Chief Financial Officer
To strengthen its new executive management team, Axonix is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to provide leadership across all financial, reporting, business insights and corporate governance activities in the business. This is a critical role within the company, reporting directly into the CEO and working as a member of the executive leadership team to formulate and execute the business acceleration strategy.The CFO will have responsibility for ensuring the business achieves its objectives by providing strategic financial &amp; reporting leadership, delivering the highest standards of probity and establishing the business’s financial stability and business model through a robust finance strategy.The CFO will partner with the executive management team in the design and execution of its global strategic plan. They will lead and drive a best-in-class service across finance and its component functions, ensuring transparency in operations &amp; sales performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring our financial capacity to deliver our vision, mission, values and corporate KPIs. They will support other teams across the business with insights and analysis to optimise data-driven decision-making and prioritisation.The CFO will be tasked with establishing best practice financial processes, systems and reporting templates. They will also support the recruitment of new individuals into all areas of the business. Whilst Axonix is headquartered in London, it operates globally so it is likely that the CFO will also be required to support the establishment of new offices and teams in USA and Latin America.This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and experienced finance professional to move up into an executive global leadership position in an exciting new business. You will a qualified accountant who will also have a proven track record in strategic financial management, management reporting, business analytics and business plan development within values-based organisations. Able to operate at both strategic and detailed levels, you will not be afraid to have a hands-on approach in building a finance structure from the ground up, having a direct impact on the company’s operations.As with all new and entrepreneurial companies, the CFO will be expected to perform a multitude of tasks beyond the role’s core responsibilities. You will therefore need to have a proactive approach in identifying opportunities for the business, ensuring these are followed through with flawless execution.Core role objectivesDrive the formulation, delivery and tracking of business plans, supporting the CEO and management team in defining monthly, quarterly and annual targets, budgets and forecasts.Own all financial reporting requirements, including all processes related to monthly bookkeeping, customer invoicing, supplier payments, cashflow management, Board reports and company accounts, working with the company’s chosen accountancy firm.Ensure compliance with all contractual and budgetary requirements, including all Statutory and Regulatory obligations.Define and manage all data analytics processes, providing insightful reports on inventory demand and supply to the commercial teams to enable data-driven decision-making.Direct responsibility for Procurement, Health &amp; Safety, IT &amp; Business Systems, and Facilities.Key responsibilitiesDefine monthly, quarterly and annual targets, budgets and forecasts, and secure Board approval of these.Manage all business planning and monitoring activities including management of business metrics, KPIs, dashboards and all financial controls across the business globally, identifying risks and opportunities. Create daily/weekly management reporting dashboards.Prepare all Board Meeting packs and other information required by the CEO and Shareholders.Manage all accounting processes, working with the company’s chosen accountancy and audit providers.Undertake credit checks of new demand partners.Lead the data analytics team to provide inventory supply and demand reports and other business performance analytics to internal stakeholders for data-driven decision-making.Contribute to business strategy, providing advice on the financial implications of new opportunities or investment decisions, focusing on bottom line performance, working capital and enhancing shareholder value.Manage all cashflow processes across the business, including customer invoicing, supplier payments, working capital and treasury to ensure exceptional customer service whilst maximising shareholder value.Ensure all outstanding payments are collected in a timely manner.
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Salary: None
Description: To strengthen its new executive management team, Axonix is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to provide leadership across all financial, reporting, business insights and corporate governance activities in the business. This is a critical role within the company, reporting directly into the CEO and working as a member of the executive leadership team to formulate and execute the business acceleration strategy.The CFO will have responsibility for ensuring the business achieves its objectives by providing strategic financial &amp; reporting leadership, delivering the highest standards of probity and establishing the business’s financial stability and business model through a robust finance strategy.The CFO will partner with the executive management team in the design and execution of its global strategic plan. They will lead and drive a best-in-class service across finance and its component functions, ensuring transparency in operations &amp; sales performance, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring our financial capacity to deliver our vision, mission, values and corporate KPIs. They will support other teams across the business with insights and analysis to optimise data-driven decision-making and prioritisation.The CFO will be tasked with establishing best practice financial processes, systems and reporting templates. They will also support the recruitment of new individuals into all areas of the business. Whilst Axonix is headquartered in London, it operates globally so it is likely that the CFO will also be required to support the establishment of new offices and teams in USA and Latin America.This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented and experienced finance professional to move up into an executive global leadership position in an exciting new business. You will a qualified accountant who will also have a proven track record in strategic financial management, management reporting, business analytics and business plan development within values-based organisations. Able to operate at both strategic and detailed levels, you will not be afraid to have a hands-on approach in building a finance structure from the ground up, having a direct impact on the company’s operations.As with all new and entrepreneurial companies, the CFO will be expected to perform a multitude of tasks beyond the role’s core responsibilities. You will therefore need to have a proactive approach in identifying opportunities for the business, ensuring these are followed through with flawless execution.Core role objectivesDrive the formulation, delivery and tracking of business plans, supporting the CEO and management team in defining monthly, quarterly and annual targets, budgets and forecasts.Own all financial reporting requirements, including all processes related to monthly bookkeeping, customer invoicing, supplier payments, cashflow management, Board reports and company accounts, working with the company’s chosen accountancy firm.Ensure compliance with all contractual and budgetary requirements, including all Statutory and Regulatory obligations.Define and manage all data analytics processes, providing insightful reports on inventory demand and supply to the commercial teams to enable data-driven decision-making.Direct responsibility for Procurement, Health &amp; Safety, IT &amp; Business Systems, and Facilities.Key responsibilitiesDefine monthly, quarterly and annual targets, budgets and forecasts, and secure Board approval of these.Manage all business planning and monitoring activities including management of business metrics, KPIs, dashboards and all financial controls across the business globally, identifying risks and opportunities. Create daily/weekly management reporting dashboards.Prepare all Board Meeting packs and other information required by the CEO and Shareholders.Manage all accounting processes, working with the company’s chosen accountancy and audit providers.Undertake credit checks of new demand partners.Lead the data analytics team to provide inventory supply and demand reports and other business performance analytics to internal stakeholders for data-driven decision-making.Contribute to business strategy, providing advice on the financial implications of new opportunities or investment decisions, focusing on bottom line performance, working capital and enhancing shareholder value.Manage all cashflow processes across the business, including customer invoicing, supplier payments, working capital and treasury to ensure exceptional customer service whilst maximising shareholder value.Ensure all outstanding payments are collected in a timely manner.
Requirements: Director experience, Professional education
Fraudulent: No