About The Company:
Our client is an ambitious SME with a multi-entity, multi-site structure, supplying an innovative and expanding product range to the UK construction sector. With a strong reputation for quality and long-standing customer relationships, the business has clear long-term growth aspirations, underpinned by investment, product development, and operational scale-up.

The Role:
We are seeking a commercially focused Finance Director to lead the finance function and act as a strategic partner to the leadership team. This role will take ownership of financial strategy, governance, and performance across all entities and sites, supporting the business through its next phase of growth. The FD will play a key role in shaping long-term plans, improving financial visibility, and enabling informed decision-making across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities:
*Financial Leadership – Lead and develop the finance team across the group, ensuring robust financial control and reporting.
*Strategy & Growth – Support long-term strategic planning, investment appraisal, and growth initiatives.
*Group Reporting – Deliver timely and accurate management accounts, consolidated reporting, and performance analysis across multiple entities.
*Budgeting & Forecasting – Own group budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes.
*Cashflow & Funding – Manage cashflow, banking relationships, and funding requirements to support growth.
*Commercial Partnering – Work closely with operational, sales, and product teams to improve margins, pricing, and profitability.
*Governance & Compliance – Ensure compliance with statutory, tax, and regulatory requirements, maintaining strong internal controls.
Desirable Skills:
*Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
*Proven Finance Director or senior finance leadership experience within an SME environment
*Experience managing multi-entity and multi-site structures
*Background in construction, manufacturing, or product-led businesses (advantageous)
*Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence at board level
*Hands-on, pragmatic approach suited to a growing business
Benefits:
Competitive senior salary package
Performance-related bonus
Pension scheme
Enhanced holiday entitlement
Opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping a growing, product-driven business with long-term ambitions

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Farrer Barnes Ltd does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. Farrer Barnes Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.