At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial diagnostics, create management reports, and recruit a Financial Controller.
- Company: Dynamic company in Bradford seeking a hands-on finance expert.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible part-time hours, and impactful work.
- Other info: Opportunity for significant influence in a growing company.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in financial strategy and team building.
- Qualifications: Strong finance background, manufacturing experience, and professional qualifications required.
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 prioritises a positive candidate experience and fosters a collaborative work culture in the heart of London. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to enhance your skills while working with cutting-edge recruitment technologies. Join us to be part of a team that values kindness, innovation, and the continuous improvement of hiring practices.
