Financial Director

Peak Talent Partners; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Peak Talent Partners is supporting a global business in appointing a Finance Director at a pivotal moment of growth. This is a senior leadership role requiring a broad, commercially minded finance leader who will partner with the MD and executive team.

You’ll take overall responsibility for the UK finance function, drive commercial decision making, lead a team, and shape financial planning, governance and performance reporting through a period of organisational change.

Qualifications

• Strong technical accounting and finance experience.
• Senior finance leadership experience.
• Strong commercial awareness and business partnering capability.
• Experience working closely with Operations.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Track record of supporting business growth and improving performance.
• Experience of change, transformation or restructuring.
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
• The confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Commercial finance and business partnering.
• New business wins, tenders and bids.
• Contract renewals and negotiations.
• Financial planning, forecasting and budgeting.
• Performance analysis and management reporting.
• Supporting strategic business decisions.
• Organisational restructuring and transformation.
• Improving collaboration between Finance and Operations.
• Driving financial performance, profitability and efficiency.
• Strengthening financial controls, governance and processes.
• Leading, developing and supporting a team.
• Working closely with senior stakeholders across the wider organisation.

Skills

Technical accounting

Senior finance leadership

Commercial awareness

Operations collaboration

Team leadership

Change management

Financial modelling

Stakeholder influence

Hands-on

Communication

Job description

Location: Hybrid - Midlands, UK (with National and occasional International travel)

Peak Talent Partners are supporting an established and growing Global business in appointing a Finance Director at an exciting point in its development.

This is a senior leadership opportunity for a commercially minded Finance Director who wants to be close to the business, influence decision-making and play a genuine role in driving growth.

There is significant change ahead, including organisational restructuring, making this an ideal opportunity for an experienced finance leader who enjoys transformation, change and building strong relationships across a business.

This is not a purely technical finance role. The successful candidate will be a visible and influential business partner, working closely with the Managing Director, senior leadership team and Operations.

The Opportunity

You will take overall responsibility for the UK finance function, leading a team and providing both strategic and operational financial leadership.

A key part of the role will be bringing a stronger commercial focus to Finance, ensuring financial insight actively supports growth, profitability and business performance.

You will be involved in:

• Commercial finance and business partnering
• New business wins, tenders and bids
• Contract renewals and negotiations
• Financial planning, forecasting and budgeting
• Performance analysis and management reporting
• Supporting strategic business decisions
• Organisational restructuring and transformation
• Improving collaboration between Finance and Operations
• Driving financial performance, profitability and efficiency
• Strengthening financial controls, governance and processes
• Leading, developing and supporting a team
• Working closely with senior stakeholders across the wider organisation

What We’re Looking For

We’re looking for a broad and commercially astute Finance Director rather than someone who specialises in just one area of finance.

You may currently be a Finance Director, Financial Controller, Head of Finance or senior finance leader ready to step into a broader FD role.

You’ll ideally bring:

• Strong technical accounting and finance experience
• Proven senior finance leadership experience
• Strong commercial awareness and business partnering capability
• Experience working closely with Operations
• Experience leading and developing teams
• A track record of supporting business growth and improving performance
• Experience of change, transformation or restructuring
• Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
• The confidence to challenge and influence senior stakeholders
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills

Personality & Culture

The cultural fit is just as important as the technical experience.

We’re looking for someone who is:

Someone who wants to understand the business rather than simply report on it.

Someone who will build relationships with Operations, get involved in commercial opportunities and bring Finance closer to the decisions that drive the business.

And someone who enjoys working in an environment where there is an opportunity to shape, improve and influence, rather than simply maintain the status quo.

Why Consider It?

This is a genuine opportunity to have impact at senior leadership level.

You will be joining a business going through an important period of change, with the opportunity to help shape the finance function, strengthen commercial decision-making and contribute directly to future growth.

Location: Midlands, UK with National and occasional International travel.