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Group Finance Director

Solihull Permanent £100,000 - £120,000 per year View Job Description
Lead transformation in a respected organisation shaping financial clarity and long‑term success.Take ownership, influence strategy, and drive meaningful change in a growing business.
  • Take ownership, influence strategy, and drive meaningful change in a growing bus
  • Lead transformation in a respected organisation shaping financial clarity

About Our Client

The client is a long‑established, highly respected organisation with a strong heritage and a reputation for quality, reliability, and long‑standing customer relationships. Operating across multiple markets, the business combines technical expertise with a commitment to excellence, supported by a robust order book and a loyal client base. With solid foundations in place, the organisation is now entering a pivotal period of transformation aimed at simplifying its structure, strengthening financial control, and positioning the business for long‑term, sustainable growth. This is a confident, ambitious company that values integrity, clarity and continuous improvement-offering incoming leaders the opportunity to make a meaningful impact at a defining moment in its journey.

Job Description



This role focuses on financial clarity, strengthening control, and simplifying a complex group structure while providing insightful, commercially driven support to the CEO during a pivotal transformation period.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver accurate monthly reporting with clear variance analysis and reliable performance insight.
  • Maintain full visibility over cash, working capital and profitability across the group.
  • Strengthen and embed a robust financial control environment.
  • Lead the clean‑up and simplification of intercompany balances and structures.
  • Introduce disciplined cost‑control processes and transparent governance of external spend.
  • Provide commercial insight and act as a trusted advisor to the CEO.
  • Constructively challenge and support strategic decision‑making at group level.

The Successful Applicant



The successful candidate will bring proven financial leadership, strong technical capability, and the calm, pragmatic judgement required to deliver clarity, control and commercial insight within a complex, fast‑moving organisational environment.

Successful Candidate Profile:

  • Proven Finance Director experience within SMEs or mid‑sized, multi‑entity organisations.
  • Demonstrated success improving financial clarity, control and reporting accuracy.
  • Hands‑on, detail‑focused approach, comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.
  • Robust understanding of intercompany structures, restructuring or carve‑out environments.
  • Sound judgement, integrity and the ability to challenge constructively.
  • Calm, pragmatic and collaborative leadership style, earning trust across stakeholders.

What's on Offer



What's on Offer:

  • A competitive executive package aligned to the responsibility and impact of the role.
  • The opportunity to join a business with an established history and strong commercial heritage.
  • A robust order book providing stability and confidence in long‑term performance.
  • An excellent reputation and a loyal, diverse client base.
  • A pivotal role at the start of a significant transformation journey.
  • Real influence over structure, reporting, controls and commercial decision‑making.
  • A platform to drive sustainable improvement and shape the organisation's next chapter.
Contact
Jamie Rodden
Quote job ref
JN-042026-6987130
Phone number
+441212309361

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Financial Director / CFO
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Solihull
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jamie Rodden
Consultant phone
+441212309361
Job reference
JN-042026-6987130