Group Finance Director

Zachary Daniels Recruitment; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment consultancy in the UK is seeking a Group Finance Director to support a growing project-based business. This role requires a qualified accountant with a strong financial background, capable of navigating operational complexities. The ideal candidate will lead strategic financial planning and development, ensuring robust financial processes and collaboration across teams. The position offers a salary between £80,000 and £100,000 plus bonuses and incentives.

Benefits

Attractive bonus scheme

Management Incentive Plan

Private healthcare

Pension

Qualifications

• Proven Finance Director or senior finance leader in a project–based environment.
• Strong commercial instincts with operational teams.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of financial planning and annual budgets.
• Build KPIs, dashboards, and performance tools.
• Support strategic investment and capex planning.

Skills

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Team mentality

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)

Tools

Coins

Job description

Group Finance Director Stafford (Hybrid Working, 2 days remote) 80,000 – 100,000 plus attractive bonus scheme / MIP Private Equity Backed Project–based business

A fast–growing, privately owned project–based business with national operations is seeking a Group Finance Director to support its next phase of expansion. Backed by investors and led by an ambitious leadership team, the organisation is strengthening its strategic capability as it scales. This is a rapid growth 50m+ environment, who is on a double digit growth trajectory.

This is an excellent opportunity for a senior finance leader who thrives in operationally complex, multi–site, project–led environments and can combine strategic clarity with practical commercial support. The successful candidate will have the ability to be hands on as well as strategic.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Managing Director and Board, the Group Finance Director will shape financial strategy, improve performance visibility, and act as a key commercial partner across the organisation.

With an existing Head of Finance overseeing day–to–day control, this role will focus on planning, forecasting, modelling, commercial insight and cash optimisation. It offers the chance to directly influence decision–making and help build a scalable finance function for the future.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Partnering

• Lead development of the medium–term financial plan and annual budgets.
• Provide clear analysis, challenge and insight at board level.
• Support expansion initiatives, new regions and strategic projects.
• Guide decision–making on future growth opportunities.

Performance, Reporting & Planning

• Lead forecasting, scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis.
• Build KPIs, dashboards and performance tools that drive accountability.
• Partner operational teams to optimise margins, efficiency and working capital.
• Oversee the transition of outsourced accounting activities into the in–house team.

Cash, Funding & Capital Structure

• Maintain strong visibility and discipline around weekly cash management.
• Support strategic investment, capex planning and headroom management.

Governance, Systems & Controls

• Strengthen financial processes, reporting and internal controls.
• Oversee compliance, statutory obligations and insurance.
• Lead improvements to financial systems, including supporting the ongoing development and optimisation of Coins.

Leadership

• Support and develop the existing Finance Director and wider finance team.
• Foster a collaborative, commercially aware, high–performance culture.

Who we're looking for

Qualifications & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
• Proven Finance Director or senior finance leader in a project–based or operationally complex environment.
• Experience with Coins is highly desirable – either as a senior user or having led/optimised a Coins implementation.
• Strong commercial instincts and experience partnering with operational and regional teams.
• Excellent Excel and financial modelling capability.

Key Attributes

• We're looking for someone who brings:
• Attention to detail – accuracy and discipline in financial processes.
• Commercial awareness – ability to anticipate issues, assess risk and guide decision–making.
• Team mentality – clear communication, collaboration and a supportive approach.

What's on Offer

• 80,000 – 100,000 plus attractive bonus scheme / MIP
• Management Incentive Plan
• Private healthcare and pension
• A genuine opportunity to shape the financial direction of a growing organisation

Zachary Daniels and our client are both equal opportunity employers. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Zachary Daniels is a Niche, National & International Recruitment Consultancy.

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