Chief Financial Officer, UK & Europe

at  BGIS

The Chief Financial Officer, UK & Europe position is accountable for the administrative, financial, and risk management operations of the company, to include the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.

KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

• Master’s degree in accounting or business administration, or equivalent business experience.
• Minimum 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company or division of a large corporation.
• Experience partnering with an executive team and have a high level of written and oral communication skills.
• Experienced at representing the commercial function at the Senior Leadership Committee, as well as being an active contributor.
• Financial expertise, skills and acumen to manage a significant budget, accelerate profitability and accomplish good governance.
• Strong talent management skills including ability to predict future talent needs; identify and attract top talent; assess current and potential performance; mentor, coach, develop, engage and retain top talent.
• Experience in a fast growth environment and a decentralised environment.
• Ability to deal with shifting priorities and issues inherent to a fast-growing organisation.
• Demonstrated skills, knowledge and experience in the design and execution of business plans and strategies.
• Commitment to working with shared leadership and in cross-functional teams.
• Strong creative, strategic, analytical, organisational and personal negotiation skills.
• Possess the required skills and standing to serve on the Leadership Committee.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Senior executive experience and presence.Superior organisational awareness.

Demonstrates strong, competent leadership for team members to guide them in reaching their full potential and meeting their objectives, which supports achievement of our corporate goals. Specifically, these responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Full involvement with recruiting talent.
• Provides mentoring, coaching and guidance to all team members.
• Objectively recommends compensation adjustments.
• Manages all aspects of performance