At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial diagnostics, create management reports, and recruit a Financial Controller.
- Company: Dynamic company seeking a hands-on Fractional Finance Director.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible part-time hours, and impactful work.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant influence and career growth in a supportive environment.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in finance while working with a passionate team.
- Qualifications: Strong finance background, manufacturing experience, and excellent communication skills.
Location: Bradford BD11 1BY (In person)
Pay: £900 - £1,500 per day
Job Type: Temporary, Part-time
Assignment Duration: Initial 12-week assignment, normally one day per week
Role Overview
Hands-on Fractional Finance Director needed to diagnose the finance position, install cash and control disciplines, create management reporting and lead recruitment/onboarding of a permanent Financial Controller. You must be willing to work on site in Drighlington during the diagnostic and key interviews.
Required Deliverables
- Ten-day diagnostic of accounts, cash, tax, stock, payroll, systems, access and people, with ranked red-flag register.
- Daily cash visibility, weekly 13-week cash forecast and controlled supplier-payment process.
- Chart of accounts/reporting dimensions, month-end checklist, compliance calendar and approval matrix.
- First management pack covering P&L, balance sheet, cash, stock, product/channel margin, advertising, delivery and imports.
- Shopify-to-payment-provider-to-bank reconciliation design and treatment of refunds, fees, chargebacks and customer deposits.
- Manufacturing cost model and import landed-cost methodology, with clear data ownership.
- End-to-end Financial Controller recruitment: job design, sourcing brief, screening, technical case, interviews, recommendation and onboarding.
- Documented handover, six-month backlog and recommendation on whether monthly advisory support remains useful.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Strong SME manufacturing, stock and product-costing experience.
- Professionally qualified.
- Hands-on enough to inspect transactions, reconciliations and factory data.
- Independent and willing to challenge founders with evidence.
- Able to explain finance in clear commercial language.
- Comfortable creating practical spreadsheets and controls before recommending major systems.
- Low ego, documented handover and no attempt to make Sonno dependent on indefinite support.
Fractional Finance Director in Bradford employer: Gofractional
Gofractional is an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture, perfect for those looking to kickstart their career in marketing. With a focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in B2B marketing within a cutting-edge AI-native environment, all while enjoying the vibrant atmosphere of London. The company values creativity and collaboration, ensuring that every team member's contributions are recognised and celebrated.
