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Finance Director – UK
International Manufacturing & Solutions Group
Our client is a well-known, privately-owned international group manufacturing equipment and solutions for both the B2B and B2C markets. The Group has a substantial global footprint and a mature UK sales business generating revenues of circa £200m. Following an ongoing restructure, the business has redefined the role of UK Finance Director.
This is a commercially focussed, strategic finance role at the heart of the UK leadership team, with full budgetary ownership and regular direct customer contact.
The Role
Acting as the strategic right-hand to the UK MD, the Finance Director will build a clear, current view of business performance — analysing sales, margin, working capital and cash flow to identify risk and opportunity, then using that insight to shape commercial decisions.
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Key Responsibilities
- Sit on the UK Leadership Team, shaping strategic initiatives and providing commercial challenge to Sales leadership
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and month-end analysis, turning results into clear insight on margin, profitability and cost
- Own working capital, cash flow and balance sheet management
- Hold governance responsibility for statutory reporting, tax, audit and compliance
- Lead and develop the UK finance team, shifting the function toward strategic business partnering
- Drive adoption of modern reporting and data tools, and lead ongoing process improvement
About You
- 10+ years' progressive financial leadership, including functional team management.
- Experience in a commercial, client-facing finance function within a product/asset based B2B sales environment.
- Confident engaging directly with customers; supporting sales and customer relations.
- Strong people leadership, with experience building and developing a team through change.
- Experience within a matrixed or international group structure is an advantage.
- Degree educated; relevant professional qualification (ACA, ACCA or CIMA).
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What's on Offer
A genuinely market-leading, values-driven business at a pivotal point in its evolution, offering the scale and stability of a major international group alongside the agility of a privately-owned organisation — with real scope to shape a function from the ground up.
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