Financial Director

Chambers London Recruitment Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Chambers London Recruitment Ltd represents a leading property and investment group in London seeking a hands-on Finance Director on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract. You will shape financial strategy, lead a capable team and partner with executive stakeholders to support growth and client service excellence.

In this role you will oversee budgeting, forecasting, cashflow and controls, drive ERP/BI improvements, and ensure robust statutory compliance.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading a finance function in service-led, multi-entity, or contract-based business.
• Experience driving transformation across reporting, controls, ERP implementation, or BI tools.
• Experience partnering with operations to improve unit economics, pricing, or cost-to-serve.
• Experience with external audits, tax, and statutory processes with clean outcomes.
• Exposure to integration, change, or growth within private or PE-backed groups.

Responsibilities

• Translate numbers into narratives informing executive strategy. Lead monthly close processes, board reporting, and commentary.
• Own budgeting, reforecasting, and long-range planning, ensuring finance is closely aligned with operational drivers.
• Oversee cashflow, treasury routines, and balance sheet integrity, ensuring a robust control environment.
• Coordinate external audits, tax compliance, and statutory filings in partnership with advisors.
• Lead the optimization of systems and processes, including ERP/BI implementations, to drive meaningful automation and data quality.
• Coach, mentor, and structure the finance team to raise performance standards and drive continuous improvement.

Job description

Job Title: Finance Director (12-Month FTC)

Location: London (Hybrid/Office-based) 2/3 days

Salary £130-140k

Company: Chambers London Recruitment Ltd (Representing a leading Property & Investment Group)

About the Opportunity

Chambers London is exclusively partnering with a prestigious, rapidly growing high-end property and investment group based in London. As they enter a significant phase of transformation and expansion, they are seeking a hands-on, commercially driven Finance Director on a 12-month Fixed Term Contract.

This is an ideal opportunity for an entrepreneurial finance leader who thrives in high-growth environments. While the role is initially structured as a 12-month contract, the scale of the wider group offers potential for long-term impact and visibility, should the incumbent wish to pursue permanent opportunities within the organization.

The Role

You will be the architect of financial strategy, empowering a high-performing team to deliver accurate, timely insights that drive confident decision-making. Operating in a complex, service-led environment, you will combine rigorous financial control with commercial acumen to support sustainable growth and outstanding client service.

Partnering closely with the executive team and group stakeholders, you will be responsible for shaping plans, strengthening processes, and ensuring the financial platform scales seamlessly with the business.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Insight: Translate numbers into narratives that inform executive strategy. Lead monthly close processes, board reporting, and commentary.

Commercial Leadership: Own budgeting, reforecasting, and long-range planning, ensuring finance is closely aligned with operational drivers.

Operational Control: Oversee cashflow, treasury routines, and balance sheet integrity, ensuring a robust control environment.

Compliance: Coordinate external audits, tax compliance, and statutory filings in partnership with advisors.

Transformation: Lead the optimization of systems and processes, including ERP/BI implementations, to drive meaningful automation and data quality.

Team Development: Coach, mentor, and structure the finance team to raise performance standards and drive continuous improvement.

What Success Looks Like

Delivery of clear, timely, and trusted financial reporting that enables confident decision-making at the board level.

A robust control environment characterized by clean audits, reliable cashflow, and zero surprises.

Actionable forecasts and budgets that are accurate and fully owned by the business.

Measurable improvements in margins, productivity, and working capital.

A motivated, high-performing finance function with clear succession planning.

Who You Are

Strategic & Operational: You combine high-level strategic thinking with a hands-on approach to execution.

Influential Communicator: You build strong relationships, influence key stakeholders with evidence-based insights, and communicate complex data with clarity.

Change Agent: You are a proactive problem-solver, comfortable navigating group reporting requirements and complex multi-stakeholder environments.

People-Focused: You are dedicated to developing talent and creating a positive, accountable team culture.

Desired Experience

Proven track record leading a finance function within a service-led, multi-entity, or contract-based business.

Demonstrable success in driving transformation across reporting, controls, ERP implementation, or Business Intelligence tools.

Experience partnering with operations to improve unit economics, pricing, or cost-to-serve.

Solid experience in managing external audits, tax, and statutory processes with clean outcomes.

Exposure to integration, change, or growth within a private or PE-backed group.