We are always managing a number of executive level recruitment projects with a variety of businesses globally, below is a selection of some of the opportunities we have available. A number of our clients will request we work confidentially so not all work will be listed. If you do not see anything that matches what you are looking for but still want to enquire about opportunities, then please do not hesitate to contact us.
Specialist Private Coach Hire
The Company
MA Executive is pleased to be exclusively retained by this leading specialist private coach hire company servicing London and surrounding counties such as Kent, Sussex and Surrey. The company has an outstanding reputation for coach hire and commuter coach services and is renowned for its ability to provide the very best luxury coach hire services. The company is committed to a strategy focusing on volume and revenue growth, which has to date been achieved through both organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Recent acquisitions have significantly strengthened the brand and service delivery within both the private hire and commuter markets enabling the business to achieve and be on track with its long-term growth objectives, which includes expanding its operation and reach nationally.
The Opportunity
The business has reached a key stage of its growth and development, with work to be done bedding in and fully integrating recent acquisitions to consolidate their base and leverage the commercial and strategic gains. The business continues to seek opportunities for growth that complement the brand and is committed to adding further to the fold. It is important that the business identify an individual to help shape and drive the growth agenda and continue to build and execute strategic plans that deliver against the Groups Operating objectives and revenue growth targets to realise its long-term aspirations.
The Board therefore wishes to appoint an energetic, highly motivated and driven FD to act as “business partner” to the MD/Board and provide financial subject matter expertise to a high quality Senior Management Team and play a key role in supporting and influencing the profitable development and proactive expansion of the business. This will entail improving on and developing further a high quality robust financial and operational infrastructure within the business to support and facilitate the growth strategy. The FD will also be the financial driving force in the development of the company strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers.
About You
Ideally you will hold a Bachelor degree in business, economics, accountancy, maths or equivalent and be a qualified accountant. You will be an energetic, highly motivated and driven FD with existing experience of a similar type of role within another high growth business, ideally with experience of working within the transportation sector or a business where the principle activities are designed around maximising the utilisation of assets.
You must be able to demonstrate confidence, surety, high integrity, honesty and openness combined with a strong commitment to good governance. The role, culture and values would suit an individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of business growth and success.
Overall, you will be a technically strong and commercially astute FD with excellent business acumen to be capable of truly “making a difference” in achieving this challenging and exciting growth strategy.
The Role
As an integral member of the senior finance team, contribute to developing and delivering the Group business strategy to achieve defined business goals in line with our purpose, promise and values to deliver profit targets. Supports the Group in achieving its goals whilst ensuring the financial integrity of the business. Lead, develop and motivate the Finance function to build financial excellence across the business unit. Works with the UK Finance Director to support and maximise the delivery of the Group’s performance.
For more information and for a confidential discussion please forward your CV to MA Executive.
Digital Logistics SAAS Business
The Company
MA Executive is pleased to be exclusively retained by this Venture Capital backed, high growth, digital logistics SAAS business which manages the entire Sales & Distribution wholesale value chain within the Gaming sector. The Company’s unique proposition and data platform is an industry disruptor and has enabled the business to attract investment permitting them to build out its resources, infrastructure, further enhance its platform and solidify key relationships with multi-national partners across the gaming industry. The business is now poised to embark on the next stage of its growth trajectory and has targeted International markets in the Americas and Asia.
The Opportunity
The business has reached a key stage of its growth and development that now requires financial stewardship and support to realise the next phase of its exciting growth strategy.
The Board therefore wishes to appoint an energetic, higly motivated and driven FD to act as “business partner” to the CEO/Board and provide financial subject matter expertise to a high quality Senior Management Team and play a key role in supporting and influencing the profitable development and proactive International expansion of the business. This will entail improving on and developing further a high quality robust financial and operational infrastructure within the business to support and facilitate the ongoing fast paced growth journey. The FD will also be the financial driving force in the development of the company strategy across all areas of the business, challenging assumptions and decision-making as appropriate and providing financial analysis and guidance on all activities, plans, targets and business drivers.
About You
Ideally you will hold a Bachelor degree in business, economics, accountancy, maths or equivalent and be a qualified accountant. You will be an energetic, higly motivated and driven FD with existing experience of a similar type of role within another high growth Start-Up or SME, ideally with experience of working with a SAAS, Digital or IT/Software Services business. Alternatively, you have experience in leading a high growth business at early stage funding and understand the commercial and strategic challenges.
You must be able to demonstrate confidence, surety, high integrity, honesty and openness combined with a strong commitment to good governance. The role, culture and values would suit an individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of business growth and success.
Overall, you will be a technically strong and commercially astute FD with excellent business acumen to be capable of truly “making a difference” in achieving this challenging and exciting growth strategy.
The Role
This newly created position reports directly to the CEO. The role balances the hands-on aspects of the financial affairs of the business with being a key member of the Senior Management Team contributing to the growth of the business.
The finance director will have overall responsibility for all financial aspects of the company. Aligned to this will be a broad operational remit with oversight of HR, payroll, pensions, asset registers, travel and expenses, health and safety, and property management. It is also envisaged that the FD will work closely with Commercial, Sales and Software Operational teams to manage the consistent profitable delivery Client services and new business tenders/bids.
In summary, the business requires strong financial leadership and guidance; insightful business intelligence and performance trends and incisive reporting. They desire a subject matter expert and financial leader that is able to propose choices that align with the company strategy and be able to demonstrate a much deeper understanding of the business and all potential assumptions and outcomes.
High Growth Challenger Bank
MA Executive are partnering a high growth, ethical bank based in Birmingham who have recently embarked on a change plan to enhance and expand the Risk Function to support continued growth of the bank. Part of this plan is to strengthen its Senior Leadership Team and recruit Senior Managers responsible for functional disciplines across the Risk function.
