Benefits:
- Salary of up to £60,000 pro rata, depending on experience
- Flexible part-time working arrangement, typically one to two days per week
- Senior-level influence within an established and well-run business
- Opportunity to support and mentor an experienced accounts team
- Varied role covering financial governance, commercial advice and strategic planning
- Long-term permanent opportunity with flexibility around working hours
- A rewarding position for a senior Part-Time Financial Director looking for a flexible commitment
- Provide senior financial guidance and oversight to the existing accounts function
- Review monthly management accounts, profit and loss performance and balance sheet information
- Challenge variances, unusual movements and emerging financial risks, ensuring appropriate action is taken
- Develop meaningful KPI reporting and financial analysis for the senior management team
- Review and strengthen financial controls, including bank authorisation and expenditure approval processes
- Provide oversight of tax returns, year-end procedures and audit preparation
- Liaise with external accountants, auditors, tax advisers and other professional advisers
- Support annual budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow planning
- Prepare financial modelling and analysis to assist with investment and expansion decisions
- Work hands-on with the accounts team where required, acting as the Part-Time Financial Director and a trusted commercial adviser
- Help ensure the business is financially prepared for future growth and potential strategic opportunities
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
- Extensive post-qualification commercial finance experience
- Previous experience as a Finance Director, Financial Controller or equivalent senior finance leader
- Experience working within an SME or owner-managed business
- Automotive industry experience would be highly advantageous
- Strong understanding of management accounts, balance sheet reconciliations, financial controls, tax and year-end processes
- Commercially astute with the confidence to challenge constructively and provide clear guidance to directors
- A hands-on approach, with the ability to investigate financial information thoroughly rather than relying solely on prepared reports
- Excellent communication and mentoring skills, with an approachable and collaborative manner
- Experience of mergers and acquisitions would be advantageous
- Previous experience as a Part-Time Financial Director would be welcomed, although individuals with comparable senior-level finance experience will also be considered
Contact Martin Bane, Automotive Recruitment Specialist at Perfect Placement covering Fareham and Hampshire, today to discover more about this fantastic opportunity.
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