Finance Director

Howett Thorpe; Fleet; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based business is seeking a Finance Director to lead their financial strategy and manage a high-performing team. You will be responsible for financial reporting, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement. The ideal candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CA qualified with leadership experience and expertise in fund management. This role offers a salary of £90,000 – £120,000 along with generous benefits including annual leave and private medical insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus Birthday off

Private pension scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable post qualified experience in a leadership role.
• Experience working within fund management or running SPVs.
• Experience of Secretariat duties and limited partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Shape and drive financial strategy.
• Oversee management information delivery.
• Lead bid pricing and reporting processes.
• Manage cash flow and risk controls.
• Enhance financial systems and processes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Technical expertise

Leadership

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Education

ICAEW / ACCA / CA qualified

Tools

Power BI

Job description

A nationwide based business is looking to appoint an accomplished Finance Director to join their thriving business. This position will report into the part-time CFO whereby you will lead, manage and develop the Finance & Management Information team. You will be play a pivotal role in shaping the financial strategy, ensuring robust financial controls whilst delivery insightful management information to guide and support the direction of this business.

Finance Director – Benefits

• Basic salary £90,000 – £120,000
• 25 days holiday plus your Birthday off
• Shutdown over Christmas (in addition to your annual leave entitlement)
• 1 day per year to do volunteer or charity work
• Private pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary bonus scheme in addition to a leadership bonus scheme

Finance Director – About the Role

A commercially astute Finance Director is required to shape and drive the long-term financial strategy of a growing organisation. Reporting to a part-time CFO, you’ll take full ownership of financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and fund management, while delivering valuable insights to senior leadership.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll mentor and develop a high-performing Finance & MI team, enhance financial systems and processes, and ensure robust risk management. You’ll play a pivotal role in fund profitability modelling, contract negotiations, bid pricing, and stakeholder reporting, working closely with investors, auditors, and the Board.

If you’re a strategic thinker with strong technical expertise and a passion for continuous improvement, this role offers the chance to make a real impact on organisational growth and financial health. Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of the Group’s & the Funds which it manages financial reporting budgeting, and forecasting processes, partnering with senior management to drive strategic initiatives.
• Oversee management information (for the Group as well for Fund Investors / Stakeholders) ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely delivery.
• Lead new Fund / Services bid pricing & modelling
• Produce Board and Fund stakeholder investor reporting, annual audits (including Statutory Accounts and Tax).
• Own cash flow management and risk controls.
• Drive enhancements in financial systems and processes to support organisational growth and efficiency.

The successful Finance Director will have:

• ICAEW / ACCA / CA qualified with demonstrable post qualified experience in a leadership role
• Ideally experience of working within fund management or running SPVs for individual contracts.
• Experience of Secretariat duties
• Experience of limited partnerships
• Strong commercial background with a proven ability of being able to contextualise the forecasting and budget process for this business
• Working experience of Power BI