Financial Director in London

We are partnering with a leading, multi-site, project-led organisation to appoint a Finance Director into a critical leadership role. This position sits at the heart of regional decision-making, providing both strategic direction and hands-on financial leadership across a complex, operational environment.

We are particularly interested in individuals with experience operating within a PLC environment, bringing a strong understanding of governance, controls, and reporting standards associated with listed businesses. This is a high-profile role with direct exposure to regional and divisional leadership, offering the opportunity to drive performance, influence growth strategy, and play a key role in the ongoing expansion of the business.

A bit more about the Role:

• Act as a key strategic partner to the Regional MD, supporting the overall leadership, performance, and direction of the region.
• Lead all aspects of financial planning, analysis, control, and reporting, ensuring robust financial management across the region.
• Provide commercial insight and challenge on investment decisions, including land acquisitions, project viability, and capital allocation.
• Own the budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning cycles, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
• Monitor performance against plans, identifying risks and opportunities and driving accountability across the leadership team.
• Oversee the production of timely and accurate management accounts, delivering clear and actionable financial insight.
• Lead cashflow management across the region, ensuring strong control over working capital and cash performance.
• Take ownership of weekly and quarterly performance forecasting, working cross-functionally to ensure accurate delivery expectations.
• Maintain oversight of cost control, including provisions, overheads, and financial risk management.
• Act as the financial conscience of the region, ensuring full visibility and understanding of key financial drivers and risks.
• Lead investment appraisals and challenge assumptions to ensure robust and commercially sound decision-making.
• Support the ongoing optimisation of project performance, including post-investment reviews and variance analysis.
• Drive improvements in financial processes, controls, and governance, leveraging PLC experience to enhance best practice.
• Play a key role in shaping and delivering the region’s three-year strategic plan.
• Support regional growth initiatives, focusing on profitability and return on capital employed.
• Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing regional finance team.
• Provide clear direction, ensuring delivery against financial objectives and continuous development of team capability.
• Oversee financial governance across joint ventures, including compliance, reporting, and stakeholder management.

A little bit about you:

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant senior leadership experience.
• Proven track record in a Finance Director or senior leadership role within a complex, multi-site or project-based environment.
• Prior experience working within a PLC or listed business, with strong knowledge of governance, controls, and reporting requirements.
• Demonstrated experience supporting business growth, investment decisions, and strategic planning.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the credibility and gravitas to operate at senior leadership level.
• Hands-on, dynamic approach with the ability to operate both strategically and operationally.
• High levels of emotional intelligence, with the ability to build relationships and lead through influence.
• Experience managing joint ventures and complex stakeholder arrangements.
• Exposure to group/divisional reporting structures within large organisations.