Group Finance Director - Family-owned SME

Pratap Partnership Ltd; Bradford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A long-established family-owned Group in the UK is seeking a Finance Director to lead a finance team and manage banking relationships. The role requires proven experience in a complex SME, focusing on cash flow, stock, and working capital management. The ideal candidate will have a hands-on approach and strong relationship-building skills, looking to play a vital role in the company's growth.

Qualifications

• Proven Finance Director experience in a complex SME or privately-owned group.
• Strong cash flow, stock, and working capital expertise.
• Experience in ABL financing and foreign currency management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the finance team.
• Manage complex stock and working capital.
• Oversee banking relationships and provide insightful reporting.

Skills

Finance Director experience

Cash flow management

Stock and working capital expertise

ABL financing experience

Relationship building

Job description

We are retained exclusively to appoint a Finance Director for a long-established, family-owned Group with a proud heritage and an ambitious outlook. The business operates across multiple markets, with complex manufacturing and international supply chains. They are well-positioned for their next chapter of consolidation and growth..

This is a classic SME Finance Director opportunity — broad, hands-on, and strategically influential. You will lead and develop the finance team, manage complex stock and working capital, oversee the banking relationship and provide insightful reporting to support the Board.

The successful candidate will bring the following skills and experience.

• Proven Finance Directorexperience in a complex SME or privately-owned group.
• Strong cash flow, stock, and working capital expertise.
• Experience in ABL financing and foreign currency management.
• A hands-on and inclusive mindset and approach to leadership.
• The ability to build relationships across operations and provide both support and constructive challenge.

This role will appeal to a commercially minded finance leader who values openness, honesty, and collaboration, and who is motivated by the opportunity to shape the future of a successful business.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Gillian McBride at Pratap Executive