Associate Director - Finance

• a competitive salary
• flexible working
• full financial support and study leave for professional development
• top-level health insurance for our people
• annual performance-based bonuses

The responsibilities

• providing strategic oversight of the Finance function, ensuring delivery of high-quality outputs, consistency of standards, and effective resourcing and acting as the escalation point for complex technical, operational and client-related matters
• leading, supporting and developing the Finance Manager and Assistant Managers, and drive a high-performance culture with clear expectations, accountability and ongoing coaching
• monitoring workflow, capacity and utilisation across the team, ensuring work is effectively allocated and deadlines are met 
• identifying inefficiencies and leading improvements to processes, systems and controls, including automation and transformation initiatives and effectively collaborate with relevant colleagues
• contributing to the development and management of the budgetary process and monitor performance against targets and identifying areas of improvement through supporting the leadership to cost control, recovery and profitability
• providing guidance on complex accounting and financial matters, ensuring adherence to relevant standards and best practice and maintaining oversight of regulatory developments and ensure appropriate implementation within the team
• ensuring robust controls and governance are in place across the Finance team to support audits and regulatory reviews, ensuring issues are identified, managed and resolved appropriately
• supporting the senior management team to shape the future direction of the Finance function, including operating model, structure and service delivery and contribute to wider business initiatives, including growth, system enhancements and multijurisdictional alignment 

You

• extensive technical knowledge and demonstrated technical ability gained within the internal finance arena, along with previous experience of raw data implementation and management of data visualisation software, to include a minimum of 5 years within a senior management position
• successful attainment of ACA/ACCA qualification (or equivalent) along with meeting your CPD requirements
• excellent communication skills and the ability to converse with a diverse range of people, often key stakeholders, along with the ability to develop and maintain effective internal and external relationships
• ability to produce, review and understand a range of documentation, usually of a highly complex nature, relating to comprehensive advice and legislation or managing complex transactions, with acute attention to detail and accuracy
• demonstrated critical analysis skills to enable review of existing processes and procedures, along with the ability to formulate ideas and concepts and present these to the Board along with commitment to carry through to fruition
• demonstrated ability to work to deadlines and project plans (some of which are likely to involve long-term planning) without direction to ensure that objectives are achieved
• ability to consider and select the most appropriate solutions to a given situation while adopting a commercial approach so that consideration is given to an activity’s impact on the business and client service excellence
• strong leadership skills which demonstrate the ability to understand, inspire and develop others along with personal qualities of integrity, discretion and tact
• compliance with the firm's Information Security Policy and associated procedures, as updated from time to time

About
We are a director-led firm of individually expert, collectively exceptional people with a number of international offices.  We continually seek to evolve and enhance our service offering, positioning ourselves as one of the leading trust companies. Excellence is at the core of everything that we do. We recognise that our people are our most valuable assets, and we pride ourselves on fostering an environment where everyone is seen, heard, and respected. We are committed to the personal and professional development of our people, and we support and promote good mental, physical, social, and financial well-being, with year-round initiatives and opportunities.Equality, Diversity & InclusionWe appreciate and respect diversity and actively seek opportunities to draw from a broad range of views and experience. Equality, diversity, and inclusion are part of our culture and represent an ongoing commitment to ensuring we deliver excellence for our people and that everyone belongs. We are united by our core values of excellence, integrity, enthusiasm, and collegiality, and our people are never just a number, we are a team - Saffery Trust is where Potential meets Personal.Ready to find out how far you could go with Saffery Trust? For more information, get in touch with our friendly People & Culture team at  [email protected].