Director of Finance
Employer Location Essex, Chelmsford, England Salary - per annum + Up to £80,000 p/a + LGPS Closing date 28 May 2026 View more categoriesView less categories Sector Salary band, Contract type Hours Where will they be working You need to or to save a job.
Job Details
📍 Chelmsford (Central Location)
🏢 Hybrid Working - 4 Days in Office
💰 £75,000 - £80,000 + Benefits
We are excited to be partnering with a forward-thinking organisation in Chelmsford to appoint a Director of Finance in a newly created leadership role. This is an excellent opportunity to shape and elevate the finance function while joining a well-established senior leadership team.
The OpportunityReporting directly to an experienced Chief Operating Officer, this role has been created to strengthen financial leadership, enhance reporting standards, and drive continuous improvement across the finance will lead a small but capable team, consisting of 1 direct report and 7 indirect reports, with the autonomy and support to implement change and make a lasting is also clear long-term progression potential, with scope for this position to evolve into a future COO pathway for the right individual.
Key Responsibilities
1. Provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation
2. Enhance and elevate financial reporting, controls, and governance
3. Lead, develop and mentor the finance team
4. Partner with senior stakeholders to support commercial and operational decision-making
5. Drive process improvements and efficiencies within the finance function
6. Support long-term planning, budgeting, and forecasting
About You
7. Proven track record in a senior finance leadership role (Head of Finance or above)
8. Experience within Further Education is highly desirable
9. Candidates from Charities, Not-for-Profit, Education, Public Sector, or Commercial sectors will also be considered
10. Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing teams
11. Ability to influence at senior level and drive change
This role would suit a locally based candidate in the Mid Essex region seeking their next career step, including individuals looking to transition from Head of Finance into their first Director-level position.
Why Apply?
12. Newly created role with genuine scope to shape the function
13. Clear progression and long-term career opportunity
14. Highly visible position within the senior leadership team
15. Central Chelmsford location with hybrid flexibility
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
16. Corporate Governance
17. Credit Control
18. Part-Qualified Accountant
19. Payroll
20. Public Practice Accounting
21. Public Services Accounting
22. Senior Finance – Qualified
23. Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
24. Tax & Treasury
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow
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