Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities:

• Financial Leadership: Provide strategic financial leadership and oversee the organisation’s overall financial performance, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Finance & Accounting Infrastructure: Establish and maintain robust accounting systems, financial processes, reporting frameworks, and controls to support efficient financial management.
• Financial Modelling & Business Planning: Develop financial models, budgets, forecasts, and business plans to support strategic decision-making and long-term growth.
• Subscriber Financial Fulfilment: Oversee the accurate and timely processing of subscriber-related financial obligations, collections, settlements, and reconciliations.
• Financial Controls, Compliance & Risk: Develop and enforce financial controls, ensure regulatory and statutory compliance, identify financial risks, and implement appropriate mitigation measures.
• Cash Flow, Treasury & Funding:Manage cash flow, liquidity, treasury operations, banking relationships, and funding requirements to maintain financial stability.
• Growth & Commercial Partnerships: Provide financial insight into growth opportunities, evaluate commercial partnerships, and support negotiations that contribute to revenue and profitability.
• Design Union Finance Oversight: Provide financial oversight for Design Union activities, ensuring proper budgeting, reporting, controls, and alignment with approved financial plans.
• Finance Team & Capability: Lead, develop, and mentor the finance team while establishing clear performance standards and building strong financial capabilities.
• Board & Stakeholder Management: Prepare financial reports and insights for the Board and senior stakeholders, communicate financial performance and risks, and support informed strategic decision-making.
• Monitor financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and business targets, taking corrective action where necessary.
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of management accounts, financial statements, and other financial reports.
• Work closely with senior management and other departments to improve financial efficiency, profitability, and overall business performance.

Requirements:

• Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent is required.
• MBA, master's degree in finance, or a relevant postgraduate qualification is advantageous.
• Demonstrable experience as a CFO, Finance Director, Financial Controller or senior finance leader.
• Strong experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, cash flow management and financial controls.
• Demonstrable experience supporting strategic investments, business expansion, financing or capital allocation decisions.
• Experience building or strengthening finance functions within a growing organisation.