Finance Director

PE Backed Leading International Food Systems Integration Business; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

PE Backed Leading International Food Systems Integration Business

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Our client is a PE backed business which designs and manufactures advanced processing and packaging solutions for leading global food companies. The Company is increasingly recognised for its capacity to deliver customised solutions based on leading-edge technology, delivering dependable solutions that generate high returns on investment to its customers. With over 40 years’ experience of developing mission-critical systems for its clients, it is a trusted partner to the world’s leading food producers, with installed systems in over 65 countries worldwide.

Supported by Private Equity investment, a Finance Director is sought to join an ambitious management team to facilitate the Company’s growth plans, which will see it scale further and enter new markets and territories. The requirement to recruit a commercially focused charismatic Finance Director who will bring strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to structure, process and the necessary building blocks that will need to be put in place to allow the business to scale through to exit will be paramount.

As a business partner to the MD, you will be responsible for all financial matters relating to the business including the bank relationship, the recruitment, development and retention of the appropriate resource within the finance team as well as the ability to deliver transparency and visibility of business performance through commercial analysis, budget setting, financial controls, cost control, forecasting and monitoring KPIs. You will play a full part in M&A, integrations, business planning, strategy development and commercial input on new business projects, as well as developing robust financial models to allow the business to operate at its optimum efficiency through a period of substantial change.

We are looking for a highly ambitious, energetic, qualified accountant with experience of operating as a standalone CFO in a PE backed, private or listed industrial manufacturing or project based business, or a proven PE FD who has led an exit in a £5m+ EBITDA business ideally. You will have a demonstrable track record in the development and application of KPIs with excellent financial and management reporting skills. A strong operational understanding, you must be highly analytical in nature coupled with an informal and dynamic style, and a willingness to roll your sleeves up to get things done. You will have the desire and ability to add value whilst also challenging colleagues in an effective and appropriate way to facilitate good decision making. A real team player who can work effectively at all levels within the business with strong leadership and people development skills. You will be someone who likes to work at pace. The ideal candidate will have a track record in PE backed businesses with exit experience.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time