Finance Director

Overview

In this Finance Director role, you will shape the financial strategy and governance for a growing private sector business. You will partner with the MD and senior leadership to drive growth, profitability, and effective decision-making through robust planning and insightful financial analysis. You’ll lead a finance team, ensure strong controls, and act as a trusted adviser to the Board, contributing to long-term value creation and strategic initiatives.

Pay / Benefits

• performance-related bonus
• car allowance
• comprehensive benefits
• competitive salary

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Managing Director and senior leadership to support business strategy and sustainable growth
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, financial modelling and scenario planning
• Develop clear and timely management information to support effective commercial decision-making
• Increase financial accountability and commercial awareness across the organisation
• Provide financial analysis and insight to improve profitability, efficiency and business performance
• Support investment decisions, strategic projects and significant commercial initiatives
• Maintain robust financial controls, governance and risk management processes
• Lead, develop and mentor the finance team
• Act as the principal point of contact for auditors, banking partners and professional advisers
• Contribute fully as a member of the Board and senior leadership team

Key requirements

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification
• Previous experience as a Finance Director, CFO or senior finance leader
• Strong commercial and strategic capability, with a track record of influencing business performance
• Extensive experience of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, cash flow management and financial modelling
• The ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Confident leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide constructive challenge
• Experience of operating within a fast-paced, evolving and commercially driven environment
• A pragmatic and hands-on approach, with the flexibility to balance strategic and operational priorities

• strong commercial judgement
• board-level credibility
• stakeholder management
• financial planning
• forecasting
• budgeting

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