Finance Director - Focusrite Novation (Maternity Cover)

Focusrite; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music technology company is seeking a Finance Director for maternity cover in High Wycombe. This role involves overseeing financial reporting, managing a team, and ensuring compliance across several entities. Candidates must be qualified accountants with significant experience in financial management and excellent people skills. Benefits include flexible working, private healthcare, and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Flexible/hybrid working

Company pension

Life insurance

Private healthcare

Health Cash Plan

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay

Employee purchase scheme

Group bonus scheme

Company music events

Off-site company parties

Free lunch in the canteen

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with a minimum of 7 years' experience.
• Strong problem-solving skills and analytical capabilities.
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably Oracle Netsuite.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for financial reporting and internal controls for 5 legal entities.
• Manage monthly management reporting and statutory filings.
• Oversee tax compliance and relationships with auditors.

Skills

People management

Financial reporting

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Organizational skills

Education

Qualified accountant

7 years' post-qualification experience

Tools

Oracle Netsuite

Job description

Finance Director - Focusrite Novation (Maternity Cover)

Focusrite, High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom

Focusrite provided pay range

This range is provided by Focusrite. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

Based: High Wycombe office / hybrid

Term: Contract – Maternity Cover

Salary: c.£100000 pa + bonus and benefits

About the company: Focusrite plc is a global music and audio group that develops and markets music technology products. Used by audio professionals and amateur musicians alike, its solutions facilitate the high-quality production of recorded and live sound. Our audio technology brands stand together, seeking to enrich lives through music by removing barriers to creativity – ‘we make music easy to make'.

About the role: This is a maternity cover position that will start in January 2026 and is expected to last until April 2027. Attendance at our head office in High Wycombe is required for 2‑3 days per week. The Focusrite Finance Director will be responsible for the financial reporting and internal controls within the content creation related UK and APAC based entities, head office activities, global distribution for Focusrite content creation brands, and distribution activities of all content creation brands within EMEA. They will have strong relationships with all key stakeholders and ensure timely and accurate management reporting for decision makers, and a well‑controlled and efficient transaction processing for accounts receivable and payable. They will be a business partner for the content creation brands based in the UK and APAC, helping with commercial decision support, and responsible for the financial reporting and internal controls of the distribution entity for the Group content creation. They will also be responsible for tax compliance within the relevant regions, working with external tax accountants. This role will report directly to the Group CFO with a dotted line to the Focusrite Managing Director, be part of the Focusrite leadership team and Global finance leadership team, and manage a team of approximately 8 in the UK and 2 in Hong Kong.

Essential functions and major responsibilities

• Monthly management reporting delivered accurately and on time
• Effective and efficient accounts receivable and payable processes
• Responsible for financial reporting and internal controls for 5 legal entities – 3 UK, 1 Hong Kong, 1 Australia
• Oversight of statutory filings and tax compliance for the same entities
• Business partnering for Focusrite brand product development and centrally managed departments
• People management of UK and APAC Finance teams

Management Reporting

• Preparation of monthly financial reports for Focusrite Boards/Management teams
• Submission of monthly results and commentary to Group Finance on a timely basis
• Preparation of quarterly reforecasts
• Preparation of annual budget and three‑year plan
• Strong internal controls in place across record‑to‑report process

Finance Transaction Processing

• Efficient accounts receivable process, with clear KPIs monitored and easy to use for customers
• Efficient accounts payable process, with clear KPIs and supporting the Focusrite brand with suppliers
• Effective and efficient intercompany transaction process in place across geographies and brands
• Strong drive to process improvement to ensure processes are fit for purpose and can support the growth of the company
• Finance transaction processing will cover the UK and APAC teams who will provide financial information across 5 entities (one of which includes a German branch)

Statutory and Tax compliance

• Manage relationship with UK and APAC auditors ensuring timely resolution of queries and statutory accounts filings are accurate and on time
• Oversee tax computations and filings, working with Group tax accountant, ensuring corporate and indirect taxes are in compliance with local regulations

Business Partnering

• Work with Focusrite management teams to support commercial forecasts and budgets
• Support with ad hoc investment projects and analysis
• Financial planning for long‑term strategic ambitions
• Ensure there are robust return on investment metrics in place
• Business partnering of the EMEA and APAC sales teams is not included in the scope of this role, although support of the underlying finance transactions is included

People Management

• Manage UK team of approx. 8 and Hong Kong team of 2
• Part of the UK Focusrite brand leadership team and part of the Global finance leadership team

About you

• Qualified accountant
• Preferably 7 years' post‑qualification experience
• Self‑starter able to manage a complex agenda, with good people‑management skills
• Excellent organisational skills, with a track record of process improvement
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills
• Effective communication and influencing skills, with an ability to build strong stakeholder relationships
• Experience of working within ERP systems, preferably Oracle Netsuite
• Experience of working in a multi‑national listed company operating in a fast‑paced environment

Benefits

Benefits include flexible/hybrid working, company pension, life insurance, private healthcare, Health Cash Plan, enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay, employee purchase scheme, group bonus scheme, company music events, off‑site company parties and free lunch in the canteen. We arrange company training sessions and encourage personal development.