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Bracken Recruitment have a fantastic opportunity for a Financial Director for an established Multi Discipline Main Contractor based in North West of England. The Financial Director is responsible for the preparation of management & statutory reporting and the maintenance of and improvement to the company financial systems and processes. The Financial Director needs to develop strong relationships with managers of the various functions across the business to ensure they understand business needs and provide relevant reporting to support decision making.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

Qualified Accountant

Experience with a Main Contractor preferred

Good technical accounting knowledge

Strong drive to continuously improve systems, processes and self

Ability to build excellent working relationships with a wide range of people

Strong communication skills

Proactive with strong problem-solving ability

Exceptional time management

Ability to quickly get up to speed with different IT systems

Excellent Microsoft Office skills

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Management reporting including analysis of overheads, debtors/creditors, retentions, capital spend, cashflow, bonding.

Ensure all financial reporting and taxation compliance requirements are met in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.

Treasury management including liaison with main banks.

Preparation of year-end financial statements and supporting workpapers.

Coordination and delivery of the annual external audit, which involves acting as liaison and building strong relationship with the auditors.

Ensure open communication with issues discussed and resolved in a timely manner.

Stay up to date on accounting standards and tax legislation.

Preparation of technical accounting and tax memos where required.

Ensure appropriate policies, processes and procedures are in place.

Develop an in-depth understanding of the capabilities of current accounting system and ensure that they are administered effectively and are operating efficiently.

Drive process innovation and improvement in the finance function.

Promote continuous challenging of processes to ensure most efficient practice is adopted.

Provide support to the business in a proactive manner – promote robust, open and productive relationships.

Instigate and drive forward various overhead cost/process review initiatives as appropriate.

Please contact Steve Lee on Email:(url removed) or Mobile: (phone number removed) for a confidential discussion