Head of Finance - Motherwell, United Kingdom - Oilfast Ltd

Oilfast Ltd

Verified Company

Motherwell, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Reporting to:
Board of Directors

Hours of Work:

Core hours are between 8am-5pm, with a high degree of flexibility required to meet the demands of the business.

Main Purpose of the role:
Leads, empowers and develops the Finance team. Assume full responsibility for all aspects of the Company's finance function. Monitor actual performance against budget, explain variances against budget and previous year and advise on any required action.

Developing all necessary policies and procedures to ensure the sound financial management and control of the company's business

This role is based at our Motherwell Head Office but regular travel to our Depots will be required to deliver the role.

Who we are
Oilfast is one of the fastest growing fuel companies in the UK. We have a Head Office in Motherwell along with 10 further fuel sites throughout the UK.

Making up the other areas of the business are our Fuelcard division - Fleetmaxx Solutions, our AdBlue manufacturing plant, our lubricants division, our vehicle tracking division and our telecoms division.

We pride ourselves in having highly able and motivated employees throughout our business and see it as an area of competitive advantage in our marketplace.

It is the responsibility of the Head of Finance to:

Prepare annual budgets and support the business in achieving these budgets
Provide financial input to the Management Board on special projects
Management of procedures and systems to ensure accurate and timely reporting of financial information
Monitor actual performance against budget, explain variances against budget and previous year and advise on any required action.
Manage working capital
Liaise with external tax advisers
To lead coach and mentor direct reports as part of the company's ongoing succession strategy, providing motivational leadership to assist with personal and professional development
To assist with people matters, such as recruitment and selection, absence and performance management, training and development and culture and engagement.
Contribute to the achievement of the company's business objectives by providing advice and guidance on financial strategy.
Provide financial advice and guidance to the company's managers and staff to enable them to achieve their objectives.
Oversee the preparation of the company's financial accounts to ensure that these are presented accurately and on time.
Oversee the payroll function to ensure employees are paid in an accurate and timely manner.
Working with your team to ensure achievement of objectives and targets and continuously develop improvement initiatives

Key Skills

The desire and ability to progress over time to the role of Finance Director
Drive and enthusiasm to make sustainable and longlasting improvements in order to maximise business performance.
Works logically and systematically to solve problems, make decisions and think laterally and flexibly with the ability to manage sustainable change
Strong leadership with demonstrative experience of providing coaching and mentoring to aid personal and professional development
Commercially astute
Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team, as well as manage people: excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
Problem solving and working on your own initiative is essential for this role.

Requirements:

Accountancy qualification
CA, ACCA, CIMA
Ability to lead and motivate a small team
Ability to form good working relations with all internal stakeholders
Strong communication skills with experience of working alongside a Senior Leadership Team.
Will suit someone with inhouse finance experience
Experience of working within the fuel industry (or similar) would be desirable but is not essential
Full UK driving licence is essential

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: