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Job summary
A leading consulting firm is seeking a Finance Director to guide a key client through a significant strategic change. The role involves overseeing financial strategy and leading the divestment process. Candidates should have a strong background in finance with proven experience in leading major transactions, alongside excellent stakeholder management skills. This fully remote role will initially last 3-6 months with likely extensions.
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a Finance Director or senior finance leader.
- Demonstrated track record of leading divestments, disposals, or major transactions.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead the financial strategy, planning and reporting.
- Oversee the divestment process including due diligence and valuation analysis.
- Maintain strong financial control and risk management frameworks.
Skills
Education
Job Description
Finance Director / Financial Controller / Head of Finance
Location: Fully Remote
Start: likely January 2026
Duration: 3 - 6 months initially plus likely extension (inside IR35)
We are seeking an exceptional Finance Director to work for one of Deloitte's clients to lead our organisation through a major period of strategic change, including the planned divestment of a key operational division. This is a senior leadership role requiring strong commercial acumen, deep technical finance expertise, and the ability to operate confidently in a complex, fast-moving environment.
- Lead the financial strategy, planning and reporting for the organisation.
- Oversee all aspects of the divestment process, including financial due diligence, data-room preparation, valuation analysis, buyer engagement and transaction support.
- Ensure financial information is accurate, complete and available for prospective buyers and advisers.
- Act as the senior finance lead for external advisers (legal, financial, tax and commercial).
- Coordinate internal teams to ensure operational, regulatory and HR information is prepared to the required standard.
- Provide robust financial modelling to support Board decisions and scenario planning.
- Maintain strong financial control, risk management and governance frameworks during the transition period.
- Lead and support the finance team, developing capability and ensuring continuity of business‑as‑usual activities.
- Provide strategic advice to the CEO and Board on the implications of the divestment, including future financial structure and sustainability.
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
- Proven experience as a Finance Director or senior finance leader.
- Demonstrated track record of leading divestments, disposals, carve‑outs or major transactions.
- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management with the ability to work collaboratively across operations, legal, HR and governance.
- Experience working with external advisers in a transaction environment.
- Ability to thrive under time pressure, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards of accuracy.
- Strong leadership, communication and change‑management capabilities.
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