Finance Director – Construction

Overview

In this Finance Director role, you will partner with the Business Unit Managing Director to steer commercial decision-making and financial performance during a rapid growth phase. You will balance strategic business partnering with hands-on financial leadership within a lean structure, shaping the unit’s approach to large-scale projects. You’ll influence governance, risk, and reporting while collaborating with operations and commercial teams to unlock value and sustain project delivery. This position offers high visibility and a direct line to strategic direction within a growing organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• bonus
• salary circa 120,000
• London location with regular travel to project sites
• hybrid: 2-3 days in office

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Business Unit Managing Director and leadership to support decision-making
• Lead annual planning, budgeting and forecasting processes
• Provide financial insight, challenge and analysis across commercial decisions, risks and opportunities
• Evaluate bids, contracts and new business opportunities
• Deliver accurate, timely and compliant financial reporting
• Maintain financial controls, governance and reporting framework
• Monitor performance via financial metrics, KPIs and operational reporting
• Support project performance, cost control and working capital management
• Identify risks and support mitigation strategies
• Coordinate with external auditors across the project portfolio
• Ensure compliance with contractual, audit and reporting requirements
• Drive continuous improvement of finance processes, controls and ways of working
• Build and maintain relationships with operational and commercial stakeholders across projects and sites
• Contribute strategically as a senior leadership team member to shape future business direction

Key requirements

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Significant experience in finance business partnering, commercial finance or operational finance leadership
• Experience supporting large-scale construction or infrastructure projects
• Experience operating at senior level in a project-led environment
• Strong financial planning, forecasting and reporting capability
• Proven ability to influence non-finance stakeholders
• Strong commercial acumen and financial modelling skills
• Experience managing financial performance, budgets and business plans
• Knowledge of financial governance, controls and risk management frameworks
• Ability to operate in a lean structure balancing strategic and operational responsibilities
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capability
• Construction, infrastructure or project-based sector experience
• Understanding of long-term contract accounting and project-led environments

• strong stakeholder management
• influencing non-finance stakeholders
• commercial acumen
• financial modelling
• budgeting and forecasting
• financial governance and controls

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