Chief Financial Officer / Finance Director

7formation is looking to recruit aChief Financial Officer (CFO) / Finance Director to join the team, based inCorby, Northamptonshire, with nationwide travel for meetings required.

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Finance Director role:

As the Group CFO/Finance Director, you will provide strategic financial leadership across all group entities, overseeing financial planning, reporting, controls, and governance. You will work closely with the Managing Director, Shareholders, senior leadership, and operational teams to support growth, manage risk, and improve profitability.

The ideal candidate will be keen to be working alongside financial institutions, advisors and statutory authorities in order to maximise the finance function in adding value to the group companies. A similarly pro-active approach will be required to keep a strict hold of financial protection, managing credit limits and ensuring healthy cashflow is maintained and profitability improvements sought at every turn.

Our selected candidate must have a passion for business and be able to operate in a fast paced and ambitious environment with an enthusiasm for continuous improvement. A “roll your sleeves up” spirit is essential.

Main responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Finance Director include:

• Partner with the MD and Board on financial strategy, investment planning, and long-term business growth that matches our entrepreneurial approach. A “how can we make this work” approach will be vital to a successful candidate.
• Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A), forecasting, and performance management across the Group. Ensuring that all data and information produced is relevant, understood and used in order to drive business improvements.
• Assess and advise on acquisitions, mergers, and capital investment decisions with a keen eye on return on investment and “making things happen”.
• Oversee all financial operations including budgeting, accounting, payroll and tax. A successful candidate will lead the organisation in making sure compliance is met but also internal protocols are followed in order to control OPEX and CAPEX spending.
• Consolidate financial reporting across all group companies to provide unified group accounts that provide decision makers with accurate information that can be trusted to form the basis of an opinion.
• Ensure timely and accurate monthly/quarterly/annual reporting in line with UK laws and company policies.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory requirements including HMRC, Companies House, and audit regulations.
• Manage internal controls, risk frameworks, and policies across the Group.
• Act as primary liaison with external auditors, banks, legal and regulatory bodies
• Lead, mentor, and develop finance teams across the group companies as well as helping spread the culture of good finance control and financial understanding across the entirety of the business.
• Standardise processes and systems to ensure consistency and efficiency with a particular drive on eliminating wasted data handling and information production.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and high performance

Our Chief Financial Officer (CFO) / Finance Director will have the following skills and experience:

• Professional Qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA (or equivalent).
• Experience: Circa 10 years in senior finance roles
• Sector Experience: Understanding of the Construction Industry is preferred but not essential
• Proven experience managing consolidated accounts and group structures.
• Strong understanding of UK financial regulations, tax law, and corporate governance.
• Demonstrated leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience using COINS preferred but not essential

About us

7F Trading is a group of Trading companies that focuses its operations on the construction industry across the whole of the United Kingdom and Europe.

The group has an aggregate turnover of circa £60m, which is primarily made up of 7formation which are a construction and interiors contractor turning over £55m. The rest of the group turnover is comprised of a Health and Safety Consultancy and a Joinery Manufacturing company alongside some passive property investments. The group turnover in 2015 was £1.8m so we have grown significantly in the least ten years. Our long term aim is to double the existing business turnover by 2030 whilst ensuring at all times the quality of our product doesn’t suffer, our margins remain sustainable, our capital is invested risk aversely and our people remain motivated, fulfilled and working towards our mission of being “the industry’s chosen construction partner”.

Moving forward our organisation will also seek to widen its supply chain ownership with our management owned model that will allow us to provide opportunities for fledgling entrepreneurs in the construction industry and look to support them with the lessons we have learned during our growth. All of our companies have a “can-do” attitude and a motivation to build long term relationship with our customers, suppliers and staff.

Primarily the 7F Trading Group is focused on being a great place to have your construction career. We are unapologetic in our desire for our teams to work hard but ensuring they reap the benefits of a great company culture where success is rewarded and sticking together is paramount.

If you feel you have the skills and experience to becomeourChief Financial Officer (CFO) / Finance Director, then please click‘Apply’ today! We\'d love to hear from you!

At 7formation, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. We actively promote good practices to eliminate discrimination in all its forms by embedding fairness and transparency into every step of our recruitment process. Our approach ensures equal opportunities for candidates of all backgrounds, abilities, and identities. Join us and be part of a team that values and champions diversity.

We are a ‘Disability Confident Committed’ employer.

No agencies please, we will reach out to our preferred suppliers if we require assistance with this role.