Finance Director - Commodities

• Interesting opportunity in fast growing global business
• Opportunity to leverage banking products and financial acumen

About Our Client

A global financial services organisation.

Job Description

As Finance Director, you will be responsible for:

• Communicating and liaising effectively with senior management, Boards, the business, and external clients.
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with stakeholders, including department heads and parent company contacts.
• Responsible for the Group's financial reporting systems, processes, and controls.
• Ensuring all financial reporting to the Executive Committees and Boards is of high quality, complete, and accurate.
• Ensuring all external reporting is thoroughly reviewed and accurate, including financial statements, tax returns, and regulatory capital requirements.
• Managing the annual budget process and year-end process, including planning and ongoing financial forecasting.
• Overseeing the Group's tax affairs, including managing the relationship with tax advisers and HMRC.
• Overseeing the calculation and monitoring of regulatory capital requirements, including supporting annual regulatory risk-based capital assessments.
• Providing oversight, challenge, and direction to the Finance department's management team and overseeing the training and development of Finance staff.
• Leading and/or supporting the identification and implementation of finance system and process improvements.
• Ensuring financial controls are robust and supporting the Finance Function management team in driving continuous improvement.
• Managing relationships with auditors and tax advisers.

The Successful Applicant

The ideal candidate will:

• Be an ACA qualified accountant from financial services.
• Have experience of IFRS and technical accounting.
• Have experience of ERP systems; Oracle and Hyperion would be ideal.
• Have a proven track record in managing and developing teams.
• Experience of working in a group function of a global financial services business would be an advantage, as would dealing with international stakeholders.

What's on Offer

An exciting opportunity to join a global financial services business at an exciting time on their growth journey.