Deputy Finance Director in London

We are seeking a Deputy Finance Director. You will be a fully qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with a strong background in forecasting, budgeting and supporting business scale-up initiatives. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a growing, dynamic environment and enjoys working closely with leadership to drive strategic financial decision-making. This role focuses on delivering forward-looking financial insights, operational scalability, and commercial guidance.

Company Agilia is a specialist infrastructure consultancy operating at the forefront of some of the most exciting and challenging infrastructure projects in the UK and across the world. Established in 2016, our team now comprises a growing number of infrastructure professionals with first‐hand and extensive experience covering all major infrastructure sectors.

The key strategic objectives of Agilia are to:

• Build a leading-edge consultancy with world class capability that provides clients with the benefit of first‐hand innovative experience in the development and delivery of mega projects, whether publicly or privately financed.
• Aggregate senior and early‐career talent so that the current infrastructure leaders may help form future leaders in the field of infrastructure.
• Provide opportunity to groups that have been historically less well represented within our industry.
• Be and remain connected with the communities that we ultimately serve.

We work with our clients by providing integrated infrastructure development and delivery expertise as well as consultancy services. Our engagement with our clients is both at Board Level as well as throughout the organisation. This means of engagement allows us to influence strategic objectives as well as deliver on the execution of those objectives.

Our team is comprised of experts in all key matters that relate to infrastructure development and delivery, including: deal structuring, commercial and procurement, assurance, project management, financial and commercial management, organisational design and transition.

In April 2023, Agilia's ownership structure changed and is now constituted as an Employee‐Owned Trust (EOT). For team‐members, this means that they obtain and adopt a sense of the entrepreneurial energy that led to Agilia's establishment and growth and that each team‐member benefits financially from the long‐term growth of the business. The EOT is designed to further promote and cement a high‐performance, robust mind‐set, collectively and individually.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Assist with company's annual budgeting process, forecasting cycles, and long‐range financial planning.
  • Develop and maintain robust financial models to assess business performance, investment opportunities, and growth scenarios.
  • Provide insightful variance analysis, trend identification, and actionable recommendations to support strategic decisions.
• Business Partnering & Commercial Support
  • Act as a trusted business partner to senior leadership, contributing financial perspectives to key discussions.
  • Collaborate with department heads to align budgets and forecasts with operational plans and commercial priorities.
  • Support pricing strategies, cost optimisation initiatives, and revenue growth projects.
• Scaling & Operational Finance
  • Design and implement scalable finance processes, tools, and reporting frameworks to support company growth.
  • Identify operational inefficiencies and recommend improvements to enhance financial visibility and control.
  • Contribute to capital planning and financial due diligence as needed.
• Cash Flow & Performance Management
  • Oversee cash flow forecasting and working capital analysis to ensure optimal liquidity management.
  • Track key performance indicators, ensuring accurate, timely reporting and insight for leadership.
  • Support scenario planning and risk assessment to strengthen financial resilience.
• Governance & Compliance
  • Ensure financial compliance with relevant accounting standards, regulations, and internal policies.
  • Work cross‐functionally to maintain strong internal controls and support audit requirements.
  • Uphold high standards of financial accuracy, integrity, and accountability across the business.

Qualifications & Experience

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
• Proven experience in forecasting, budgeting, financial planning, and strategic analysis.
• Demonstrated ability to support a scaling or fast‐growth organisation.
• Advanced Excel and/or financial modelling skills.
• Strong commercial acumen and the ability to communicate financial concepts to non‐finance stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with a hands‐on mindset.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‐solving abilities.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‐paced environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Proactive, collaborative, and comfortable driving change.
• Be commercially minded and risk aware.

Personal Qualities

• Hunger to learn
• Socially aware

Location

You will be based full time from our London office (Third floor, 11 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3LT).

Company Benefits

• Membership of the EOT (which includes a Company discretionary performance related annual bonus as well as being a beneficiary of any increase in the economic value of the business)
• Market leading base salary
• Company and Individual Performance related discretionary bonus.
• Critical Illness Scheme
• BUPA Private Medical Insurance Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave
• Enhanced Sick pay (after 3 months service)
• Enhanced Maternity/adoption pay (after 2 years' service)