Finance Director

FINANCE DIRECTORLondon£120,000 to £140,000New career opportunity for a high calibre, commercially switched-on Finance Director to become part of the Executive team with a well established retail business based in London (full time office based) THE ROLEThe role will form part of the senior leadership team to develop the business to deliver stronger revenues and growth.The Finance Director will:

• Work with the Executive team to ensure a clear strategy is in place that provides a firm foundation for growth
• Create a finance strategy and vision that will create synergy, motivate performance, inspire teams and create sustainable value.
• Increase communication within the Finance team and the wider business.
• Build working capital and cashflow forecasting models and maintain robust control and visibility over cash, working capital and future funding requirements.
• Control all financial and accountancy matters including month end reporting, management accounts, cash flow management, statutory accounts, compliance, presentation of management information and KPIs.
• Invest in establishing good, scalable processes across the finance function.
• Lead the budgeting, forecasting and planning process, with appropriate insight into performance.
• Support the business through change and growth periods, coordinating corporate finance, debt, taxation and equity as appropriate.
• Ensure the regulatory requirements of all statutory bodies are met.
• Includes tax and tax planning plus treasury managementThe successful candidate profile:Fully Qualified Finance Director ACA/ACCA/CIMADemonstrable success in an omni-channel consumer business, including direct-to-consumer retail, e-commerce and concessions. Experience of a fashion, apparel or consumer retail environment is essentialExceptional commercial acumen and business knowledge.A proven track record of leading sustainable organic revenue and profit growth in relevant marketsPlease get in touch to find out more about this opportunity n confidence