Be a Strategic Finance Leader in a High-Growth, Private Equity-Backed Group.
Our client is a rapidly growing international group that has delivered 25% year-on-year growth, tripled EBITDA and recently completed a refinancing to provide significant capital for further investment and M&A activity. With ambitious plans for expansion and transformation, the business is now seeking a UK Finance Director to strengthen its UK finance function and play a key role on the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).
This is a career-defining opportunity for an accomplished finance leader seeking to influence strategy at the highest level, with strong opportunities for future career progression.
In this highly visible leadership role, the Finance Director will:
• Partner closely with the UK Managing Director and the Executive Leadership Team to shape strategy and deliver growth
• Provide commercial insight and constructive challenge to support decision-making across the UK business
• Take responsibility for financial governance and oversight, ensuring compliance with IFRS and group standards
• Build out the UK finance team, including hiring a UK Financial Controller to support scaling operations
• Play an active role in investment appraisal, capital allocation, and M&A integration projects
• Introduce robust processes and systems to support sustainable growth and transformation
Suitable Candidate for the Finance Director vacancy:
• A dynamic finance executive with a balance of technical strength, commercial acumen, and leadership capability:
• Accomplished finance leader with experience operating at senior executive level
• Strong grounding in financial governance, reporting standards, and compliance
• Proven track record of partnering with Managing Directors, CEOs, or Boards to drive growth
• Commercially minded, with experience in investment appraisal and business transformation
• Experience within Asset Rental or supply industries will be considered highly advantageous
• Ambitious and forward-looking, motivated by the chance to contribute at ELT level and pursue future progression opportunities
Additional benefits and information for the role of Finance Director:
• Competitive base salary £120,000 - £150,000 (flexible for the right candidate)
• Senior leadership benefits package
• Direct influence at Board and ELT level
• Exposure to high-growth, private equity-backed environment
• Involvement in refinancing, M&A, and international expansion projects
• Strong career progression opportunities as the business evolves
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