Finance Director
5 days ago
Orpington
Finance Director \n Location: Orpington \n Contract: Permanent, full time \n Salary: £100k - £130k DOE + bonus \n Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer \n The opportunity \n Are you a hands-on, commercially driven Finance Director who wants a seat at the table rather than a reporting line to one? \n Our client is a high-growth, investor-backed business operating in the online world. Following a period of rapid customer growth and the launch of a new B2B proposition, they are now scaling both in the UK and internationally — and are looking for one of two different things, either: \n · An experienced, hands-on, leading from the front type of Finance Director \n · An up-and-coming, high calibre Financial Controller on the verge of becoming a Finance Director \n Reporting directly to the CEO and working closely with the Board, investors and external advisers, you will own the financial strategy, governance and risk framework of a fast-moving business with genuinely interesting complexity: revenue recognition, liabilities, tight cashflow management, multi-entity structuring and investor reporting. \n This is a scale-up, not a corporate. Expect real influence, real pace, and a role that spans strategic and operational in the same week. \n Why this business \n\n • A true senior appointment — trusted adviser to the CEO across financial, legal, commercial and corporate matters\n, • Backed by highly experienced sector investors with a track record of building successful businesses\n, • Pivotal stage of growth: international expansion, new product lines and a developing B2B revenue stream\n, • Entrepreneurial, decisive culture with minimal bureaucracy between idea and execution\n, • Genuine scope to shape the operating model, corporate structure and growth strategy — not just report on them\n, • Small, capable senior team where your contribution is highly visible\n\n Key responsibilities \n Financial leadership and strategy \n\n • Lead financial strategy, planning and performance in line with business objectives\n, • Own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning, including rolling three and five-year plans\n, • Drive profitability, cost control and operational efficiency, challenging spend across all departments\n, • Provide commercial analysis to support investment decisions, growth initiatives and international expansion\n\n Reporting, control and risk \n\n • Oversee monthly management accounts, board reporting and statutory financial reporting\n, • Ensure robust financial controls, governance and compliance; manage audit, balance sheet integrity and financial risk\n, • Develop KPI and performance measurement frameworks\n, • Oversee tax, insurance and regulatory compliance\n\n Cashflow, treasury and banking \n\n • Lead cashflow forecasting, working capital management and treasury operations\n, • Manage banking relationships, funding facilities and liquidity\n\n Corporate, legal and investor matters \n\n • Support investor relations and shareholder communications\n, • Lead on corporate transactions, international structuring and governance frameworks\n, • Work with external legal, tax and corporate advisers on entity structuring, shareholder arrangements and contracts\n, • Support the CEO in evaluating and executing acquisitions, partnerships and fundraising\n\n Systems and team \n\n • Drive improvement of financial systems, reporting and processes, identifying automation and scalability opportunities\n, • Lead, develop and mentor the finance team, and build commercial awareness across the wider business\n\n About you \n Essential \n\n • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)\n, • Proven track record as a Finance Director, Head of Finance or equivalent senior finance leader\n, • Strong commercial acumen, with demonstrable experience supporting business growth and strategic decision-making\n, • Solid experience across budgeting, forecasting, cashflow and financial controls\n, • Experience producing board-level reporting and managing auditors, banks and external advisers\n, • Excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills\n\n Desirable \n\n • Experience in an investor-backed or PE-backed business\n, • Exposure to international expansion, fundraising or acquisitions\n, • Experience implementing finance systems and process improvements\n, • Experience of complex multi-entity structures or corporate structuring work\n\n How you work \n\n • Hands-on and comfortable moving between strategy and detail\n, • Commercially minded, with a genuine focus on profitability, cash and shareholder value\n, • Confident enough to challenge and influence at all levels, including the CEO\n, • Resilient and agile — you thrive in a fast-paced scale-up rather than needing established process\n, • Ownership mindset, high integrity, and committed to building a high-performance team\n\n