Reporting to the Head of Conduct, Regulatory and Operational Risk, this role will provide senior leadership to the Financial Crime and KYC teams within the second line of defence. The role holder will develop, implement and embed fit for purpose frameworks and disciplines and will partner the business and be the go to subject matter expert on all Financial Crime matters including high net worth individuals.
The incumbent will support the enhancement of risk culture and will be directly responsible for the enhancement of controls and the identification, reporting and remediation of risk in respect of KYC and Financial Crime.
The role holder will be appointed and maintain the role of the Bank’s Money Laundering Reporting Officer. They will deputise for the Head of Conduct, Regulatory and Operational Risk both internally and externally in respect of KYC and Financial Crime.
For more information and for a confidential discussion please forward your CV to MA Executive.
High Growth Challenger Bank
MA Executive are partnering a high growth, ethical bank based in Birmingham who have recently embarked on a change plan to enhance and expand the Risk Function to support continued growth of the bank. Part of this plan is to strengthen its Executive Leadership Team and recruit ‘Heads Of’ responsible for functional disciplines across the Risk function.
Reporting directly to the Chief Risk Officer, this new role will provide Executive leadership to the Enterprise Wide Risk Management and Prudential Risk Teams. The role holder will maintain a strong knowledge of the Bank and its regulations and is accountable for the development, implementation and embedding of fit for purposes frameworks and solutions across both disciplines, alongside the provision of robust and proactive composite risk reporting. The incumbent will own ICAAP and RRP delivery and partner the business and other risk functions to enhance risk culture, controls and the identification, reporting and remediation of risk.
The role holder will deputise for the CRO both internally and externally and support regulatory engagement.
For more information and for a confidential discussion please forward your CV to MA Executive.
High Growth Challenger Bank
MA Executive are partnering a high growth, ethical bank based in Birmingham who have recently embarked on a change plan to enhance and expand the Risk Function to support continued growth of the bank. Part of this plan is to strengthen its Executive Leadership Team and recruit ‘Heads Of’ responsible for functional disciplines across Risk.
Reporting directly to the Chief Risk Officer, this new role will provide Executive leadership to the combined 2nd Line Conduct and Operational Risk Teams, encompassing Financial Crime and KYC. The role holder will maintain a strong knowledge of the Bank and its regulations and is accountable for the development, implementation and embedding of fit for purposes frameworks and solutions across both disciplines. The incumbent will partner the business to enhance risk culture, controls and the identification, reporting and remediation of risk.
The role holder will maintain SMF 16 and 17 responsibilities and will chair Conduct and Op Risk Ctee, alongside being a member of the Banks Executive Risk Ctee. They will deputise for the CRO both internally and externally and support both regulatory relations and management of the SMF&CR framework.
For more information and for a confidential discussion please forward your CV to MA Executive.
A well-established media/communications business with a strong client portfolio and body of work require a passionate and professional Interim Finance Director to join their leadership team for a 3-6 month contract to support them through a transitional phase.
Based in the West Midlands, our client requires an Interim FD with strong operational experience as well as a strategic mind to support the CEO on a variety of projects.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an Interim FD who is looking for their next contract and possesses either finance experience from within media/communications and/or the aptitude and enthusiasm to ensure their transferable finance skills will make an impact on the business.
• Lead and deliver daily financial operations, ranging from budgeting and forecasting to P&L and compliance to reporting
• Evaluate systems and processes to ensure they are sufficiently robust to support financial needs
• Manage the finance team
• Feed into the CEO and support them on finance projects
• Deliver financial analysis to Senior Management
• Support business strategy by providing financial commentary
• Accountable for setting short, medium and long term objectives
• Responsible for budgeting & forecasting.
The ideal candidate will be:
• Pro-active, professional and personable
• Financially astute, with a highly commercial outlook
• Able to inspire those around them
• An engaging and forward-thinking leader
• Fully qualified, with at least 6 years experience
• Able to demonstrate experience across the full spectrum of financial operations
• Understand how to contribute to shaping financial strategy
The successful candidate will be highly capable at leading a team, driving forward financial operations and supporting all finance activities on a daily basis.
This is such a fantastic opportunity that we expect it to be filled with an exceptional turnaround time. We recommend applications from qualified and experienced Interim FDs as soon as possible.
The Company
Our client is a privately owned international SME business with ambitious growth plans for the future. Operating in a very niche market they are a technology business with hardware and software applications and managed solutions. With a recently appointed CEO who has re-energised the business with a focus on core revenue generating activities that has translated into exponential growth they now wish to strengthen their senior management team with a Technical Director.
The Opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity to head up the technical department reporting into a dynamic CEO. The role will focus primarily on the core managed solutions business but will also cover many different facets of product and project management and will also have a wider strategic focus to the direction of the business as a whole.
About You
You will be an ambitious Technical Manager/Director and be educated to degree level (Possibly Computer Technology or related field) with experience in SME and niche product/solution development. An understanding of software and software development, IoT, app development or similar would be a distinct advantage. Diplomatic and challenging when required with the gravitas and experience to lead a team to effectively adapt quickly to the business’ needs and challenges. You will also be able to demonstrate a quality and results lead approach to everything you do
The Role
This role will take the lead in developing the solution offering and maximise revenue opportunities as well as project management of existing projects within the company client base. To be successful in this role you will have technical abilities that you are able to translate into commercial thinking across the business in offering definition and positioning. You will be an effective leader and manager and will recognise the benefits of cross divisional collaboration.
You will possess significant knowledge of complex database concepts; various programming languages; client/server and internet systems architecture and assist in establishing standards applied across the technical team and wider business.
Key duties will include:-