Group Head of Finance
hace 4 días
Derby
Our client is a private equity-backed logistics and business operations group serving the automotive and aerospace sectors, specialising in high-value product. Recently separated from a large corporate parent, the business is entering an ambitious growth phase - including a buy-and-build acquisition strategy - and investing heavily in its systems, processes and people. We are seeking a Group Head of Finance to lead the finance function day-to-day, acting as principal deputy to the CFO and a senior member of the leadership team - building a finance function from the ground up while contributing directly to acquisition strategy and the shift to standalone, private equity-backed ownership. • Own financial control, reporting and compliance: management accounts, balance sheet control, statutory reporting, budgeting/forecasting, cash and treasury, tax, and the external audit relationship., • Prepare board, investor and lender reporting, including KPI and covenant packages for the private equity sponsor., • Act as commercial partner to the CEO, CFO and leadership team, providing analysis on pricing, contract profitability, and route-level margins., • Lead systems and process transformation, including ERP/finance system selection, automation, and separation from the former parent (exit from transitional service agreements, new banking/insurance/payroll infrastructure)., • Support M&A activity: due diligence, integration planning, and financial modelling for the buy-and-build strategy., • Build and lead a high-performing finance team, positioning finance as a commercial enabler rather than solely a reporting function., • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience., • Experience at Finance Director / Head of Finance level, or ready to step up, within a private equity- or investor-backed business., • Strong technical grounding in financial control, reporting and compliance, with experience managing the external audit relationship., • A track record of business change - carve-outs, systems implementation, restructuring, or rapid growth - and of building and developing finance teams., • Confidence operating close to a CFO, CEO and PE investor, with a hands-on, pragmatic, execution-focused style., • Desirable: a logistics, transport or freight background; MBO or comparable ownership-transition experience; ERP implementation; or prior exposure to a private equity sponsor. A seat on the senior leadership team during a defining period of independent ownership and growth, genuine influence over transformation and M&A activity, and direct engagement with the CFO, CEO and private equity investor. • Competitive salary and benefits, including participation in the management incentive scheme, commensurate with experience - full package details on application. All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role #J-18808-Ljbffr