Transformation Finance Director

Specific Responsibilities

• Deliver the monthly Management Accounts of the acquired business by:
• Managing the acquired finance function that is transferred to the Company via TUPE.
• Managing the relevant finance related Transitional Service Agreements (TSA’s) and ensure that they are working correctly.
• Define the strategy and be accountable for the implementation of the finance change and transformation programme.
• Review the existing finance systems and internal controls to design an effective and robust finance environment and recommend and prepare the business case for a new ERP tool.
• Implement new ERP tool.
• Collaborate with the wider finance team and continuously monitor internal processes – identifying industry trends and value creation opportunities to maximize the potential of the department and build a “finance team of the future”.
• Replace the finance TSA’s with an in-house capability.
• Identifying improvements leading to increased accuracy and efficiency of the month-end process.
• Automating and innovating across the finance spectrum.

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified Accountant.
• Significant TMT sector experience.
• Hands-on knowledge of finance processes and a great idea of what “excellent” looks like.
• Strong financial modelling skills, as well as business and data analysis skills.
• Experience in successfully implementing high profile strategic projects, managing multiple projects/deadlines, and multitasking with ease.
• The ability to work autonomously.
• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal), and an ability to communicate/influence/negotiate easily and effectively across stakeholders from team members to executive management.
• A positive, collaborative, and engaging approach to working with colleagues.
• Managed a substantial and complicated finance team.
• Private Equity experience advantageous.

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