Group Finance Director

Location - UK based (Hybrid), Monthly meetings in Manchester and occasional overseas travel

Full-time Permanent

Salary - £80k–£90k plus benefits (depending on experience)

The opportunity

We are looking for an exceptional Group Director Finance to join our senior leadership team, reporting directly to the CFO. This is a high-impact opportunity for a commercially minded finance leader who thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and enjoys influencing strategic decision-making at the highest level. As a trusted deputy to the CFO, you will lead Group financial performance, control and compliance across a multi-jurisdictional environment, while providing commercial insight to support growth, drive profitability and strengthen decision-making across major contracts, tenders and strategic initiatives. A core part of the role is driving financial planning, cashflow management and finance transformation, strengthening systems, processes and team capability to support scalable international growth.

Leadership scope

You will lead a globally distributed finance team and work closely with senior leaders across the Group and corporate functions.

Key responsibilities

• Deputise for the CFO, providing strong financial leadership and continuity, including supporting Board and senior leadership discussions with clear financial insight
• Lead Group financial control, delivering accurate, timely and fully compliant reporting across all entities and jurisdictions, with strong balance sheet integrity and consistent application of controls and standards
• Oversee statutory, tax and compliance obligations across jurisdictions, proactively managing exposure and risk and maintaining high standards of governance
• Provide commercial business partnering, strengthening pricing discipline and improving profitability across major bids, tenders and contracts through insight and constructive challenge
• Lead financial planning and performance, delivering aligned budgets and forecasts with forward-looking visibility through scenario modelling and forecasting
• Own cashflow and treasury management, improving cash conversion, managing working capital and multi-currency operations, and mitigating key financial risks including FX exposure
• Ensure robust contract accounting and consistent revenue recognition across consultancy and government contracts, strengthening transparency and financial control across complex portfolios
• Drive finance systems and process improvement, improving the quality, timeliness and accessibility of financial reporting and reducing manual inefficiencies
• Build and lead a high-performing, internationally dispersed finance team, embedding accountability, commercial focus and continuous improvement across the function

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CAANZ, or equivalent)
• Degree in finance, accounting, business, or equivalent experience
• Proven Group-level finance leadership within a multi-entity, international organisation
• Strong knowledge of international financial reporting, control and compliance (IFRS) across jurisdictions
• Demonstrable experience leading audit, statutory and regulatory compliance internationally
• Expertise in planning, forecasting, cashflow and treasury in multi-currency environments
• Strong commercial finance capability (pricing, modelling, contract risk)
• Experience leading high-performing, geographically dispersed teams
• Track record delivering finance transformation and scalable systems/processes

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave - plus bank holidays
• An annual day off for birthday leave, a wellbeing day and a day off for volunteering
• Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program