Strategy & Growth Director

Coyne & Associates Limited; West of England; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Coyne & Associates Limited is seeking a qualified accountant to help shape its next growth phase. You’ll work closely with the founder and leadership team to evaluate opportunities, challenge assumptions and translate financial insights into strategic decisions.

Based in Bristol or the surrounding area, you’ll manage capital allocation, M&A and partnerships, financing and shareholder matters, and oversee international expansion and efficiency initiatives, applying rigorous analysis with

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with evidence of applying financial grounding to business decisions.
• Strong financial analysis and commercial mindset.
• Experience translating finance into strategic growth actions.

Responsibilities

• Capital allocation: evaluate investments across products, capabilities, infrastructure and markets.
• M&A and partnerships: assess acquisitions and strategic collaborations.
• Financing and shareholder matters: support funding decisions and capital structure.
• International expansion: assess new markets and establish overseas operations.
• Business structure and efficiency: analyze tax, cost and commercial implications of growth.

Skills

Financial analysis

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

You qualified in accountancy. Where you’ve taken it since is what interests us.

Perhaps you’ve moved into investing, helped a founder scale a business, led acquisitions, launched a venture or taken on commercial and strategic responsibilities beyond a conventional finance remit.

An ambitious, growing technology business is looking for a qualified accountant with the curiosity, commercial instinct and judgement to help shape its next phase of growth.

Working closely with the founder and leadership team, you’ll evaluate opportunities, challenge assumptions and help turn significant business decisions into results.

The remit spans:

• Capital allocation: evaluating investment across products, capabilities, infrastructure and markets.

• M&A and partnerships: assessing acquisitions, strategic partnerships and buy-versus-build opportunities.

• Financing and shareholder matters: supporting funding decisions, capital structure and potential share buybacks.

• International expansion: assessing new markets and establishing overseas operations.

• Business structure and efficiency: evaluating the tax, cost and commercial implications of growth.

You’ll combine rigorous analysis with practical judgement, make clear recommendations and help implement the decisions that follow.

Your qualification is the foundation. Your experience and potential set you apart.

You must be a qualified accountant—ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent—with evidence of applying your financial grounding to broader business decisions.

Your career may have taken you through corporate development, investing, strategic finance, commercial leadership or an entrepreneurial business. You may already hold a senior position, or be ready for a significant step up.

You don’t need to have covered every aspect of the remit. You do need to demonstrate the ability and ambition to grow into it.

There is a strong preference for someone already based in Bristol or the surrounding area, able to work closely and regularly with the leadership team in person.