Finance Director

Job Description

The CompanyOur client, a Multinational Exhibition and Events company, is looking for a Finance Director to join their team and manage cross regional functions. The successful candidate MUST HAVE an accredited UK Qualification such as ICAEW, ACCA, or CIMA with experience in Global Matrix Organisations. You must also possess 8-15 years experience and have experience with a UK Listed company.The Role* The role reports into the President EMEA but also works closely with and supports the Divisional CFO and Divisional Head of Finance.* The role will also provide leadership to the commercial finance team supporting EMEA and represent the business to Global Business Services teams and Corporate Functions* The role is suited to an experienced finance professional with a can-do attitude, able to make a positive impact from day one. The successful candidate will possess the ability to multi-task and take a pragmatic approach in a fast-paced commercial environment.Key Responsibilities* Providing effective business decision support and direction to event management teams;* Reviewing current pricing, and working with commercial teams to reduce discounting and drive yield;* Identifying opportunities for efficiency and cost savings where appropriate;* Working with business heads, together with Global Business Services, to deliver 100% cash conversion of operating profit into operating cash flow;* Assisting business heads with their financial tasks and helping them develop further their financial knowledge and awareness; and* Supporting the development, and testing the robustness, of financial business cases for investment in EMEA, including platform investment, technology investments, capability investments, and so forth, based on an understanding of the needs of the business and the impact of such investments on revenue growth, cost, cash flows, and earnings.* Working with the commercial teams to identify key commercial risks and opportunities ensuring that regular commentary highlights these clearly and concisely.* Partnering with HR to model and ensure effective workforce planning including tight management of salaries, bonuses, commissions and headcount.* The FD will be expected to provide commercial and financial insight to the President EMEA and to Divisional Finance, to facilitate their communication to the Divisional SMT, Group EMT, the Board and to support external reporting activities* Establish and maintain an Authority Framework consistent with Group & Divisional Authority Frameworks* Work with Divisional Compliance to identify business risks and capture these in the Divisional Risk Register.* Establish, maintain and monitor the internal control environment within the business, which will be subject to review by internal audit* Ensure compliance with local and regional tax and business laws. (The FD is not responsible for delivering financial compliance - it is a case of ensuring all potential compliance liabilities are understood and are being mitigated locally);* Ensuring EMEA compliance with International Accounting Standards* Co-ordinate delivery of Group financial information to Group deadlines* Work with EMEA and Divisional Commercial Development and Finance teams to deliver the annual three-year business planning process* Support the forecasting and budgeting processes within EMEA and then support the President of EMEA and Divisional Finance in budget and forecast presentations to Group;* Support the EMEA management team in the production of robust financial forecasts and budgets. This includes defining the process for individual event forecasts and budget / forecasting templates REQUIREMENTS: Candidate REQUIREMENTS* 5+ years working in a fast-paced commercial finance environment managing a team of finance business partners and analysts.* Broad finance background with experience and appreciation of working within a financial shared services model.* Experience with international listed groups* An international outlook, but speaks and writes clearly in English* Commercial awareness and business partnering experience* Strong negotiations skills for handling negotiations with key business partners and service providers, deal with acquisitions and joint ventures, including the due diligence process* Change management and process improvement experience* Excellent organisational, project management and administrative skills* Demonstrated ability to identify, prioritise and resolve issues promptly and effectively in a commercial and practical manner* Confident individual with a proactive attitudeSalary* 47,000 AED PM* Single Status Benefits

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Founded in 1948, Robert Half International Inc. (NYSE symbol: RHI) is the worlds first and largest specialized staffing firm and a member of the S&P 500 index. We are a global leader in professional staffing and consulting services and the parent company of Protiviti, a leading independent internal audit and business and technology risk consulting firm. For 2006, Robert Half International reported revenues of $4 billion and now has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations worldwide.