Director of Finance

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Overview

NSC is a multi-national technology managed services and infrastructure provider that helps international clients solve their challenges. Our aim is to be the partner of choice in the services we provide to our clients. A strategy that is working and has created a £170m turnover profitable company, generating good cash flows with very little leverage.

We currently have over 1,500 plus employees across the globe, and with our trusted partner network we can operate in over 150 countries solving our clients need.

Our clients are larger well known global blue-chip organisations demanding a capable and trusted partner to solve challenging technical problems and provide IT experts on a global basis.

Responsibilities

This is an exciting "hands on" role reporting into the Group CFO with a dotted line to the Group CEO. It supports the CFO and CEO on strategic projects along with managing several projects within the finance team. It is a pivotal role in helping the company achieve its growth potential through both organic and M&A channels. Whilst the day-to-day responsibilities will change as required the following provide some examples

• Managing due diligence processes for acquisitions
• Working with potential investors (most likely PE firms) to secure equity investments to support M&A
• Supporting the CFO in working with financial institutions to secure working capital financing
• Advanced business modelling to support C-Suite decision making
• Managing transformation projects within the finance team to enable and control the growth of the business
• Review and development of KPI reporting and incentive schemes
• Project profitability and cost saving initiatives
• Deputising for the CFO when required

Qualifications

Key Competencies / Experience

• ACA qualified from top 6 accountancy firm, MBA or similar professional qualification
• Good academic record with 2.1 degree from top 40 UK university or equivalent
• Excellent Excel based business modelling skills
• Proven ability to communicate and work at C-level in entrepreneurial business £50m+ revenue
• Creative thinker not constrained by the status quo
• Proven ability and desire to influence and drive change within an organization
• Robust, independent and proactive, a desire to improve processes and performance
• Commercial acumen and business partnering skills
• Ability to work with a global team and collaborate well with financial and non-financial colleagues
• Willing to get into the detail of transactions and projects to become a subject matter expert and then drive change