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Head of Finance - Climate Division, Genuit Group
Part of the Genuit Group, we combine long-term stability with a culture built on teamwork, accountability and continuous improvement. We encourage fresh ideas, invest in development and are committed to creating a safe, inclusive and supportive workplace where everyone feels like they belong.
This role sits within the Climate Division of Genuit Group, encompassing a portfolio of well-established businesses.
Role Purpose
We are now looking for an outstanding Head of Finance to play a pivotal role within our Climate Division. This is a highly visible position, acting as the Finance Director's deputy and partnering with the Climate Senior Leadership Team to influence strategic decisions, improve commercial performance and drive sustainable growth across a division built of reputable businesses.
This is a hybrid role with travel required to each of the Climate Division sites as and when the role demands.
Climate Division locations: Caerphilly, High Wycombe, Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, Honiton.
What you'll be doing
This is far more than a traditional finance role. You'll be at the heart of the business, providing commercial insight, challenging thinking and helping leaders make better decisions.
Lead a high-performing finance function
- Support the Finance Director in developing a best-in-class finance team.
- Strengthen financial controls, governance and compliance.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term planning.
- Standardise finance processes, systems and reporting across the division.
- Drive automation, simplification and data-led decision making through our Shared Services (GBS) team.
Drive commercial performance
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- Developing consistent pricing strategies and governance.
- Monitoring price realisation, margin performance and discount compliance.
- Partnering with commercial teams to optimise pricing and deal profitability.
- Introducing meaningful pricing KPIs and performance measures.
Deliver meaningful business insight
- Developing a clear Finance KPI framework linked to strategic objectives.
- Producing insightful reporting, variance analysis and forward-looking recommendations.
- Embedding data visualisation tools, including Power BI, to provide real-time performance insight.
Improve productivity and cost performance
- Supporting cost optimisation programmes across the division.
- Developing productivity dashboards and cost tracking metrics.
- Identifying efficiency opportunities through benchmarking and continuous improvement.
- Providing robust ROI analysis and business cases to support investment decisions.
Be a trusted business partner
- Partner with senior leaders across the Climate Division to improve business performance.
- Provide clear commercial insight into profitability, costs and growth opportunities.
- Challenge constructively while supporting decision making.
- Embed finance into key commercial and operational processes, from pricing to performance reviews.
Building Capability & Performance
- Acting as a trusted partner and coach to finance colleagues, supporting their professional growth and development.
- Encouraging a culture of accountability, curiosity and continuous improvement through influence and collaboration.
- Helping teams enhance the quality and impact of their commercial insight, ensuring finance plays a proactive role in decision-making.
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What success looks like
- Improved margins and stronger pricing performance.
- A consistent, embedded KPI framework across the division.
- Measurable productivity and cost improvements.
- High-quality forecasting and financial planning.
- Insightful reporting that drives action.
- Strong relationships and trusted partnerships with business leaders.
What you'll bring
Essential
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role.
- Strong commercial finance and operational expertise.
- A proven track record of driving business performance and cost transformation.
- Excellent financial modelling and analytical capability.
- Experience designing KPI frameworks and performance dashboards.
Desirable
- Experience using Power BI, Tableau or similar data visualisation tools.
- Knowledge of pricing tools or CRM systems.
- Experience transforming or scaling finance functions.
- Manufacturing sector experience.
You'll thrive in this role if you are...
- Commercially astute and strategically minded.
- A confident communicator who can influence at senior level.
- Analytical, curious and driven by data.
- Passionate about developing people and building high-performing teams.
- Motivated by continuous improvement and finding smarter ways of working.
Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.
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