Director of Finance

Our client is recruiting for a Director of Finance for their global business based in London. 

The Finance Director will be a strategic leader, with full responsibility for the financial management of our client's European and international operations. This role will be hands-on and will oversee Accounting, Treasury, Credit Control, FP&A, Tax, Compliance, and commercial finance across multiple entities, manufacturing, sales and trading environments.

The role operates as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT). With strong commercial acumen and deep international experience, the successful candidate must be able to work in complex global structures. This role will require experience operating in a range of business sizes including both SME and corporate / Listed environments, with a proven experience of scaling finance functions during periods of significant organisational growth.

Key skills:

Qualifed Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Significant senior finance leadership experience - ideally Director level

International finance experience, including multi-entity management

Strong commercial background and understanding, particularly gained from operational business environments.

Exposure to both privately held and larger corporate or listed companies

Experience operating at the most senior level of leadership in an organisation

Strong treasury, FX, cash flow and working capital expertise

International travel with some short European trip and potentially one to USA per year

Proven ability to demonstrate career stablility.

From a personal perspective you will need to be:

A strong and able communicator

Able to influence key senior stakeholders

Pragmatic approach

You will have a high degree of integrity.

Resilient 

Culturally aware with strong experience operating across borders

Committed to a role for the long term - this is a key role in the business.

Commercial, analytical and strategic

Hands-on and comfortable at all levels in a business

Please apply by sending your CV.