We are recruiting a Finance Director for the UK subsidiary of a very successful privately owned international group.

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Finance Director
For a market leading stationery manufacturing group
Hybrid Role (West Midlands)
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Today, the group counts:
1 600 employees
€M161 in sales for 2021
7 brands
3 integrated production sites
A presence on 5 continents and
in more than 120 countries with
17 international subsidiaries
Certified as a “Great Place to
Work” and in the top 100 “Best
Workplace for Wellbeing”
Certified as one of top 100 “Best
Workplaces for Women
We are partnering with a French, family-owned organisation
who are global leaders in branded and retail branded stationery
to recruit a Finance Director.
Customers include the main grocery retailers, independent
specialist retailers, education product distributors and such
ecommerce retailers as Amazon.
This Finance Director opportunity has arisen due to a restructure
within the finance team and we are looking for a qualified
accountant and a true financial business partner to join the
leadership team and execute a growth strategy.
Our client has been established for over 100 years and its brand
is synonymous for helping many generations of children
through their school life leading into workplaces.
In the UK, our client is a sales and distribution business with
manufacturing mainly done in Europe and Asia. ________
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3. ROLE CONTEXT
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Lead the finance and administration department of the company:
Leadership and support to the management team on all financial and
commercial aspects
Financial accounting, reporting and control for the business unit, including all
statutory and legal requirements
Commercial controlling and stewardship, including high involvement in sales and
operation process
Management of IT organisation
Relationships with external stakeholders
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CANDIDATE
PROFILE
Essential skills and experience:
Strong leader, confident to challenge and contribute at a senior level
In order to be successful, the Finance Director needs to be versatile, well
rounded and able take a broad view when required as well as dive into
the details / be hands-on
Able to quickly assimilate lots of information to gain insight and make
judgments Strong leader, confident to contribute at a senior level
A logical thinker, who’s able to translate the complex into simple plans
Influential relationship builder – collaborates to get buy in and
engagement
Strong project manager who always hits deadlines
Able to manage a high workload and juggle priorities in a fast paced
retail environment
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5. AND IN RETURN...
The focus is on finding the highest calibre candidate and
subsequently the salary banding is broad.
The package will comprise of a fixed salary, bonus and other
excellent benefits.
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6. FIND OUT MORE
For further details on the company and this exciting
role, please contact:
Poppy Rathbone at Collingwood who will be happy to share
further insight.
Click to book a call
01829 700984
Poppy.Rathbone@collingwoodsearch.com
http://ww.collingwoodsearch.co.uk/
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