Finance Director

Finance Director£120,000 per annum + bonus + equityBased in DevonJI49657The opportunityReporting to the Group CEO, this is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious, fast-growing Private Equity-backed business operating in multi-site healthcare. You will be responsible for building a strong scalable finance function that will grow in line with further acquisitions as the business continues its very ambitious “buy and build” growth strategy. The ability to build, develop and lead a high performing team that can deliver to challenging timescales is essential.The roleFundamental responsibilities are timely financial reporting, financial performance improvement, treasury management, process and control improvement and back office integration of acquisitions.It is vital that the Finance Director has a direct positive impact on bottom line and doesn’t merely report performance.ResponsibilitiesEnsuring timely and accurate production of monthly Management Accounts and Financial KPI’s, analysing and reporting on performance on a site and consolidated basisProviding detailed analysis and benchmarking of P&L performance and driving improvement through the operations team, identifying revenue enhancement and cost reduction opportunitiesBuild financial controls and processes to ensure the security of assets and maximise profit performanceImplementation of improved financial systems and processesTimely integration of newly acquired businesses back office functions (e.g. purchase ledger, payroll etc) and the implementation of standard controls and information flows across the group.Development and management of annual Budget and regular re-forecastsReporting to strict timetable to Private Equity investors of weekly/monthly MI as requiredProduction of annual Financial Statements and tax returns, liaising closely with the auditors.Key requirementsMust be a fully-qualified accountant with extensive experience of leading a finance team in a busy multi-site business.Demonstrable experience of building and developing teams and improving the quality and timeliness of financial reportingDemonstrable experience of leading profit performance improvement, largely through cost reduction and controlTrack record in implementing new financial systems and processesAppropriate experience in a healthcare environment or private equity backed multi-site environment would be an advantage.Personal qualities must include enthusiasm, adaptability, tenacity, self-starter and an absolute commitment to achieve objectives and meet deadlines.