Head of Finance

Acuity Associates; Dartford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A building materials company in Dartford is seeking a Head of Finance to lead financial strategy and operations. This high-impact role involves providing commercial insights, optimizing cash flow, and building a scalable finance team. The ideal candidate will have senior finance leadership experience in construction or related sectors. A competitive package of £80,000 – £100,000 plus bonus is offered, with hybrid working arrangements.

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience in relevant sectors.
• Proactive and growth-oriented mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial operations including budgeting and reporting.
• Provide insights to support strategic decisions.
• Optimize cash flow and working capital.
• Build and lead a scalable finance team.
• Manage relationships with external stakeholders.

Skills

Financial operations leadership

Commercial insight and strategic decision support

Cash flow optimization

Team building and leadership

Stakeholder relationship management

Job description

Overview

Location: Dartford, Kent – Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Are you ready to take ownership of a finance function and help drive a business through its next stage of growth?

This building materials / construction supply company has a current turnover of around £20m and ambitious plans to double in size within the next three years. They are seeking a Head of Finance to lead financial strategy, shape operations, and partner closely with the leadership team.

Responsibilities

• Lead all financial operations including budgeting, forecasting, reporting and modelling
• Provide commercial insight to support strategic decisions
• Optimise cash flow, working capital and cost control to fuel growth
• Build and lead a finance team that can scale with the business
• Manage relationships with banks, auditors and other external stakeholders

What’s on offer

• A high-impact role with influence at board level
• Opportunity to play a central part in scaling a business with ambitious growth plans
• Clear career progression, with potential to step into a Finance Director role as the company expands
• Competitive package: £80,000 – £100,000 plus bonus, hybrid working with three days onsite

Candidate profile

• Senior finance leadership experience, ideally within building materials, construction, manufacturing, or distribution
• Commercially minded, proactive and motivated by growth

If you are looking for a role where your impact goes beyond the numbers and directly shapes the future of a growing business, this is a strong opportunity to consider.