Fractional CFO - 2 days per week

Pratap Partnership Ltd; Wetherby; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratap Partnership Ltd seeks an experienced Finance Director for a West Yorkshire manufacturing business. You will join the senior leadership team, taking responsibility for the finance function while partnering with operational teams.

The role requires a hands-on, commercially focused leader who can drive financial control, MI, forecasting and strategic investment with strong ROI focus.

Qualifications

• Experience as Finance Director, Head of Finance or seniorFinancial Controller in manufacturing.
• Strong costing, margins, stock and working capital management.
• Experience improving management information, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Commercial mindset with ability to challenge and support operational leaders.
• Strong cash management and financial controls.
• Experience assessing CapEx, investment and ROI.
• Pragmatic, hands-on leadership as part of a senior management team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance function and ensure robust financial controls.
• Partner with operations to drive commercial performance.
• Provide MI, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting to leadership.
• Support strategic decision making and business growth initiatives.

Skills

Finance leadership

Manufacturing costing

Management reporting

Cash management

Capex ROI

Business partnering

Job description

We are working with an established, successful manufacturing business in West Yorkshire to identify an experienced Finance Director to join its senior leadership team.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially focused and hands-on finance leader who enjoys working closely with operational teams and can combine strong financial control with genuine business partnering. The successful individual will take responsibility for the finance function while playing a key role in supporting the wider business as it continues to develop and grow.

We are particularly interested in speaking with people who can demonstrate:

• Previous Finance Director, Head of Finance or senior Financial Controller experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of manufacturing costing, margins, stock and working capital
• Experience improving management information, forecasting and financial reporting
• A commercial approach, with the ability to challenge and support operational leaders
• Strong cash management and financial control
• Experience assessing CapEx, investment and return on investment
• The ability to identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and financial visibility
• A pragmatic, hands-on leadership style and the credibility to operate as part of a senior management team

This would particularly suit somebody who enjoys getting underneath the operational drivers of a manufacturing business rather than operating purely at a corporate or reporting level.

The business offers an interesting combination of an established operation, experienced management team and opportunity for further development.