Finance Director

Byron Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BRL is seeking a strategic Finance Director for a high-tech engineering environment in Greater London. You will sit on the board as the number one in finance, partner with the CEO on growth plans, pricing models, and major commercial bids, and lead a major ERP implementation.

Day to day you will oversee a finance team of 12, drive system transformation, optimise working capital, and present financial performance and forecasts to shareholders and private equity backers.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified chartered accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Experience as Finance Director in engineering, manufacturing, heavy industry or similar.
• Hands-on ERP implementation leadership and ongoing system optimization (Oracle, Dynamics or similar).

Responsibilities

• Oversee multi-year capital expenditure, asset management and R&D tax incentives.
• Optimise working capital, cash forecasting and bank relationships.
• Present financial performance, growth strategies and market forecasts to shareholders and private equity backers.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Board reporting

ERP implementation

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

Oracle ERP

Microsoft Dynamics 365

Job description

Job Description

Are you a strategic Finance Director looking to drive growth in a high-tech engineering environment? We are partnering with an ambitious engineering firm to find a commercially minded Finance Director. You will sit on the board as the number one in finance, act as a key partner to the CEO, and spearhead critical system transformation.

Partnering with the CEO on growth plans, pricing models, and major commercial bids, you will also lead systems evolution, by being responsible for championing a major ERP implementation project from scratch and drive its ongoing development. Day to day, you will oversee a finance team of 12, helping to develop their careers.

Duties will include:

• Oversee multi-year capital expenditure, asset management, and R&D tax incentives.
• Optimise working capital, cash forecasting, and bank relationships.
• Present financial performance, growth strategies, and market forecasts to shareholders and private equity backers
• Assist with financial due diligence and integration plans for potential company acquisitions

To be considered for this role, you must be:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Proven Finance Director within engineering, manufacturing, heavy industry or similar
• Hands-on experience leading large-scale ERP implementations and continuous system optimization (Oracle, Dynamics, or similar).
• Strong grasp of project-based costing, supply chain dynamics, and board-level reporting.

BRL is committed to equal opportunity and diversity.