Financial Director

SF Search Partners; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Executive are recruiting a Finance Director for a high-growth business in the West Midlands. Reporting to the CFO, you will own the core finance function, lead an established team and shape finance to support ambitious growth plans.

The role focuses on Financial Control, Billing & AR, and Finance Systems, driving improvements, automation, and best practice. We welcome candidates from Finance Director, Group FC, or Head of Finance backgrounds who want to step up.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a finance function in a growing PE-backed or high-growth business.
• Track record of improving controls, processes and systems in finance.
• Ability to drive automation and implement best practices across finance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the core finance function and a multi-person team.
• Oversee Financial Control, Billing & AR, and Finance Systems.
• Drive process improvements, strengthen controls and enable scalable growth.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to support expansion and profitability.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Control

Billing & AR

Finance Systems

Process Improvement

Job description

Finance Director – High Growth Business

SF Executive are working exclusively with a high-growth business to recruit a Finance Director.

This is a really exciting opportunity to join a business with ambitious growth plans over the next three years. Reporting directly into the CFO, you will take responsibility for the core finance function and lead an established team.

There has already been significant investment into the finance team and systems, so this isn't about coming into a broken function. The focus is around taking what is already there and making sure Finance is set up properly for the next stage of growth.

There will be three main areas of focus within the role: Financial Control, Billing & AR and Finance Systems. We are looking for somebody who can lead from the front across these areas, improve processes and controls, drive further automation and really look at what best practice should be as the business continues to grow.

We are open-minded on background. You could already be a Finance Director, or you could be a strong Group Financial Controller or Head of Finance who is ready to make the next step.

Experience within a PE-backed, technology or high-growth business would be helpful, but it isn't essential. More important is that you have worked within a business of reasonable scale (c.£100M turnover), understand what a good finance function looks like and can demonstrate where you have improved controls, systems and processes.

We are looking for somebody ambitious, confident and hands-on who can lead a team but is still happy to get into the detail when needed. This could be a great opportunity for somebody who ultimately wants to become a CFO.

The role is West Midlands based and you will need to be in the office three days a week.