Finance Director

Pratap Partnership Ltd; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratap Partnership Ltd seeks an outstanding Finance Director to work with the CEO and senior leadership, shaping the future of the finance function and underpinning ambitious growth.

Reporting to the CEO, you will lead the function, enhance governance, provide commercial insight, and drive transformation across reporting, budgeting and controls while building strong relationships with investors and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience, preferably in growth or PE-backed environments.
• Strong commercial judgement and ability to provide strategic financial insight.
• Proven track record in strengthening financial controls and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance function and team.
• Oversee reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management.
• Drive finance transformation, systems and reporting improvements.
• Partner with CEO and leadership to support strategic decisions.
• Present financial performance to investors and external stakeholders.

Skills

Financial leadership

Strategic planning

Governance

People management

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

Our client is a successful, technology-led business with an established market position and an ambitious growth agenda. Backed by significant recent investment, the organisation is entering an exciting new phase of development and is seeking to appoint an outstanding Finance Director to work closely with the CEO and senior leadership team.

This is a rare opportunity to join a high-growth business at a transformational stage of its journey. The successful candidate will play a central role in shaping the future direction of the finance function, ensuring it provides the commercial insight, governance and strategic support required to underpin the company's continued expansion.

Reporting directly to the CEO, this is a broad leadership role that will suit an accomplished finance professional who combines strong commercial judgement with operational excellence. Equally comfortable contributing in the boardroom as they are leading the finance team, you will be someone who enjoys building capability, driving continuous improvement and creating a finance function that adds genuine value across the organisation.

You will take overall responsibility for the finance function, leading and developing an established team while enhancing financial reporting, forecasting, controls and governance. Working closely with the wider leadership team, you will provide meaningful commercial insight to support strategic decision-making, improve business performance and ensure the business has the financial infrastructure to support its ambitious plans.

The role offers considerable scope to influence the direction of the business. Alongside responsibility for financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow and statutory compliance, you will lead a programme of finance transformation, improving systems, processes and reporting while embedding a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement. You will also build strong relationships with investors and external stakeholders, presenting financial performance with confidence and credibility.

We are seeking a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a proven track record in a senior finance leadership role, ideally gained within a growing, entrepreneurial or private equity-backed environment. You will have experience of leading high-performing finance teams, strengthening financial controls and partnering with senior stakeholders to drive commercial performance and organisational change.

Just as importantly, you will be an engaging and authentic leader who enjoys developing people, challenging the status quo and delivering meaningful improvements. You will bring energy, resilience and a pragmatic, hands‑on approach, with the confidence to operate strategically while remaining close enough to the detail to ensure exceptional execution.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a progressive and ambitious organisation where finance is viewed as a true commercial partner to the business. The successful individual will have the opportunity to shape the finance function, influence strategic decision-making and make a lasting contribution during an exciting period of growth and transformation.