Finance Director
Milton Keynes | Privately Owned Group | c£120,000 + Bonus + Benefits
OVERVIEW
AtkinsClarke are supporting a privately owned international group with the appointment of a Finance Director.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role working directly alongside an entrepreneurial owner-MD who knows the business inside out and has a clear growth plan, with the aim of 5x growth in 3-4 years to £100m turnover. The MD moves quickly, makes decisions fast and needs a Finance Director who can keep pace – someone who will reshape the finance function, sharpen the numbers and become a genuine partner in delivering an ambitious growth plan.
COMPANY
Our client is an established, international business operating across eight sites worldwide, sitting within a wider privately owned portfolio of businesses.
Under owner-led private ownership, the business has a strong brand, a loyal customer base and significant room to grow. The focus is firmly on growth – rebuilding scale, sharpening performance and creating a leaner, more commercially focused organisation to support the next phase.
OPPORTUNITY
Reporting directly to the Managing Director and owner, the Finance Director will lead the finance function and act as the MD’s right hand on every financial and commercial decision.
This isn’t a steady-state reporting role. The business needs someone who can move quickly, challenge how things are done and build a finance function that is the right size and shape for a fast-growing international group.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partnering the MD on strategy, growth plans and key commercial decisions
- Reviewing, restructuring and right-sizing the finance function across all sites
- Building fast, accurate reporting and forecasting that gives real performance visibility
- Leading budgeting, cash management and long-range planning to support the growth plan
- Driving margin improvement, cost control and commercial challenge across the business
- Strengthening controls, governance and consistency across the international sites
- Supporting growth initiatives, investment decisions and potential acquisitions
PERSON
We’re looking for a commercially sharp, energetic Finance Director who thrives in an owner-led environment and is comfortable working at pace.
You will likely bring:
- A recognised accounting qualification – ACA preferred
- Experience in PE-backed, owner-managed or high-growth businesses
- A track record of restructuring or improving finance teams to deliver more with less
- International, multi-site or group experience
- Strong commercial instincts and the confidence to challenge and influence at owner level
- A hands-on style – equally comfortable setting strategy and rolling your sleeves up
- Pace, resilience and the ability to deliver in a fast-moving environment
OFFER
This is a rare opportunity to work hand-in-hand with an owner who is backing growth, with genuine influence on the direction of an international business.
- Salary c£120,000
- Bonus scheme and benefits package
- Direct partnership with the owner-MD
- Global remit across eight international sites
- A central role in a major growth story
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