Head of Finance

First Response Finance; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company in Nottingham is seeking a Finance Director to lead their financial strategy and ensure compliance with regulations. The role involves overseeing financial operations, developing talent, and fostering a culture of achievement and teamwork. The ideal candidate will be a commercially minded leader with strong financial expertise, offering a competitive salary of £100,000 - £140,000 and various perks including a company bonus scheme and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Annual Company Bonus Scheme

Subsidised Quarterly Social Budget

Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme

High Street Discounts

Internal Development Programmes

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced Company Pension

Qualifications

• Strong track record in finance and operations.
• Experience at senior level with ability to influence.
• Proven history of delivering financial strategy and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Leading financial strategy aligned with business goals.
• Overseeing financial operations for compliance and efficiency.
• Building partnerships to support growth and service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

Strategic thinking

Emotional intelligence

Education

Professional qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Degree level education

Job description

About the Role

About the Role...

As Finance Director, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of our business. Working closely with the CEO and senior team, you’ll lead our financial strategy, making sure it supports both our growth plans and our purpose of delivering the right outcomes for our customers.

You’ll bring a balance of strategic vision and hands-on leadership. From making sure we meet accounting and regulatory requirements, to building a culture where people can do their best work, your influence will be felt across every part of the business.

You will need to work with each operational function (including Information Technology as an intrinsic part of the operating model and associated processes) to define, manage, implement and improve the services required of them to support the business and provide appropriate customer outcomes in-line with regulatory expectations.

This role is about more than numbers. It’s about using your expertise to help the business thrive, leading with openness, teamwork, and a winning attitude.

Responsibilities

• Leading our financial strategy so it’s aligned with our overall business goals.
• Overseeing all financial operations, making sure we’re compliant, efficient, and fit for the future.
• Building strong partnerships with colleagues across the business to support our growth and service delivery.
• Helping shape a culture where people feel supported, capable and motivated to achieve their potential.
• Ensuring financial reporting and insights are clear, timely and useful, supporting decisions at every level.
• Acting as a role model for our values: open and honest, customer-driven, team player, with a winning attitude.
• Working with the Board, shareholders, auditors and other stakeholders, managing relationships with professionalism and integrity.
• Driving continuous improvement, whether through new technology, smarter processes or simply finding better ways of working.
• Oversee the execution and embedding of an appropriate first line compliance framework and culture, supported by relevant and efficient structures / committees, processes, tools, risk sampling (aligned with the company’s risk appetite), guidance and communication strategies (which includes an understanding and dissemination of evolving regulator expectations)

What we are looking for

We’re looking for someone who is more than a finance specialist.

You’ll be: A stro ng le ad er who can inspire, influence and engage people at every level.

• A commercially minded thinker who can balance risk, opportunity and customer outcomes.
• Resilient and calm under pressure, able to bring clarity in times of uncertainty.
• Someone with the confidence and credibility to represent the business at Board and shareholder level.
• An individual who truly lives our values in the way you work and lead others

Education & qualifications

• Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) – though we’ll also consider strong experience without it.
• Evidence of continuous personal and professional development.
• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent.

Experience

• A respected leader with a strong track record in finance and operations.
• Experience of working at a senior level, with the ability to influence and support Board and shareholders.
• A proven history of delivering financial strategy, staff development, service improvement and performance management.
• Comfortable managing budgets, with expertise in areas like tax and VAT.
• Well-established industry knowledge and networks, bringing insight and credibility.

Skills & abilities

• Strong leadership, with the ability to motivate, influence and engage people at all levels.
• A clear communicator who can distil complex issues into simple priorities.
• Commercially minded, with the ability to balance risk, opportunity and customer outcomes.
• Strategic thinker who can also roll up their sleeves and deliver.
• Resilient, adaptable, and calm under pressure.
• High emotional intelligence, with strong self-awareness and the ability to connect with others.

Rewards & Benefits

For this role, we’re offering a competitive salary of £100,000 - £140,000, depending on your experience. As you grow into the role, we’ll review your package regularly to make sure it reflects your contribution and development.

On top of your salary, you’ll also enjoy a great range of benefits, including:

• Annual Company Bonus Scheme – rewarding you for your contribution to our success.
• Subsidised Quarterly Social Budget – because spending time together matters.
• Holiday Buy & Sell Scheme – giving you flexibility around your time off.
• High Street Discounts – access to hundreds of savings on everyday brands.
• Internal Development Programmes – helping you keep learning and progressing.
• Private Medical Insurance – supporting your health and wellbeing.
• Enhanced Company Pension – to help you plan for the future.