Job Introduction
Due to internal promotion we are have an exciting opportunity for a senior finance professional to join our Defence, Marine and Aerospace (DMA) sector as a Head of Finance.
This role is pivotal in supporting the Managing Director to drive the business performance, constantly aiming for ambitious growth and continuous improvement. With a strong growth agenda, you will be managing a portfolio which includes cost plus, fixed price and PFIs contracts
As Head of Finance you will have proven skills of P&L delivery and growth, a keen eye on automation, digital and process improvement. You will manage a team of finance professionals to support focusing on the detail, continually improve service levels, and adding value to commercial activities across the business subsector. You will be integral to a high-profile sector and have the opportunity to support wider Compass One and UK projects.
Other responsibilities include but are not limited to;
- Managing financial risks and identifying opportunities
- Attend and actively contribute to designated site and client meetings, with a real focus on net growth.
- Delivering proactive ad-hoc financial analysis with summarised findings to support business decision making.
- Manage Working Capital targets and cash flow for the sector
- Provide commercial insight / analysis and challenge the operational team to support data based decision making
- Embrace and drive use of data analytics and reporting tools to continually optimise processes and commerciality both within finance and the wider business
- Manage and develop team members, to ensure day to day delivery of added value financial support to the business.
- Drive finance team succession plan across the operational finance support and develop our next generation of finance professionals.
- Build strong relationships with all key stakeholders to enable successful delivery of the subsector margin targets and subsector initiatives.
The successful Head of Finance will be a highly motivated individual, with great problem-solving ability and commercial acumen, a resilient leader with gravitas, technical capability and high integrity.
Essential:
- Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with significant and relevant experience in accounting role
- Experience of team management an business partnering senior stakeholders with the ability to challenge, influence and persuade at all levels
- Confidence to make decisions, recommendations and advise the team
- High numeric and analytical skills and attention to detail
- Demonstrable commercial finance experience of improving business results and adding value
- Ability to analyse, evaluate and present information in a clear and concise way
- Driver of innovation and continuous improvement
Desirable:
- Experience of operating within a multi-site &/ multi-contract organization
- Good working knowledge of SAP & Cognos as analysis and reporting tools