Financial Director

Sheridan Maine - Accounting, Audit & Tax Recruitment; West Drayton; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheridan Maine is partnering with a globally expanding organisation seeking an accomplished Finance Director to lead the finance function across the UK and German operations. This high-profile role blends strategic financial leadership with hands-on commercial partnership, supporting sustainable growth and strong business performance.

You will own the financial performance, planning and governance for both markets, leading finance teams and collaborating with senior stakeholders to drive

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent.
• Significant senior finance leadership experience.
• Experience operating across multiple countries.
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience leading and developing high-performing finance teams.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, governance and compliance.
• Fluency in English and German (essential).

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop finance teams across UK and Germany.
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
• Provide clear commercial insights to UK & Germany leadership.
• Own financial reporting, controls, governance and compliance.
• Manage cash flow, working capital and overall financial performance.
• Support strategic decision-making, investment cases and growth.
• Ensure consistency and best practice across two finance operations.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities, manage risk and improve profitability.
• Lead finance transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with US finance function to deliver wider financial strategy.

Skills

Finance leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Team leadership

Strategic partnering

Cross-border experience

English & German fluency

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Sheridan Maine are working with a globally expanding organisation who are seeking an accomplished Finance Director to lead the finance function across their UK and German operations.

This is a high-profile leadership role, combining strategic financial leadership with hands-on commercial partnership. You will work closely with the senior leadership teams in both markets, providing insight, challenge and direction to support sustainable growth and strong business performance.

With responsibility for two important European markets, you will bring together financial rigour, commercial thinking and strong leadership, ensuring that finance is a true partner to the business.

You will have overall responsibility for the financial performance, planning and governance of the UK and German businesses, including:

• Leading and developing the finance teams across both markets
• Driving budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning
• Providing clear commercial insight to the UK and German leadership teams
• Owning financial reporting, controls, governance and compliance
• Managing cash flow, working capital and overall financial performance
• Supporting strategic decision-making, investment cases and business growth
• Ensuring consistency and best practice across the two finance operations
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to identify opportunities, manage risk and improve profitability
• Leading finance transformation and process improvement initiatives where appropriate
• Working closely with the US finance function to deliver the wider financial strategy

You will be an experienced Finance Director or senior finance leader with a strong track record of operating in a complex, commercially focused organisation.

We are looking for someone who can combine strategic perspective with operational credibility and someone who is comfortable challenging the business, influencing senior stakeholders and getting into the detail when required.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills and experience:

• A recognised professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Significant senior finance leadership experience
• Experience operating across multiple countries
• Strong commercial and strategic acumen
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience leading and developing high-performing finance teams
• A strong understanding of financial controls, governance and compliance
• Fluency in English and German (essential)

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.