Finance Director

Location: Diseworth

Finance Director | Derby | £80-85k | Hybrid

The Opportunity

A well-established international engineering business is seeking a commercially astute Finance Director to play a key role in shaping its financial performance and supporting continued growth. Operating within a complex manufacturing environment, the organisation supplies specialist solutions to global industrial markets.

Working closely with the CFO and senior leadership team, you will lead the finance function across multiple international entities, ensuring strong financial control, high-quality reporting, and meaningful insight to support strategic decisions.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a tangible impact in a dynamic and evolving business.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Leadership
Lead the finance function, driving consistency, efficiency, and best practice
Deliver accurate and insightful financial reporting to support executive decision-making
Strengthen financial governance, controls, and policy frameworks
Support long-term growth through robust financial planning and analysis

Group Reporting & Controls
Oversee consolidated financial reporting across international entities
Ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
Prepare clear and insightful board-level reporting
Manage relationships with auditors, banks, and external advisors

Commercial Business Partnering
Partner with senior stakeholders across operations, sales, and manufacturing
Translate financial data into actionable insights
Support strategic initiatives through modelling and analysis

Cash Flow & Working Capital
Manage cash flow and liquidity across the group
Drive improvements in working capital performance
Enhance forecasting accuracy and financial visibility

Team Leadership
Lead and develop a multi-location finance team
Promote a collaborative and high-performance culture
Support ongoing development and succession planning

Systems & Process Improvement
Identify and implement improvements across finance processes
Maximise the effectiveness of ERP and reporting tools
Improve automation, reporting efficiency, and data quality

Risk, Compliance & Governance
Oversee tax, audit, and compliance activities
Strengthen internal controls and risk management processes
Ensure alignment with international accounting standards

About You

You will be a hands-on and commercially minded finance leader with the ability to operate effectively in an operationally focused business.

Experience &

Skills:

Proven experience in a senior finance role within a multi-entity environment
Background in manufacturing, engineering, or a similarly operational sector
Strong technical expertise in financial reporting, consolidation, and controls
Experience leading and developing dispersed teams
Strong systems and data capability (ERP, reporting tools)
Ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders

Qualifications:

Professionally qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent preferred)
Personal Attributes:
Commercially driven with a pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset
Strong communicator, able to engage both financial and non-financial audiences
Strategic thinker with a hands-on approach
High level of integrity and professionalism

Why Apply?
Senior leadership role with real influence on business direction
Exposure to international operations within a growing organisation
Opportunity to drive improvements and modernisation across finance
Collaborative leadership team and forward-looking environment
Flexible hybrid working model

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