Role Overview
- Act as a core member of the Executive Management Team, influencing divisional strategy, investment decisions, and business planning.
- Lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for UK and US operations to support growth, profitability, and compliance.
- Own all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for the division.
- Deliver timely and accurate monthly management accounts, board reports, and analysis for performance review and decision-making.
- Ensure alignment of divisional reporting with Group finance and compliance standards.
- Lead the implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of business systems including; ERP, finance software, and integrated tools.
- Collaborate with IT and operations to ensure systems support scalable, efficient business operations.
- Champion data integrity, automation, and process improvement initiatives across financial and operational functions.
- Ensure adherence to financial controls, statutory requirements, tax compliance, and audit readiness across both the UK and US entities, with the support of Group where needed.
- Liaise with internal and external auditors
- Manage finance operations for the division’s subsidiaries in the UK, Germany and US, ensuring cohesion, consistency, and visibility across the entities.
- Coordinate with local teams and external advisors to ensure compliance with regional financial, tax, and regulatory frameworks.
- Build and lead a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
- Provide coaching and leadership to finance managers and cross-functional project teams.
- From time to time there may be a requirement to support other companies within the Group and support in M&A.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong technical and commercial background.
- Proven experience as a senior finance leader within a technology, software, or advanced engineering environment.
- Experience managing multi-entity operations within a public company context.
- Strong technical skills in IFRS and UK GAAP and UK tax legislation
- Strong knowledge of ERP systems and financial software platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics).
- Demonstrated success in partnering with operational teams, improving business systems, and supporting scale-up or transformation.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across levels and geographies.
- Experience in the motion capture, media technology, or high-growth tech sector. (Desirable)
- Exposure to capital investment, R&D, or M&A activity. (Desirable)
- Familiarity with US GAAP (Desirable)
Tech Stack
Benefits
· Competitive salary
· 10% Company Pension
· 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
· Life Cover
· Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance
· Permanent Health Insurance
· Cycle to work scheme.
· Free On-site Parking