Job Title: Finance Director

Conditions: Permanent, Part-time (0.6 FTE)

Location: Remote, UK Only

Company Profile

Interested in joining a team serving highly entrepreneurial organisations? Over the last 10 years, Green Caterpillar has been working hard to release CEOs into their passions and helping their business’s grow safely. Green Caterpillar was started with the aim of providing finance director and finance function support to both CEOs with an entrepreneurial spirit and social impact enterprises providing small to medium businesses with the Finance support and services they need to thrive and succeed.

We offer flexible remote working with the founder operating in the greater Cambridge and London areas. We value that our staff feel they are making a difference to the clients you support. This really makes Green Caterpillar a fantastic place to work!

Our Finance Directors head up the accounting teams for individual clients on behalf of the founder. We need someone with an eye for detail who is proactive with an ability to anticipate client needs. We need someone well-organised that will delight customers and support the development of their accounting processes and team.

With our commitment to flexibility, this post is open to someone between 0.6 FTE. Save for meeting with clients, most of the work is performed remotely. We have developed the whole business model based on remote working and the financial processes in place support this.

The full-time equivalent salary on offer is £75,000 p.a.

Mission

We’re on the hunt for someone who can become a part of our Finance Director services within our client portfolio. You will act as the trusted advisor to clients, being responsible for analysing and reporting financial performance, preparing forecasts and budgets and providing directions to our team of bookkeepers and finance managers who will be supporting you. Whether we work with clients, suppliers or our internal team, we’re after someone who is committed to the holistic wellbeing of our clients.

What outcomes are we after?

• Ensuring clients are fully aware of their financial position and commercial opportunities driving through the right advice and support for their circumstances
• Timely delivery of accurate financial reporting
• Reliability and consistency in working with clients providing high levels of support and work quality
• Excellent communication with clients and within the team
• High levels of customer happiness
• Grow the value of the relationship with clients
• Someone willing to help with the articulation and development of our company culture
• An ability to assess and define financial processes which will shape the future of the client.
• An awareness of fund-raising for our social impact organisations

What are the core competencies we need?

• Qualified proficient accountant with a proven track record of high-quality service delivery to customers
• Proficient with accounting technical skills and knowledge
• Provide a "safe pair of hands" feel that builds trust with clients
• Ability to prioritise workload: keeping multiple plates spinning at once
• Willingness to help with a wide range of tasks from all aspects of the business.
• A clear communicator, both written and spoken.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office, Iris, Sage, QuickBooks and Xero preferred
• Experience with charity accounts would be advantageous

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where everyone is valued, respected, and empowered to succeed. We celebrate different perspectives and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence.