Financial Director

JR United Kingdom; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic Financial Director to lead their finance function during a transformative growth phase. This hybrid role requires a strategic thinker with strong technical knowledge in financial processes and a proactive, team-oriented mindset. You will provide critical financial guidance, develop policies for sound management, and lead a small finance team to ensure financial targets are met. If you are ready to shape the future of a thriving business and support strategic decisions, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in strategic financial guidance and management.
• Strong technical knowledge of statutory accounting and financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance to meet financial objectives.
• Lead a finance team and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Oversee financial accounts and advise senior stakeholders.

Skills

Strategic Financial Guidance

Financial Management Policies

Team Leadership

Statutory Accounting Knowledge

Change Management

Critical Thinking

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

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02.05.2025

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16.06.2025

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Job Description:

Spencer-Richardson have been retained to source a new Finance Director for a leading national buildings products distributor. Following a change in ownership, they are now entering a period of transformation and growth. The successful candidate will have overall control and responsibility for all financial aspects of strategy, analysing and making recommendations. You will mix the direction of the day to day finance function, with corporate finance, ensuring the business is in good health, its performing, and supporting the Managing Director with strategic decisions based on accurate, and sound advice. Reporting to the Managing Director, you will also have a dotted line to the wider Group Finance Director, and as the business grows, so will the Finance function and this role.

You will be hands on, strategic and commercially aware, supporting decisions that will help shape the future direction of growth.

The role is hybrid with ideally 3 days a week minimum on site.

Key Responsibilities :

• Providing strategic and financial guidance to ensure financial objectives are met
• Review, develop and implement all necessary policies, controls and procedures to ensure sound financial management
• Lead a small finance team
• Ensure all financial targets are met and financial and statutory regulations are complied with
• Provide financial advice and guidance to senior stakeholders when required
• Oversee the preparation of the company’s financial accounts, guaranteeing they are presented accurately and on time
• Review the current systems usage and advise on efficiency
• Strong technical knowledge of statutory accounting and financial processes.
• Proactive and team orientated mindset, experience of working in a fast-paced scale-up highly beneficial.
• Strong communication skills with change management experience.
• Critical thinker and problem solver

We can only accept applicants from candidates with current eligibility to live and work in the UK.