Finance Director

Location: Leeds / Liverpool - Hybrid working model (2-3 days from home)

Salary: £90,000 - £110,000 pa DOE | Attractive Performance Based Bonus Structure

Our Client: Commerce Agency, Digital Marketing Services.

Benefits: Enhanced Maternity Pay, Healthcare Plan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Paid Volunteering Days, & More!

Reporting into the CEO, this is a rare opportunity to make a real impact within the senior leadership team - influencing strategy, driving profitability, and steering the business toward its next phase of success.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Financial Strategy & Leadership: Develop and maintain dynamic financial models to support scenario planning, investment decisions, and commercial strategy.
• Leverage data analytics tools to report/present financial performance & strategic recommendations to internal & external stakeholders.
• Support capital raising efforts, due diligence, and shareholder communications.
• Identify and manage financial risks, ensuring long-term financial stability.
• Revenue Growth & Profitability: Drive sustainable profitability by developing pricing models, financial frameworks, and optimise cost structures to improve financial efficiencies.
• Monitor and enhance gross margin, operational costs, and revenue streams.
• Financial Operations & Compliance: Oversee cash flow management, annual audits, tax planning, and working capital optimisation.
• Implement strong financial controls, governance, and risk management frameworks.
• Process Optimisation & Technology Integration: Drive automation and AI adoption, optimising systems to reduce inefficiencies and improve accuracy.
• Leadership & Team Development: Build and develop a high-performing finance team, ensuring strong succession planning and a culture of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.

Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience as a Finance Director, Head of Finance, or equivalent role within a scaling business (with revenue from £10mil to £20mil.)
• Previous experience within SaaS, Digital, Marketing Services, or similar is essential.
• Strong expertise in financial strategy, forecasting, budgeting, and commercial finance, with the ability to translate complex financial data into strategic business insights
• In-depth knowledge of UK tax regulations, and corporate finance, and experience in financial risk management and governance.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• ACCA, CIMA, or ACA qualification.
• UK resident with unrestricted right to work in the UK; please note that we cannot offer visa sponsorship for overseas candidates.__Thank you for your interest. We carefully review every CV and will contact shortlisted applicants by phone or email. If you don’t hear from us within 5 working days, unfortunately your application hasn’t been successful on this occasion.