Our company and culture

We love our culture - it has helped us achieve some amazing things. We will nurture and protect it. Passionate about service, we're on a mission to revolutionise our colleagues' and customers' experience by employing brilliant people who are experts at what they do and smile while they do it.

It's a great place to work because of the people we employ. Fun, professional and supportive, we want like-minded individuals who love to love their job. We are more concerned about contributions than job titles and we encourage collaboration and openness.

We all have a 'can do' approach and are all happy to roll our sleeves up in order to get a job done well and at pace - our aim is to delight our customers. We move quickly, we are proud of our success and even more excited about the future.

The role

In this pivotal role you'll be responsible for the efforts and results of the finance department by supporting the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in all historical financial and accounting activities. This will include managing the day to day financial operational teams and leading the year end audit process.

Responsibilities

• Leading, motivating and developing the day to day operational finance team to ensure they perform effectively in their roles.
• Formulating and ensuring adherence to the annual financial reporting timetable for the Group.
• Working with the Group CFO and VP Finance, NA, to define and develop the Group finance strategy which feeds into the future strategy of other business areas.
• Overseeing the preparation of the monthly financial results for all Group entities.
• Working closely with the Group CFO and VP Finance, NA, to ensure data and information is captured and structured in such a way to align with internal reporting requirements and to support automation of reporting through systems
• Managing the Group's cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports.
• Ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported.
• Establishing and implementing financial reporting systems to comply with government regulations and legislation.
• Lead the annual Group external audit and act as the key contact on all audit, accounts preparation and tax matters.
• Lead the annual R&D Tax Credit application process liaising with internal stakeholders and external advisors as required.
• Work in collaboration with the VP Finance, NA, to develop budgets, forecasts and financial plans for the Group.
• Reviewing monthly financial information to identify opportunities for cost reduction.
• Reviewing monthly financial information closely to check for discrepancies.
• Creating systems to prevent errors in data collection and calculations.
• Responsible for overseeing and championing a culture of continuous improvement and process automation / simplification of all day to day operational finance processes, including establishing Group wide financial processes.
• Assisting the Group CFO in producing and presenting reports to senior executives, investors, debt providers, stakeholders, and board members.
• Ensuring the day to day finance team is fit for purpose and delivering accurate, timely and insightful financial information to the business.
• This is not an exhausted list of duties and the post holder may be requested to undertake additional duties as required

We want our people to embrace opportunities and to grow with our business. Although this is a general summary of the principle responsibilities of the role and the level of knowledge and skill typically required, you may get involved in other activities and you should therefore not consider this to be an exhaustive list.

Skills and experience

You will need to bring:

• Degree or equivalent in accounting, business, economics, finance, or a related field.
• Several years of experience in a business or finance environment.
• Experience of operating in a leveraged, private equity backed business.
• Sound technical accounting knowledge to include UK GAAP (US GAAP would be advantageous)
• Leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding modelling skills.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills.
• Resilience and conflict management.
• Research skills; analytical skills; computer skills.
• Self-motivation and willingness to use own initiative.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines, whilst still paying attention to the detail.
• The ability to demonstrate a flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to work as a team player.
• Strong IT skills.

Would like to have:

• Experience of the software industry and contract/project accounting
• Experience of operating in a leveraged environment and communicating with investors

Useful Information

• This is a salaried position
• Location - Coventry, UK
• Travel - International travel may be required dependent on project needs.
• Passport or the ability to obtain one required