Finance Director

Finance Director - Tewkesbury - Competitive Salary

Robert Half are partnering with a manufacturing business based in Gloucester to recruit an experienced Finance Director.

The Finance Director will be a key member of the Board, responsible for providing strategic financial leadership, commercial insight and robust governance across the Group. The role leads the finance and IT functions and oversees payroll, ensuring strong financial control and systems that support sustainable growth.

Key Duties:

Strategic & Commercial Direction

• Serve as a trusted strategic partner to the Managing Director and Board.
• Shape and deliver long-term financial plans that support overall business objectives.
• Enhance profitability through margin improvement and disciplined cost management.
• Develop robust financial models to evaluate and support strategic projects.

Financial Management & Compliance

• Maintain full oversight of financial operations, controls, and processes.
• Ensure adherence to all legal, statutory, and regulatory obligations.
• Manage the external audit process and statutory financial reporting.
• Oversee the company's risk management framework and corporate governance structure.

Planning, Budgeting & Performance Reporting

• Direct the annual budgeting cycle and ongoing reforecasting processes.
• Produce timely monthly management accounts and performance KPI analysis.
• Monitor and manage long-term cash flow projections.

Corporate Finance & Risk Management

• Lead relationships with banking partners and oversee funding arrangements.
• Manage treasury activities and capital planning requirements.
• Oversee insurance programmes and enterprise risk management activities.

Payroll Governance

• Supervise payroll operations to ensure accuracy, compliance, and effective controls.

Technology & Systems Leadership

• Define and implement an IT strategy aligned with business expansion plans.
• Oversee ERP platforms, financial systems, and business intelligence tools.

Leadership & Organisational Culture

• Build, lead, and develop high-performing Finance and IT teams.

Your Profile:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
• Significant senior finance leadership experience
• Experience within high-volume, transaction-based manufacturing environments
• Experience leading systems and financial transformation.
• Commercially astute and strategically minded
• Strong communicator at Board and operational levels

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