FINANCE DIRECTOR (Food Industry) Fluent French – English – Midlands, UK recruitment
To be based in the Midlands region of the UK at the head office, we are currently recruiting a Finance Director for its UK business (multi-sites), supplying major multiples with high-end branded and own label products.
The Challenge:
- Reporting to the UK General Manager, you will provide leadership to the Finance, Purchasing and IT functions.
- You will develop and implement internal controls which ensure compliance with financial and operational processes.
- You will ensure the provision of timely and accurate financial data for both external and internal reporting requirements whilst constantly looking to develop the Finance function (team, systems, tools, procedures and processes).
- You will lead the budget and forecasting processes whilst analysing the performance of the manufacturing operations against the Business Plan. You will recommend improvements in revenue, costs and margins, always ensuring accurate internal control of operations.
- As a member of the board, you will contribute to the strategic decision-making.
The Candidate:
- A qualified Accountant, ideally supported with a business school qualification, you will be fluent in French and English.
- You will have sound experience of managing financial resources of a multinational manufacturing business, with an in-depth exposure to accounting, budgeting and forecasting processes.
- You should already have attained a senior financial position and will have experience in preparing financial statements in local and international GAAP.
- Equally comfortable in both a hands-on and strategic capacity, you will have significant experience of managing finance within manufacturing businesses (ideally food).
- Your attention to detail and proven analytical skills will enable you to identify business performance and trends and to make recommendations as appropriate.
- You will have a proven track record of leading successful and high-performing teams within a results-oriented environment.
If you meet the above criteria and have a real ambition to grow your career with a fast moving, well respected household name, we would like to hear from you. Please submit your CV, quoting Ref No. EM1712 and details of your salary package, to Alex Cooper at FR Europe clicking on "Apply Online".
June 15, 2012
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