Stanton House
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Finance Director being hired for fast growth Manufacturing company in Gloucestershire!
🚀 Finance Director | Growth Manufacturing Business
📍 Gloucester (minimum 3 days onsite) 💰 £120,000 - £130,000 + Bonus + Car Allowance + Benefits
Stanton House is exclusively retained to appoint a Finance Director for a growing manufacturing business in Gloucestershire. This is a high-profile leadership opportunity within a larger listed group, supporting a business that is undergoing significant transformation, professionalisation, and growth.
The organisation has successfully scaled over recent years and is continuing its evolution from a more entrepreneurial environment into a highly commercial, performance-driven business. This role offers the opportunity to join a newly established leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping future growth, performance, and finance capability.
💼 The Role:
Reporting operationally to the Managing Director and working closely with divisional and group finance leadership, you will take full responsibility for the finance function whilst acting as a key strategic partner to the wider leadership team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading end-to-end financial management across P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and working capital
- Driving commercial performance, profitability, and decision support across the business
- Partnering with the Senior Leadership Team to support growth, operational improvements, and strategic initiatives
- Developing forecasting, budgeting, and financial planning processes
- Building stronger commercial business partnering capability across the organisation
- Supporting the continued integration of the business into a larger group environment
- Strengthening governance, controls, compliance, and financial discipline
- Leading and developing an established finance team whilst enhancing capability and performance
- Supporting growth initiatives, productivity improvements, and strategic projects
- Working across a matrix structure, influencing stakeholders at business unit, divisional, and group level
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This is an opportunity for a hands-on experienced Finance Director who enjoys operating in an evolving environment and driving meaningful business change.
🎯 What We're Looking For:
- Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA)
- Proven track record operating successfully as a Finance Director within a similarly sized business
- Experience working within a group environment with strong governance and compliance requirements
- Strong commercial acumen alongside robust financial control expertise
- Experience driving business performance, forecasting, cash management, and working capital improvements
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and operate effectively within a matrix environment
- Experience supporting transformation, integration, or business maturity programmes
- Manufacturing, engineering, assembly, or FMCG experience beneficial but not essential
- Exposure to lean methodologies, operational productivity, or continuous improvement would be advantageous
- A pragmatic and resilient leadership style, with the ability to thrive through ambiguity and change
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🌍 Why this role?
- Join a growing business with ambitious expansion plans
- Play a key role in a high-profile transformation and integration journey
- Influence strategy, performance, and commercial decision-making
- Opportunity to lead the development of the finance function
- Significant exposure to senior leadership across a larger listed group
- Excellent long-term career progression opportunities
📩 If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity, please submit your application or email your CV to kate.wood@stantonhouse.com
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