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Finance Director
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an established, technology-led organisation as Finance Director. This appointment is suited to a technically proficient and commercially astute finance leader with a proven track record of shaping financial strategy, driving business performance through financial rigour, and partnering with executive leadership to support long-term growth.
Joining the senior leadership team, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in influencing strategic direction, ensuring financial resilience and providing the insight required to support key commercial decisions. This is a broad leadership position offering significant exposure across the organisation and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on future performance.
The Opportunity
The Finance Director will provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation, taking responsibility for financial governance, planning, reporting, and functional performance management.
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Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the organisation's financial strategy in line with corporate objectives.
- Providing commercial insight to support business planning, investment and growth initiatives.
- Ensuring robust financial governance, controls and regulatory compliance.
- Leading relationships with auditors, banking partners and external advisors.
- Managing financial risk while identifying opportunities to improve business performance.
- Supporting strategic projects, including acquisitions, investment activity and organisational transformation.
- Developing and leading a high-performing finance department.
The Candidate
Applications are welcomed from experienced finance leaders who can demonstrate:
- A proven track record operating at Finance Director, Group Controller, Head of Finance or equivalent level.
- Strong commercial acumen with experience grounded in technical financial leadership.
- A background in building and developing high-performing finance teams.
- Experience partnering with executive stakeholders and Boards to drive organisational performance.
- Professional accountancy qualification (ACA or ACCA essential).
- Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Experience within technology, SaaS or business services environments that face the public sector would be advantageous.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join an ambitious organisation in a key operational and strategic leadership role, with a genuine career development / enhancement opportunity.
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