Finance Director -Manufacturing

Iff Talent; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the UK seeks a Finance Director for a high-growth manufacturing company. This pivotal role involves leading a finance function with real autonomy, driving growth, and participating in equity value creation. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with proven manufacturing experience and a passion for shaping business success. This is more than a job—it's an opportunity to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Equity participation

Autonomy to build finance function

A pivotal role in a high-growth journey

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified accountant.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is crucial.
• Proven ability to lead teams through change.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen systems, reporting, and controls.
• Partner with MD to drive growth and efficiency.
• Implement processes for the business's next chapter.
• Play a key role in acquisition strategies.
• Ensure a successful exit strategy.

Skills

Commercially astute

Operationally grounded

Experience in manufacturing

Leadership through uncertainty

Thrives on growth and change

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Finance Director - Manufacturing & Consumer Goods

Salary: £90,000 - £120,000 + Equity

Hybrid/Wakefield

Permanent, Full Time

Overview

A defining career chapter where you build, shape, and lead what’s next.

This one builds the machine for the next stage in a high-growth manufacturing and consumer-led business at a pivotal point. New products have launched, retail partnerships are thriving, investment in technology and operational efficiency is underway, and with three acquisitions in the pipeline (and more to follow), the stage is set for serious growth. Now they’re looking for a Finance Director who doesn’t just want to run finance - but rebuild, reshape, and redefine it. This is a role for the leader who loves both challenge and creation. You’ll join a business that’s profitable, ambitious, and preparing for its next evolution - a company ready to double in size and ultimately deliver a major value event.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen the foundations - sharpen systems, reporting, and controls to match the company’s ambition.
• Shape strategy - partner with a driven, entrepreneurial MD to drive growth, efficiency, and commercial insight.
• Lead transformation - implement processes, structure, and rigour that prepare the business for its next chapter.
• Guide acquisitions - play a hands-on role in a buy-and-build strategy with multiple micro-deals already lined up.
• Prepare for the finish line - a future exit that will be a career milestone for everyone involved.

Why this is different

This isn’t a hands-off, ivory tower role. You’ll lead a small but capable team - yet stay close enough to the numbers to truly shape them. Manufacturing is the heartbeat of this business, so your impact will be felt in every area: production, cost control, margins, and operational performance. Here, finance isn’t back-office. It’s the engine room. And your leadership will define how that engine runs.

Who you are

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Commercially astute and operationally grounded - you know how to make finance work for the business.
• Proven experience in manufacturing environments.
• Comfortable leading through both structure and uncertainty.
• Someone who thrives on growth, challenge, and shaping what’s next.

What’s in it for you

• A seat at the top table, shaping strategy and value creation from day one.
• A pivotal role in a high-growth, acquisition-led journey.
• Equity participation - share in the value you help create.
• Real autonomy to build the finance function your way.
• A genuine legacy - when you move on, you’ll leave behind a stronger, smarter, more valuable business.

If you’re the kind of Finance Director who thrives in growth, embraces change, and wants to shape a business that’s going places - this is your moment.

It’s not just another job. It’s a chapter you’ll look back on and know it mattered.

About IFF Talent

Imagine a recruitment partner that doesn’t stop at placing you in the perfect role - one that supports your personal and professional growth across your entire career journey.

At IFF Talent, we believe recruitment should be relational, not transactional. Our slogan, "Beyond Recruitment" is our commitment to continue adding value long after the placement - whether you’re hiring, exploring, or simply growing.

How?

We’re launching a first-of-its-kind peer mentoring and coaching platform, powered by senior finance professionals who offer their time to help you unlock your potential and navigate your career with confidence. And we don’t stop there. We’re proud to divert 3% of our profits to support non-profits driving change in mental health, workplace wellbeing, gender equity, and social mobility - because we believe business should be a force for good.

IFF Talent is about finding you your dream jobs - but that’s just the start. We’re here to make a lasting impact - on your career, your team, and the wider world.

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