Finance Director
hace 8 días
Macclesfield
Finance Director Location: Stockport Employment Type: Full-time Department: Finance Reports to: Chief Executive Officer About the Role We are seeking an experienced Finance Director to lead our financial strategy, governance, and decision support across the organisation. This is a key leadership role responsible for maintaining financial stability, enabling sustainable growth, and ensuring the business operates with strong commercial and operational discipline. Key Responsibilities Financial Governance & Control • Oversee all statutory reporting, compliance, and financial controls., • Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting., • Manage cash flow, working capital, and financial risk., • Lead relationships with auditors, tax advisors, banks, and other financial partners., • Provide clear, actionable financial insight to senior leaders and managers., • Translate financial data into understandable guidance for non-financial stakeholders., • Drive improved financial literacy across the organisation., • Develop and enhance financial systems, forecasting, and performance reporting., • Support commercial negotiations, pricing, bids, and contract structures., • Provide financial expertise in customer and partner discussions., • Ensure financial models and assumptions used externally are robust and transparent., • Partner with operational and commercial teams to connect delivery performance to financial outcomes., • Contribute to long-term business planning and investment decisions., • Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing Finance team., • Promote a business-partnering culture within Finance. The Finance Director will have the authority to: • Set financial policies, controls, and reporting standards., • Approve financial assumptions used in bids, forecasts, and investment cases., • Challenge or halt decisions that pose significant financial risk., • Reliable, trusted financial reporting and forecasting across the leadership team., • Strong cash flow and working-capital performance., • Leaders making faster, more informed commercial decisions., • A Finance function recognised as a strategic partner, not just a control function., • Improved financial understanding and discipline across the organisation. Essential Skills & Experience • Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA), • Proven experience in a senior finance leadership role., • Strong technical understanding of financial governance, planning, and reporting., • Experience partnering with senior leadership and non-financial managers., • Commercial acumen with experience supporting bids, pricing, and contract decisions., • Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills., • Experience in scaling organisations., • Exposure to project-based or service-led environments., • Familiarity with integrated financial or ERP systems.