FT Recruitment is working with a well-known, locally owned and managed service business that is looking to recruit a senior Finance professional to head up their finance function in the role of Finance Director. This is a highly responsible role focused on delivering accurate financial information, managing company accounts, and ensuring tax compliance across income tax, VAT, and corporation tax. Key duties include: Preparing financial reports and budgets, analysing cash flow and trends, formulating strategic plans, and identifying cost-reduction opportunities. The role involves maintaining accounting systems, ensuring data security, and liaising with auditors and external stakeholders. It also includes managing a finance team (4), staying up to date with financial regulations, and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and company policies, while supporting wider business projects and priorities. This role would suit a candidate operating at a senior level within a finance team, ideally with a similar-sized SME. Our client is forward-thinking, dynamic, and acquisition-focused, so experience in a similar environment would be beneficial. Our client is open to candidates who are either qualified or qualified by experience. Get in touch with the FT Recruitment group team for the full information and job specification.