Group Finance Director

Radiant; Greater London; On-site; GBP 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus program

Job summary

Radiant, a leading AI infrastructure company in Greater London, seeks a Group Finance Director to lead financial reporting, planning, strategic finance and finance operations. You will work directly with the executive team and shareholders to build scalable processes and drive business growth.

You will oversee FP&A, controllership, treasury, and finance operations, partnering with commercial teams to optimize margins and ROI while expanding into new regions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with previous experience as a group finance director in a PE-backed business.
• Experience building scalable finance operations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Strong VAT and tax compliance knowledge with transfer pricing understanding.
• Proven treasury, liquidity management and risk management expertise.
• Ability to lead broad finance functions and interact with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead group finance functions: FP&A, Controllership, Treasury, and Finance Operations.
• Support acquisitions and strategic partnerships.
• Oversee working capital management with customers and suppliers.
• Manage debt compliance in project finance and SPV environments.
• Develop annual budget, forecasts, and scenario planning; drive monthly reviews.
• Improve profitability through pricing, cost controls, and efficiency gains.
• Automate processes and lead finance system improvements.
• Collaborate with Sales/Marketing on ROI and commercial forecasting.
• Prepare board packs and present insights to investors.
• Oversee treasury operations, liquidity forecasting, and cash management.

Skills

Group finance leadership

PE-backed experience

Multi-jurisdiction

VAT & tax compliance

Transfer pricing

Treasury & liquidity management

Financial reporting

Stakeholder management

Strategic finance

AI-enabled finance

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

About Radiant

Radiant is redefining how AI infrastructure is built. We design and operate AI-native infrastructure platforms engineered for sovereignty, performance, and scale - powering GPU-native workloads, multi-tenant control planes, and high-performance AI systems for the most demanding environments. We are building purpose-built AI infrastructure from powered land, to compute, to software.

As we scale our investment platform and deploy capital into the next generation of AI infrastructure, we are looking to expand our finance team with leaders who can combine technical strength with commercial judgement and execution excellence.

Radiant was established by Brookfield, a leading global alternative asset manager with over US$1 trillion of assets under management across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and transition, private equity and credit. Brookfield's global relationships, investment expertise and access to long-term institutional capital provide Radiant with a differentiated platform from which to develop, finance and operate AI infrastructure assets. This combination of entrepreneurial execution and institutional sponsorship enables Radiant to pursue large-scale GPU and AI infrastructure opportunities globally.

About the Role

As we expand our portfolio of AI factories, GPU clusters, and supporting infrastructure, we are hiring a Group Finance Director to lead across financial reporting, financial planning, strategic finance and finance operations.

This is a highly visible role working directly with the executive team and shareholders that will interact with all parts of the business from procurement to operations. You will lead the finance function on a day-to-day basis and build scalable processes to support business growth.

What You'll Do

• Leadership and development of group finance functions, overseeing all aspects across; FP&A, Controllership, Treasury and Finance Operations

• Provide support for the process around acquisitions and strategic partnerships

• Build meaningful relationships with customers and suppliers ensuring best in class working capital management, overseeing AR, AP, payroll

• Manage debt compliance in project finance and SPV environment, managing complex organisation structure.

• Manage customer and supplier onboarding as well as shareholder requests

• Develop and review the annual budget, forecast and scenario planning process and facilitate monthly business reviews, ensuring the constant measurement of business performance against target.

• Implement strategies to enhance profit margins through effective pricing, cost control, and operational efficiencies. Own monitoring of key customer and supplier contracts and collaborate across functions to identify opportunities for margin improvement and ensure alignment with overall business objectives.

• Document and improve current finance processes, identifying manual workarounds, control gaps and opportunities for automation.

• Lead or support finance system improvements, reporting enhancements and implementation projects, with external support where required.

• Partner with Sales and Marketing to assess ROI, funnel conversion across customer segments.

• Lead scenario modelling and commercial forecasting to support data-led decision-making.

• Oversee group financial reporting to ensure delivery of timely consolidated management accounts, statutory reporting and performance of regular audits.

• Interface directly with Senior Leadership Team and shareholders.

• Drive continuous improvement and utilise AI to drive a world class financial reporting and control function.

• Develop and track key commercial KPIs and dashboards to drive accountability and performance.

• Prepare board packs and present key insights to PE investors.

• Lead treasury operations, liquidity management, and cash forecasting.

What You'll Bring

• Qualified accountant with previous experience as a group finance director in a PE backed business, managing broad range of activities across a finance function.

• Demonstrated experience in leading build out of scalable finance operations.

• Experience working in multi-jurisdictional operating landscapes including establishing presence in new jurisdictions.

• Strong working VAT compliance and tax compliance knowledge with experience of preparing / reviewing and filing VAT and annual tax returns.

• Experience managing transfer pricing assessments and compliance.

• Strong treasury, liquidity management, and risk management expertise.

• Strong conceptual and financial skills and ability to envision the "big picture", while being "hands-on" and maintaining close attention to detail.

• Team-oriented with a demonstrated commitment to shared success above any personal accomplishment or recognition

• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous and fast-moving environments.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• High levels of ownership, accountability and attention to detail.

• Intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm for the AI infrastructure ecosystem, analytical skills and creative problem-solving ability.

Nice to Have

• Experience in data centres, digital infrastructure, telecommunications, energy, power, utilities or cloud infrastructure.

• Familiarity with GPU infrastructure, AI infrastructure, hyperscaler ecosystems or energy markets.

• Exposure to power markets and commodity hedging.

What Success Looks Like

• Build a best in class finance function, balancing historic reporting with forward-looking insights

• Full financial compliance across global operations with agility to expand into new regions.

• Establish scalable treasury and risk management frameworks.

• Become a trusted advisor to the executive team.

Why Join Radiant

• Work at the forefront of the AI infrastructure industry

• Build infrastructure that underpins the next industrial revolution.

• Help shape a category-defining company at the intersection of power, compute and capital.

• Participate in the company's growth and value creation.

• Collaborate with experienced operators, investors and technologists.