Finance Director

Finance Director – Permanent – based in Northampton, NN3

 

Job Purpose:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an accomplished Finance Director to join a successful, multi-entity business, providing strategic and operational financial leadership across its UK operations. Reporting directly to the UK Managing Director and Group Chief Financial Officer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping business strategy, driving financial performance, ensuring regulatory compliance and supporting long-term growth.

 

Beyond leading the finance function, this role also has executive responsibility for the UK IT function and the management of the UK property estate, making it a broad and influential leadership position with significant exposure across the organisation. This is an outstanding opportunity for a commercially focused Finance Director who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-site environment and enjoys partnering with senior stakeholders to drive business success.

 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Financial Leadership

 

• Provide strategic financial leadership to the UK business, partnering with the UK Managing Director and Group CFO.
• Lead the financial management of multiple UK entities, ensuring strong governance and alignment with Group standards.
• Develop and deliver financial strategies that support sustainable growth, profitability and operational excellence.
• Deliver insightful financial analysis, scenario modelling, investment appraisals and long-term business planning.
• Act as a key member of the senior leadership team, influencing commercial decision-making and business strategy.

 

Financial Reporting & Compliance

 

• Oversee the preparation of accurate monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting in accordance with Group requirements and UK accounting standards.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory, tax, regulatory and audit obligations.
• Lead the annual external audit process and maintain strong relationships with auditors and professional advisers.
• Maintain robust internal controls, financial governance, insurance programmes and risk management frameworks.
• Ensure company secretarial responsibilities and corporate governance obligations are effectively managed.

 

Budgeting, Forecasting & Business Performance

 

• Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting process across all UK entities.
• Monitor financial performance, identify trends and provide commercial insight to support operational decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement across financial reporting, systems and business processes.
• Partner with operational leaders to improve profitability, cash flow and overall business performance.

 

IT Leadership

 

• Provide executive oversight of the UK IT function, ensuring technology supports current and future business requirements.
• Work closely with Group IT to ensure alignment with global technology standards, cybersecurity initiatives and digital transformation projects.
• Manage IT budgets, supplier relationships and technology investment planning.
• Support ERP development and continuous improvement initiatives.

 

Property & Estate Management

 

• Oversee the management of the UK property portfolio, including offices, warehouses and operational sites.
• Lead lease negotiations, renewals, rent reviews and property-related legal matters alongside external property consultants.
• Ensure the property estate is managed efficiently, cost-effectively and supports operational requirements.
• Support strategic property decisions including acquisitions, relocations and site consolidation projects.

 

Leadership & Team Development

 

• Lead, mentor and develop the UK Finance and IT teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive process improvement initiatives across finance operations and reporting.
• Build strong relationships across Operations, Sales, HR and Group functions.
• Develop talent within the finance function through coaching and succession planning.

 

Person Specification:  

• A commercially minded finance leader with strong strategic vision.
• An influential communicator capable of building credibility at Board and Group level.
• A confident decision-maker with excellent commercial judgement.
• Hands-on, pragmatic and solutions focused.
• Highly organised with exceptional analytical skills and attention to detail.
• A collaborative leader who inspires and develops high-performing teams.
• Comfortable balancing strategic leadership with operational involvement.
• Resilient, adaptable and capable of operating in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

 

Experience:

Essential

 

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Significant experience in a senior finance leadership role, ideally within a multi-entity or international group structure.
• Strong technical expertise in financial reporting, statutory compliance and corporate governance.
• Company secretarial and business law experience.
• Proven experience leading budgeting, forecasting and commercial business partnering activities.
• Demonstrable experience developing financial strategy and driving business performance.
• Experience overseeing IT functions or leading technology-related projects.
• Knowledge of property and estate management, including lease negotiations and property governance.
• Exceptional leadership, stakeholder management and communication skills.

 

Desirable

 

• Experience within manufacturing, engineering, construction products or distribution sectors.
• Exposure to European or Nordic group structures.
• Experience implementing or developing ERP systems.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) experience.
• Digital transformation and business systems improvement experience.

 

Hours of Work:

• Full-time, permanent position.
• Monday to Friday.
• Flexibility required to meet the needs of a senior leadership role, including travel to UK sites.

 

Work Location:

• Northampton, with regular travel to UK sites as required.

 

Benefits:

• Competitive executive salary with comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunity to join an established and growing multi-entity organisation.
• Key strategic leadership role with direct Board and Group CFO exposure.
• Significant influence across Finance, IT and Property functions.
• Opportunity to shape business strategy and drive long-term growth.
• Collaborative senior leadership environment.
• Professional development and career progression within an international group.
• Company pension and additional executive benefits package.

 

If you are interested, please get in touch ASAP or if this is not the exact role you are searching for, please do not hesitate to contact me directly to discuss other opportunities.

 

Disclaimer – Oasis Business Personnel Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Oasis Business Personnel strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is committed to treating all applicants alike. Oasis Business Personnel does not treat any individual on grounds of sex, age, colour, marital status, race, nationality or ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability or membership or non-membership of a trade union, less favourably than others. All vacancies advertised are open to all ages.