Finance Director - Smart Manufacturing

Vicon Motion Systems Ltd.; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Gloucester seeks a Senior Finance Leader to drive financial strategy and operations across the division. The role requires a qualified accountant with extensive experience in technology or advanced engineering. This position offers competitive salary and excellent benefits including health insurance and ample holiday allowance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 Days holiday allowance + Bank holidays

Permanent Health Insurance

Free On-site Parking, with EV charging points

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a senior finance leader within a technology or advanced engineering environment.
• Experience with IFRS15 revenue recognition and project accounting.
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems and financial software platforms.

Responsibilities

• Act as a core member of the Executive Management Team, influencing divisional strategy.
• Own all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for the division.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of accountability.

Skills

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Strong technical and commercial background

Excellent communication and leadership skills

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

ERP systems

NetSuite

SAP

Dynamics

Job description

Overview

Department: Oxford Metrics

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Barnwood, Gloucester.

Reporting To: Zoe Fox

Oxford Metrics Plc brings together two pioneering companies, Industrial Vision Systems (IVS) and The Sempre Group (Sempre), into one powerful Smart Manufacturing division. Together, we are redefining how the world’s leading manufacturers design, measure, inspect, and optimise their production processes. IVS is a global leader in machine vision systems, inspection technologies, and AI-powered solutions. Sempre is a measurement and metrology specialist supporting industries including aerospace, automotive, energy, and precision engineering. Now, as part of Oxford Metrics Plc, IVS and Sempre together form a single division at the forefront of Smart Manufacturing. From cutting-edge vision inspection to world-class measurement and data-driven process control, we offer a complete ecosystem of solutions for blue-chip customers across the globe.

Role Summary: We are now seeking a high-calibre individual that will help us grow to the next level. We want someone who has been there, done it, and knows what it takes to build, scale and carry people along with them by communicating successfully and being clear in their direction. Reporting to the MD Smart Manufacturing Division, with a dotted line to the Group CFO you will be a member of the senior team charged with the performance and growth of the Division – meeting metrics for financial performance, delivery of products and services, customer support and service, and establishing superior modes of working across the Division and across sites. Charged with delivering outstanding performance and setting the standards for all to meet. The role is based in Barnwood Gloucester with regular travel to other facilities such as IVS Harwell Oxford and Group Head office in Yarnton Oxford.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership
  • Act as a core member of the Executive Management Team, influencing divisional strategy, investment decisions, and business planning.
  • Lead financial planning, analysis, and reporting for UK and Ireland operations to support growth, profitability, and compliance.
• Financial Management
  • Own all aspects of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for the division.
  • Deliver timely and accurate monthly management accounts, board reports, and analysis for performance review and decision-making.
  • Delivering the day-to-day operational finance function to the highest standard and controls.
  • Ensure alignment of divisional reporting with Group finance and compliance standards.
• Business Systems & Process Ownership
  • Lead the implementation, maintenance, and optimisation of business systems including ERP, finance software, and integrated tools.
  • Collaborate with IT and operations to ensure systems support scalable, efficient business operations.
  • Champion data integrity, automation, and process improvement initiatives across financial and operational functions.
• Governance & Compliance
  • Ensure adherence to financial controls, statutory requirements, tax compliance, and audit readiness across both the UK and US entities, with the support of Group where needed.
  • Liaise with internal and external auditors supporting annual plc audit process and statutory accounts preparation.
• Subsidiary Oversight
  • Manage finance operations for the division’s subsidiaries in the UK, and Ireland, ensuring cohesion, consistency, and visibility across the entities.
  • Coordinate with local teams and external advisors to ensure compliance with regional financial, tax, and regulatory frameworks.
• Leadership & Team Development
  • Build and lead a high-performing finance team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
  • Provide coaching and leadership to finance managers and cross-functional project teams.
• Group
  • From time to time there may be a requirement to support other companies within the Group and support in M&A.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a strong technical and commercial background.
• Proven experience as a senior finance leader within a technology or advanced engineering environment.
• Experience with IFRS15 revenue recognition and project accounting.
• Experience managing multi-entity operations within a public company context.
• Strong technical skills in IFRS and UK GAAP and UK tax legislation
• Strong knowledge of ERP systems and financial software platforms (e.g., NetSuite, SAP, Dynamics).
• Demonstrated success in partnering with operational teams, improving business systems, and supporting scale-up or transformation.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across levels and geographies.

Desirable:

• Exposure to capital investment, R&D, or M&A activity.

Why Join Us?

You’ll be joining a dynamic, high-growth organisation with innovation at its core. Based across our sites at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus near Oxford and Barnwood in Gloucester, you will be in the heart of a thriving technology hub where collaboration, creativity, and breakthroughs happen every day.

Whether your passion lies in machine vision, automation, measurement, advanced manufacturing, or artificial intelligence, here you’ll find the opportunity to shape the factories of the future.

Be part of a team where your ideas can transform industries. Together, we’re not just keeping pace with technological change—we’re driving it.

Join us and build a smarter, more innovative tomorrow.

• Competitive salary
• 25 Days holiday allowance + Bank holidays
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Free On-site Parking, with EV charging points

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer