Finance Director | £120,000 – £130,000 + extensive suite of exec benefits including car, healthcare, bonus etc. | Huddersfield region (easily commutable Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield, South Leeds)
The Opportunity
Superb opportunity for a capable, commercially astute and professional FD.
You’ll be joining a £40m turnover group as number 1 in finance, reporting to the ambitious, talented and infectiously enthusiastic UK MD. The business is expanding – rapidly! Through targeted acquisition and organic growth they have seen revenue more than double over the past 2-3 years.
You are joining at an exciting phase of continued expansion which will give you the opportunity to be involved in interesting and valuable ongoing M&A.
You’ll be a vital sounding board as a key member of the UK leadership team. It’s a chance to really make a difference and be part of the rewarding growth story.
Your remit is the full train set in terms of finance leadership – managing the finance function, enhancing the existing controls and reporting, developing a modern board pack, delivering insightful MI… as well as being part of the acquisition cycles.
There’s loads to go at. The MD is looking for a hands on, commercially aware FD who will enjoy getting under the bonnet of the business. Someone who will enjoy proactively driving positive change. It’s a role that will allow you the freedom to really understand the levers of success and the drivers of profit within a group with an excellent market position.
What we are looking for:
A high calibre Qualified Finance Director capable of operating as number 1 in finance for
an ambitious growth business.
- You will be an intelligent and commercially aware FD with high IQ, clear emotional intelligence and natural gravitas.
- M&A experience would be useful to ensure potential future acquisitions could be taken advantage of and smoothly managed as and when they arise.
- You need to be able to operate as a trusted advisor and business partner to the MD and wider leadership team in a down to earth but aspirational and professional SME.
- Whilst previous PE experience is not necessarily a pre-requisite, this individual must clearly demonstrate the ability to work within a fast paced, dynamic and ambitious business with a focus on growth and positive change (and the associated demands).
- You will need to have operated at FD / Head of Finance level (either divisional HoF or FD within large corporate or number 1 in finance within a professional SME). This is a role with strategic focus and the individual needs to clearly demonstrate they can (and have) operated at professional board level.
- It suits an ambitious character with natural proactivity. Someone tactically aware and very hands-on but able to operate at a strategic level within an agile and highly aspirational SME. You must be comfortable with change and able to navigate the challenges associated with investment-backed growth.
This is a superb opportunity for the right candidate, they need to demonstrate absolute excellence.
This is a board level FD position but is also a hands-on role. Particularly within the first 6 – 12 months when you will be getting into some of the nitty gritty and building an awareness of the business and the numbers from the bottom-up. It suits a finance professional who is comfortable rolling up sleeves wherever required.
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| Job Category | Accountancy & Finance |

