Director of Finance

Odgers Berndtson; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 106,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Director of Finance in Sheffield, UK. This role involves leading financial management and establishing robust frameworks in an FCA-regulated environment. Candidates must be qualified accountants with experience in financial-control frameworks and oversight. The position offers an annual salary of £125,000 plus benefits. Hybrid work is available, and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Bonuses

Generous pension

Other benefits

Qualifications

• Experience as a Finance Director or senior finance professional in an FCA-regulated setting.
• Welsh connectivity or experience is advantageous but not essential.
• Welsh language proficiency is not essential but would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management, planning and control across the company.
• Build and implement financial systems, reporting, governance and controls.
• Collaborate with the CEO and others for effective financial oversight.

Skills

Qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Experience designing or overseeing MIFIDPRU, ICAAP or liquidity-management frameworks

Strong command of financial-control frameworks

Statutory and prudential reporting

Audit oversight

Experience in an FCA-regulated setting

Education

Qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

£125,000 per annum + bonus + generous pension + benefits | Wales / Hybrid

Overview

WPP IM Co is being established as an FCA-regulated investment management company to serve the eight Welsh Local Government Pension Scheme funds, managing more than £25 billion for 412,000 members. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help shape a permanent, world-class investment institution for Wales and to design and lead the investment capability of a new, regulated company at the heart of UKLGPS reform.

With Government backing, and authorisation targeted for March 2026, WPP IM Co will operate to global standards with a Welsh purpose - combining professional excellence with a clear public mandate. Over time, WPP IM Co will help channel long-term pension capital into clean energy, affordable housing, innovation and other investments that strengthen Wales and the UK - demonstrating how responsible investment can serve members and the communities they live in.

The organisation is now seeking its first ever Director of Finance to serve as Executive Director and hold FCA Senior Management Function (SMF3) approval on authorisation. Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Audit & Risk Committee Chair and Director of Financial Risk, the Director of Finance will lead financial management, planning and control across the company - establishing robust frameworks that ensure transparency, prudence and accountability in a regulated environment.

You will join a compact, high-calibre executive team and play a pivotal role through mobilisation, authorisation and launch, building the financial systems, reporting and governance that will underpin a £25 billion organisation with a public purpose.

To have a confidential conversation about the role with Odgers' team in Wales, please call Jemma Terry, Leighton Freeman or Steffan Griffiths on 02922 947009 or email us at [e-mail]. All applications will be acknowledged, and we particularly welcome applications from diverse candidates. To apply, please submit a CV by 07 November 2025.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial management, planning and control across the company, establishing robust frameworks that ensure transparency, prudence and accountability in a regulated environment.
• Build and implement financial systems, reporting, governance and controls to support a £25 billion organisation with a public purpose.
• Collaborate with the CEO, Audit & Risk Committee Chair and Director of Financial Risk to ensure effective financial oversight and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (CIPFA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Experience designing or overseeing MIFIDPRU, ICAAP or liquidity-management frameworks.
• Strong command of financial-control frameworks, statutory and prudential reporting, and audit oversight.
• Experience in an FCA-regulated setting as a Finance Director or senior finance professional ready to take the next step.
• Welsh connectivity or experience is advantageous but not essential; Welsh language proficiency is not essential but would be an advantage.
• Experience in LGPS or the public sector is not required.

Welsh language overview

£125,000 y flwyddyn + bonws + pensiwn hael + buddion | Cymru / Hybrid

Mae Cwmni Rheoli Buddsoddiadau Partneriaeth Pensiwn Cymru yn cael ei sefydlu fel cwmni rheoli buddsoddiadau a reoleiddir gan yr Awdurdod Ymddygiad Ariannol i wasanaethu'r wyth cronfa Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol yng Nghymru, gan reoli mwy na £25 biliwn ar gyfer 412,000 o aelodau. Dyma gyfle unwaith mewn cenhedlaeth i helpu i lunio sefydliad buddsoddi parhaol, o\'r radd flaenaf i Gymru ac i ddylunio ac arwain gallu buddsoddi cwmni newydd a reoleiddir sydd wrth wraidd diwygio Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol y DU.

Gyda chefnogaeth y Llywodraeth, gan dargedu awdurdodiad ar gyfer mis Mawrth 2026, bydd Cwmni Rheoli Buddsoddiadau PPC yn gweithredu yn ôl safonau byd-eang gyda phwrpas Cymreig - gan gyfuno rhagoriaeth broffesiynol â mandad cyhoeddus clir. Dros amser, bydd Cwmni Rheoli Buddsoddiadau PPC yn helpu i sianelu cyfalaf pensiwn hirdymor i ynni glân, tai fforddiadwy, arloesi a buddsoddiadau eraill sy\'n cryfhau Cymru a\'r DU - gan ddangos sut y gall buddsoddi cyfrifol fod o fudd i aelodau a\'r cymunedau lle maent yn byw.

Nid oes angen profiad o fewn Cynllun Pensiwn Llywodraeth Leol neu yn y sector cyhoeddus. Byddai cysylltiad â Chymru neu brofiad o Gymru yn fanteisiol ond nid yw\'n hanfodol. Nid yw hyfedredd yn y Gymraeg yn hanfodol chwaith, ond byddai\'n fanteisiol.

I gael sgwrsCDF cyfrinachol am y rôl gyda\'r tîm Odgers Cymru, cysylltwch â Jemma Terry, Leighton Freeman neu Steffan Griffiths ar 02922 947009 neu ebostiwch [e-mail]. Bydd pob cais yn cael ei gydnabod, a rydym yn croesawu ceisiadau gan ymgeiswyr amrywiol.

I ymgeisio, danfonwch CV erbyn 07 Tachwedd 2025.