Financial Director

McGregor Bond Executive Search; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham-based, globally recognised engineering solutions provider seeks a hands-on Finance Director to lead multi-site financial performance and strategic reporting.

With P&L responsibility for £30m+ and a diverse team of 16+ across finance and commercial functions, the successful candidate will drive transformation, governance and analytics, and partner with operations to optimise KPIs and sustainability reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ proven finance leadership with £30m+ accountability and multi-site scope.
• Experience in commercial / process transformation across industrial products, projects or services.
• Blend of corporate and mid-size experience for strategic and hands-on accountability.
• Proven ability to develop high-performing finance teams with commercial focus.
• Strong governance, reporting and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

• P+L responsibility and provision of commercial, strategic, financial support, building on multi-site operations excellence
• Empower and energise 16+ finance / commercial team through transformation, building collaborative culture
• Refine, enhance and embed process and metrics transparency and reliability, aligned to regional and global BUs
• Proactively build engagement across operations teams to enhance project / service decision-making and performance
• Cross-functional impact alongside MD to optimise analytics and improve KPIs; become exemplar for other BUs
• Guardian and ambassador for accurate, transparent, reliable planning and performance, and for sustainability reporting
• Drive optimised operating model using platforms to the full; motivate and mentor dispersed teams to next level
• Challenging, hands-on FD remit with international growth potential; set business up meticulously for the future.

Job description

Building technology projects and services – international brand

Based in the Nottingham area, our client is a globally recognised provider of specialist engineered solutions and services employing 350+ across UK locations. Private Equity ownership has underpinned commercial growth and increasing UK market share. With a mix of complex services and product installation across multiple sites, the company is noted for excellence in engineering and service standards, as well as sustainability credentials. With compelling new products, the requirement is for a commercial Finance Director to help turbocharge performance and reporting through the next phase of growth and change. Role to build on broad finance experience and performance credentials through proactive, motivating alignment of operations, finance and commercial / governance, embracing IT and procurement locally as well. Compelling opportunity for enterprising, hands-on finance leader with pace and international ambition, blending large and smaller company experience to enable enhanced commercial outcomes. Potentially first Finance Director challenge at scale for commercial high achiever.

The role:

• P+L responsibility and provision of commercial, strategic, financial support, building on multi-site operations excellence
• Empower and energise 16+ finance / commercial team through transformation, building collaborative culture
• Refine, enhance and embed process and metrics transparency and reliability, aligned to regional and global BUs
• Proactively build engagement across operations teams to enhance project / service decision-making and performance
• Cross-functional impact alongside MD to optimise analytics and improve KPIs; become exemplar for other BUs
• Guardian and ambassador for accurate, transparent, reliable planning and performance, and for sustainability reporting
• Drive optimised operating model using platforms to the full; motivate and mentor dispersed teams to next level
• Challenging, hands-on FD remit with international growth potential; set business up meticulously for the future.

The ideal candidate:

• 5+ years’ proven finance leadership success with £30m+ accountability, national / international scope at scale and pace
• Demonstrable record of commercial / process transformation across complex industrial products, projects and service business(es), possibly in engineering, manufacturing, building technologies, infrastructure and similar
• Ideally blend of corporate and mid-size experience for strategic perspective and hands‑on accountability
• Consistent record of developing / energising high‑performing finance teams with entrepreneurial spirit, commercial focus
• Full command of all finance / commercial disciplines for total reliability, including corporate governance dimension
• Top‑notch platform deployment and analytics skills / appetite; able to articulate commercial outcomes via process rigour
• Proactive, ambitious leader and influencer; incisive communicator and mentor with appetite to be as hands‑on as it takes
• Exposure to international matrix undergoing change and integration, ideally experienced in procurement and IT leadership
• Strong detail focus, proven gravitas and passion for excellence and for the team; international frame of reference
• Professional accountancy and finance qualification; accustomed to accountability, transparency and top‑level standards.