Finance Director / Finance Manager

Are you…?

·      Looking for a new entrepreneurial leadership challenge?

·      Able to lead in a dynamic startup environment?

·      Passionate about people, planet & business models to positively impact communities through active leisure?

·      Keen to shape an exciting role in a flexible, fast growth and multi-disciplinary organisation?

If so, read on because Social Sports Society is on a mission!

• Be the finance manager or director (dependent on experience) in our purpose-driven start-up, accountable for the companies financial success.

• Design and build our streamlined finance function for efficient growth. 

• Be our financial forecasting and investment planning guru. 

• With the right attitude, values and abilities we will support you to grow move into a senior leadership position.

Interested?

You must have a minimum 5 years’ experience in a comparable role(s) with responsibility for leading a finance department or significant function.

Responsibilities

·      Work with investors, our fractional, non-exec to shape overall strategy and organisational roadmap from financial perspective

·      Lead financial strategy, corporate finance, structuring and new business models

·      Manage financial risk, and financial planning & analysis. 

·      Build our finance function (including our existing bookkeeper, accountants, multi-skilled core team, and finance systems).

·      Design, implement and refine our financial systems, processes and procedures as we launch and scale up.

·      Build financial models for new venues, and aggregate portfolio model. Lead multivariate stress testing, and make recommendations incl. treasury planning and investments.

·      Lead viability and profitability assessments

·      Develop a suite of corporate performance dashboard reporting

·      Collaborate in wider company functions such as HR, development projects and operations scheduling.

·       Oversee compliance: including. statutory submissions e.g. HMRC, pension providers and Companies House.

Required qualities and experience

·    Natural and personable leadership and management 

·    Comfortable hiring, training and developing new employees  

·    Experience of a dynamic and fast-moving environment;

. Highly skilled in budgeting - organisation, operations, & projects.

·      Business planning and multivariate stress testing.

·      Modelling business diversification, projects and scenarios

·      Building and maintaining excellent partner and supplier relationships.

·      Advising on HR policy and process (e.g. reward, talent, capacity).

·      Risk management

Skills, qualifications and expertise required

·      Relevant, recognised UK accountancy qualifications.

·      Proficient in administering enterprise resource

systems particularly accounting, cash management and workforce management, ideally including Xero, Dext and Access

·      Legal and financial regulatory matters

·      Intermediate to advanced user of MS Excel and proficient in MS 365 applications.

·      Collaboration tools and information managemnt (incl. Monday.com and MS 365).

·      Strong understanding of all corporate functions