Job Description
Robert Half are working in exclusive partnership with Horwood Homewares to recruit a Finance Director on a permanent basis to be based in Avonmouth, Bristol. This is a great opportunity to join an established business with growth plans on the horizon, a wholesale supplier of cookware and kitchenware established in 1896. Reporting to the Managing Director and joining the senior leadership team, this is a highly visible role in an omnichannel business looking to grow.
The Finance Director position is a blend of providing strategic direction whilst owning the finance function and remaining hands on where needed. A role that would suit an existing finance leader with exposure to a high-volume/stock-based environment looking to ensure robust financial control, commercial insight and support decision making to scale the business. An exciting role for the right person!
About Horwood Homewares
Horwood Homewares are a wholesale supplier of cookware and kitchenware established in 1896. They proudly manufacture and own long-standing British kitchenware brands Stellar and Judge, as well as their reusable and sustainable brand, Smidge.
With over a century of expertise and experience, they know the industry inside and out, from the production line to the shop floor. Now part of a multinational group, distribution has grown to include not only most of the UK and Irish territories but also key European and global marketplaces.
With products featured in major publications such as Good Housekeeping, mumsnet, The Independent through to a debut supporting role in Downton Abbey.
- Kitchen Experts since 1896 -
The Finance Director Role
- Production of monthly management accounts and associated commentary
- Budgeting and forecasting, cashflow management and reporting
- Delivery of statutory accounts and statutory reporting
- Oversee working capital including inventory, supply chain and treasury areas
- Provide key insight and analysis for decision making around pricing, margin, profitability and product/channel performance
- Analyse and report marketing/sales metrics within an omnichannel environment
- Collaborate across all function areas from sales to operations to supply chain, supporting growth initiatives whilst ensuring cost optimisation
- Lead and develop the finance team, innovate and drive improvements
- Lead on areas of process improvement, systems enhancements, automation and adoption of new processes/tools to ensure the business is efficient and ready to grow
- Overall management of the IT function
- Ensure compliance with key regulatory requirements including VAT, corporation tax and leading the audit.
About you
- Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent)
- Prior experience within an SME environment
- Exposure to related industry with high volume transactions and stock movement (retail, wholesale, manufacturing, distribution, FMCG)
- Blend of financial control and commercial capability
- Strong leadership, ability to lead and develop a team
- Netsuite experience desirable
What's on offer
- Competitive salary for an SME Finance Director position
- Performance related bonus
- Company car
- Private Medical Insurance
- Enhanced Pension contributions
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Death in Service - 4x annual salary
- Hybrid working: 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
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