About SPC Rubber Group
SPC Rubber Group is a world-leading manufacturer of custom rubber compounds, specialising in creating high-quality products for technically demanding applications. Our materials are used globally in critical, fail-safe components across various industries. With a strong emphasis on research and development, we combine innovation with stringent quality standards to deliver exceptional products and services. At SPC, we take a customer-focused approach, working closely with clients to deliver tailored solutions that meet unique needs. We operate out of manufacturing bases in the UK, Spain and Portugal.
Portugal Operations & Group Integration
Location
Westbury UK (with travel to Portugal and other group locations as required)
Contract Type
Interim / Fixed-term (6 months, with potential extension)
Reporting To
Group CFO
Role Purpose
To provide hands-on financial leadership to stabilise, improve, and integrate the Group’s Portuguese operations (manufacturing and marketing entities) into the wider corporate structure. The role will focus on strengthening financial control, improving the quality and timeliness of reporting, and ensuring alignment with Group standards, while supporting the development of the local finance team.
This is a delivery-focused role, requiring both strategic capability and operational execution.
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Control & Reporting
· Take ownership of the monthly close and consolidation of Portuguese entities
· Establish accurate, timely, and reliable monthly reporting aligned with Group requirements
· Identify and resolve reporting inconsistencies and control weaknesses
· Implement robust and sustainable month-end processes and controls
2. Integration & Governance
- Align local finance processes with Group policies, controls, and reporting frameworks
- Support integration of systems, processes, and financial structures
- Ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory, and Group governance requirements
3. Team Leadership & Capability Development
- Assess capability of the local finance team and identify gaps against corporate standards
- Provide hands-on support, mentoring, and development
- Introduce appropriate structure, discipline, and accountability within the function
4. Risk Management & Compliance
- Strengthen financial controls to safeguard assets and ensure compliance
- Identify key operational and financial risks and implement mitigation plans
- Ensure adherence to internal controls and external regulatory requirements
5. Treasury & Cash Management
- Improve cash visibility, forecasting, and control across the Portuguese operations
- Support optimisation of working capital and liquidity management
- Ensure alignment with Group treasury strategy and capital structure
6. Financial Analysis & Strategic Support
· Deliver complex financial analysis to support operational and strategic decision-making
· Identify performance drivers, cost inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities
· Support the Group CFO in strategic financial planning and scenario modelling
Key Deliverables
· Accurate and timely monthly consolidated accounts for Portuguese entities
· Fully embedded and sustainable month-end close process
· Improved financial control environment and governance framework
· Enhanced cash management and treasury discipline
· Clearly identified risks with actionable mitigation plans
· Measurable improvement in capability and effectiveness of local finance team
· Full alignment of Portuguese operations with Group financial standards
Person Specification
Experience
- Proven experience as an Interim CFO, Finance Director, or Transformation Lead
- Demonstrable track record of stabilising and improving underperforming finance functions
- Strong experience in multi-entity group environments
- Experience within manufacturing businesses (essential)
- Exposure to international operations, ideally UK and Iberia
Skills & Competencies
- Strong technical accounting and consolidation expertise
- Hands-on approach with the ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels
- Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability
- Strong understanding of financial controls, governance, and risk management
- Effective communicator with the ability to influence at all levels
- Ability to drive change quickly and pragmatically
Personal Attributes
- Delivery-focused and results-driven
- Pragmatic, resilient, and adaptable
- High level of integrity and professional standards
- Able to challenge constructively and raise performance expectations
- Comfortable operating in a hands-on, fast-paced environment
Additional Requirements
- Willingness to spend significant time on-site in Portugal, particularly during initial phases
- Ability to operate effectively across different cultures and business environments
- Professional accounting qualification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) preferred
Success Criteria
Success in this role will be measured by the speed and effectiveness with which:
· Reporting becomes accurate, consistent, and timely
· Financial risks are identified and mitigated
· Cash and liquidity are clearly understood and controlled
· The local finance team operates to Group standards
· Portuguese operations are fully integrated into the Group financial framework
