Finance Director

Lead finance strategy within an ambitious Birmingham business undergoing transformation, growth, and increasing leadership complexity. Influence board decisions, shape commercial outcomes, and build a high‑performing finance function with real impact.

Client Details

Our client is a well‑established, privately backed organisation with a strong Midlands presence and national reach. Operating in a competitive, fast‑moving environment, the business is entering a pivotal phase of strategic and operational change.

Description

Reporting to the Mananging Director and working closely with the Board, the Fiancne Director will lead all financial strategy, governance and performance. The role spans commercial partnering, financial control, forecasting, and supporting long‑term growth and transformation initiatives.

• Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting to support medium‑ and long‑term business objectives.
• Provide high‑quality management reporting, insight and challenge to the Board and senior leadership team.
• Oversee financial controls, governance and compliance, ensuring robust processes and regulatory adherence.
• Act as a commercial partner to operational leaders, driving performance, margin improvement and value creation.
• Build, develop and lead a high‑performing finance team, embedding best practice and continuous improvement.

Profile

You will be a qualified finance leader with senior‑level experience in complex, multi‑stakeholder organisations. A strong commercial mindset, proven leadership capability, and confidence influencing at board level are essential.

Job Offer

This role represents a significant career milestone, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to operate as a true board‑level finance leader. You will gain broad strategic exposure, influence critical business decisions and play a defining role in shaping the organisation's next phase of growth.

For the right individual, this position provides a platform to deepen leadership credentials, expand commercial impact beyond finance, and build a strong legacy through team development, transformation delivery and long‑term value creation.