Senior Finance Leader

As the Senior Finance Leader, your primary responsibility will be to provide business finance coaching and leadership to various manufacturing companies in the UK. Your mission is to help our clients\’ businesses thrive by identifying and pursuing growth opportunities. Each of our clients will have a variety of business needs, ranging from simple accounting practices, implementation of new finance tools, to developing a comprehensive finance strategy. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the finance teams across various businesses, prioritising a coaching model over traditional training methodologies. This hands-on approach will empower team members with the key skills, financial acumen, and self-assurance to excel in their finance functions. This position is integral to achieving the growth targets of an organisation that champions integrity, inspiration, and purpose. It offers a distinctive opportunity to make a significant impact within the UK manufacturing sector. You will engage directly with clients across a diverse range of manufacturing enterprises, dedicating four days a week to this essential client-facing role. Key Requirements / Must-haves: Proven financial and leadership experience within the manufacturing industry Knowledge and experience in the delivery and implementation of financial strategies Strong commercial business acumen, with a deep understanding of how businesses (ideally manufacturing businesses) operate and succeed. This role requires adaptability and the ability to understand diverse challenges. You will focus on the needs of various manufacturing businesses and implement initiatives that drive growth and improvement. In this position, you will lead transformational projects for our manufacturing partners in the UK. This is an opportunity to gain valuable knowledge and experience while enhancing your skills in leadership, strategy, and operations. You will play a crucial role in influencing and sharing successes with our clients. We value our team’s expertise and encourage collaboration to share best practices. We take pride in celebrating our successes and are genuinely passionate about creating positive change. Our mission is to support UK manufacturing companies through tailored training, coaching, and mentoring that addresses their specific goals and challenges. The Benefits… Enhanced Company Pension Private medical insurance The full benefits package will be discussed with shortlisted candidates. Next steps… Submit your CV, along with supporting information, highlighting your specific examples of your: Proven financial leadership experience within the manufacturing industry Knowledge and experience in the delivery and implementation of financial strategies Examples of coaching and leadership within financial functions Commercial understanding of how businesses (within manufacturing or engineering) operate and succeed. Recart has been retained to recruit for this role on behalf of the client. Your CV (and supporting information) will be reviewed by our senior director. Shortlisted applicants who meet the key requirements will be contacted for an initial, informal telephone call, during which full details of the position and the benefits package will be provided. All unsuccessful applicants will receive an email. #J-18808-Ljbffr