Client Finance Director

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm based in Sheffield is seeking a Client Finance Director (FD) to provide strategic financial leadership to ambitious businesses. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with proven leadership experience and a strong strategic capability. This role offers competitive, uncapped pay, generous holiday allowance, and the opportunity for career development in a flexible hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive, uncapped pay

Generous holiday allowance

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working

Modern office environment

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience in a financial context.
• Current or recent experience in practice.
• Hands-on expertise in management accounts, forecasting, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver outstanding financial leadership to clients.
• Act as a strategic finance partner to client leadership teams.
• Oversee automated financial systems and deliver management accounts.
• Ensure audit readiness and support for transactions.
• Lead and develop a team of accountants.
• Champion digital innovation in finance.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Leadership experience

Strategic capability

Tech-savvy with proficiency in digital systems

Clear, personable communicator

Tools

Xero

QuickBooks

Sage

FreeAgent

Job description

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a multi-award-winning, digitally-led accountancy and advisory practice. Based in Sheffield, the firm specialises in helping ambitious start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs automate their finances, reduce stress, save time, and achieve sustainable growth.

As Client Finance Director (FD), you'll provide ambitious businesses with the strategic insight of a full-time FD, but with the flexibility and cost-effectiveness of outsourcing.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting a diverse client base by delivering outstanding financial leadership that enables businesses to scale, become audit-ready, manage cash flow, and prepare for fundraising or transactions.
• Acting as a strategic finance partner to client leadership teams, focusing on growth, profitability, efficiency, and long-term planning.
• Overseeing automated financial systems and delivering monthly management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management, and compliance.
• Ensuring audit readiness and transaction support, preparing businesses for investment or exit planning.
• Leading and developing a team of accountants who deliver accounting and business advisory services.
• Championing digital innovation, leveraging cutting-edge finance platforms to deliver clarity and efficiency.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with proven leadership experience.
• Current or recent practice experience - this is essential.
• Strong strategic capability with hands‑on expertise in management accounts, forecasting, modelling, cash flow, and compliance.
• Tech‑savvy with proficiency in Xero, QuickBooks, Sage, FreeAgent, and other digital systems.
• Clear, personable communicator able to build trust and influence at senior stakeholder levels.

What's on offer?

• Competitive, uncapped pay linked directly to team revenue.
• Generous holiday allowance, including your birthday off.
• Career development opportunities and autonomy to shape the FD function.
• Flexible hybrid working, modern office environment, and relaxed dress code.
• The chance to build genuine relationships with leading business owners across the region.

Please apply below, or contact Jenny Goodson for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.