Finance Director

Salary: £54,000 – £90,000 per year

Engineius’ goal is simple: to make vehicle movement easy. We are on our way to creating the leading end to end movement solution in the UK for our customers, delivered by our network of 300+ drivers and transport agents across the UK.
Engineius launched in April 2018. Since then, we have acquired dozens of clients, many of which can claim to be some of the biggest players in the UK automotive industry including Hertz, Royal Mail, The AA, British Gas, Jardine Motors and more. We are one of the largest competitors in this space already, but have headroom to grow much bigger. We currently move tens of thousands of vehicles each year. Our vision is to move millions.
We are looking to appoint a Finance Director as soon as possible. The opportunity should be very attractive to someone with experience in (and a passion for) scaling B2B tech-enabled businesses.
You will be top of the tree when it comes to making financially related business decisions to support the business through its growth stage. As well as running the normal day-to-day finance functions the role also encompasses broader commercial insight through the numbers, reporting to external stakeholders and support of future funding raising activities.
As a member of the Senior Team you will attend the Board and be the Financial custodian and guide for the business as it moves through breakeven and beyond. Whilst the Finance Director role is one of a strategic and analytical nature whilst the company grows the role will also require hands on with general accounts matters.
The foundations have been laid for rapid growth; we are looking for a candidate that will excel in a fast-moving environment and thrive on the big opportunity ahead.
Key Responsibilities
Overall summary: Reporting to the Managing Director you will have day-to-day oversight and management of the key finance processes including accounts payable, accounts receivable etc. You will also be responsible for the production of key statutory and management reporting including R&D submission. You will build insight for the Board and Management team on the key drivers of commercial performance of the business and support of any future fund-raising activities and associated shareholder interactions. You will be responsible for the negotiation of key commercial agreements including driver insurance, property and invoice financing (excluding any network-related contracts).
Day-to-day Management of Key Finance Processes
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Financial staff management, motivation, training, recruitment and selection
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Oversight and management of day-to-day finance processes, e.g. Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
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Payroll
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Monitoring and reporting on cashflow
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Capital Expenditure and depreciation processes and reporting
Production of Key Statutory and Management Reporting
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Business and financial strategy and planning, monitoring, management and reporting, including management and development of policies, systems, processes and personnel involved
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Reporting of performance against budget
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Reporting and accounting as per regulatory and legal requirements including taxation, dividends, annual report and accounts
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‘Company Secretary’ responsibilities (e.g. statutory company administration responsibilities)
Building Commercial Insight
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Contributing to strategic planning and development as a member of executive team
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Insights into customer, job type and job profitability
Support of Fund-Raising Activities
* Development and presentation of any Investor or fund-raising activities including EIS and related activities
Negotiation of Key Commercial Contracts (excluding Network)
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Negotiation of driver and other insurances as well as company insurance requirements, contracts and agreements, legal areas and activities, corporate level negotiations (e.g. premises, trading, acquisitions and divestments, disposals)
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Maintenance of associated records and documentation
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Company purchasing policy and planning including managing purchasing information and purchasing services to the business as well as the negotiating and administration of purchasing contracts including policy evaluation, payment terms negotiation, optimisation and management.
What we are looking for from you:
Attitude:
The most important thing you can bring is a fantastic attitude and enthusiasm to help our business reach its full potential. You are proactive with strong decision-making skills, curious, analytical and naturally have the ambition to develop and succeed quickly. Commercial and business awareness and being able to operate in a demanding and fast-paced environment are key.
Technical Skills and Knowledge:
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Degree-level qualification in business, economics, accountancy or maths
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Fully qualified Accountant from one of the six major chartered accountancy body qualifications ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA, ICAEW, ICAI, ICAS
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Any candidate must be highly numerate and comfortable with complex analysis and possess strong mathematical skills, good problem structuring and solving skills, an analytical and enquiring mind, comfortable with data and relevant analytical tools such as Excel, Xero.
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Self-starting with experience of managing a team
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Good prioritisation skills and ability to deal with multiple competing requests.
Experience that could be interesting or useful:
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Proven B2B experience
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Professional services experience combined with some similar industry experience, ideally start up experience
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Ideally experience of fund-raising exercises, EIS and other relevant Government incentives
The deal for you:
What?
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Full-time job with a competitive salary package
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Opportunity to join a high growth company at an early stage
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Chance to work in a highly motivated team and a fast-paced, dynamic environment
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Great offices: Both offices are great working spaces; the London office, for example, includes a gym (free of use), showers, cinema, talks & professional events, and the longest copper bar in Europe in the bar and cafe area!
Compensation
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Salary reviewed annually, based on the achievement of targets and objectives
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Discretionary bonus up to 15% of base subject to company and individual performance
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Workplace pension
Where?
Based at Birmingham HQ (Alpha Works, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway, Birmingham, B1 1TT), OR Based at The Ministry, Borough Road, London, SE1 1DN