Finance Director

About the role

Boxbar Tech, a high-growth technology business serving drinks in venues, stadiums, arenas and events, is looking for a Finance Director based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, with hybrid arrangements to be agreed. Reporting to the CEO and Co-founder, you will own the financial leadership of the business and help turn growth plans into well-funded execution, working with the CEO, Advisory Board and Senior Leadership Team.

Key responsibilities

• Turn the growth strategy into budgets, forecasts and longer-term plans, and partner with Sales, Operations, Product, Engineering and Client Success on margins and cost control
• Own cash forecasting and liquidity planning, and improve working capital through debtor, creditor and inventory management
• Lead the equity fundraising workstream, prepare investor models and due diligence materials, and engage with investors, banks and funders
• Own management accounts, board reporting and a KPI dashboard, and maintain financial controls, approval limits and reconciliations
• Oversee day-to-day financial operations, including payables, receivables, treasury and payroll controls
• Coordinate statutory reporting, tax compliance, year-end work and audit requirements
• Lead the international tax strategy, set up cross-border reporting and controls, and lead and grow the finance team

Required profile

• Recognised professional accountancy qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Proven senior finance leadership in a growing SME, scale-up or entrepreneurial business
• Experience supporting or leading a capital raise, investor process or significant financing transaction
• Experience working with CEOs, boards or investors and influencing non-finance leaders
• Experience leading and developing a finance team, and experience in technology, manufacturing or operationally complex businesses
• Desirable: experience of international expansion and multi-country reporting

Required skills

• Cash management, working capital and integrated financial modelling, including scenario analysis
• Management reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling, and experience improving accounting, reporting or ERP systems
• Ability to coordinate international financial and tax matters with specialist advisers

The salary is £100,000 to £120,000 per annum depending on experience, with occasional UK and international travel. The hiring process includes an initial conversation with the People team, an interview with the CEO, a practical finance case study, and a final conversation with senior stakeholders.