on working capital management.
- Ensure all financial and taxation regulations affecting each Group company are complied with.
- Ensure adequate systems and financial controls are implemented and sustained to fulfil reporting and governance requirements in every company of the Group.
- Ensure monthly consolidated management accounts, year end and ad hoc financial reporting information are produced in line with agreed timeframes.
The Person:
- Be a qualified accountant and have 5 years post qualification experience.
- At least 3 years’ global experience at a senior level within a scaling Company.
- A successful track record in:
- Formulating and executing financial strategy
- Providing financial accounting information and advice
- Management of the budgeting process
- Financial management and reporting
- Data analysis
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Establishment of overseas locations
- Project management of debt financing or other external funding requirements.
- Demonstrable experience of building a positive team culture and people development.
- Working knowledge of ERP system.
- Ability to manage a team working to strict deadlines, prioritising and planning workload.
- Understanding and experience of manufacturing processes and costing methods.
- Ability to think commercially and consider change impacts on business performance.
- Experience of change and project management.
Benefits:
- Market leading salary DOE
- Excellent holiday package
- Life and health insurance
- Company car scheme
- Discretionary bonus