Finance Director

Artemis Executive Search is partnering with one of Northern Ireland’s standout business success stories to appoint a commercially astute, ambitious Finance Director to support the next phase of its growth journey.

Over the past five years, the business has delivered exceptional growth, earning a strong reputation in its sector and winning a number of prestigious industry awards. With the foundations firmly in place, the next five years represent an exciting new chapter, with an ambitious strategy to grow the business by 2.5x through continued organic expansion across the island of Ireland, alongside a strategic move into the UK market.

To support this next stage of development, we are seeking a forward-thinking finance leader who can combine strategic financial leadership with operational influence, systems expertise and a relentless focus on business performance.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious Finance Director / CFO to make a genuine impact, helping shape the future direction of the business while working closely with the CEO, investors and wider leadership team.

This is far more than a traditional finance leadership role. We are looking for an individual who can challenge conventional thinking, turn data into meaningful commercial insight and help build the infrastructure required to scale a growing business.

You will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the company’s growth strategy, ensuring that financial systems, processes, reporting and controls evolve in line with the scale and complexity of the organisation.

Working in close partnership with Operations, you will use data and financial insight to identify opportunities, improve efficiencies, drive accountability and enhance overall business performance.

You will also be a key voice at board and investor level, bringing fresh ideas, constructive challenge and the commercial confidence to influence strategic decisions.

• Partner with the CEO, board and investors to shape and deliver the company’s ambitious five-year growth strategy.
• Provide robust financial insight, scenario planning and commercial analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Challenge existing thinking, identify opportunities and bring fresh perspectives to the leadership team.
• Ensure the business has the financial capability, governance and infrastructure to support significant growth.

• Lead the ongoing development and improvement of financial systems, processes and reporting infrastructure.
• Identify and implement technology and automation solutions that improve efficiency, accuracy and scalability.
• Harness data to provide meaningful insight into business performance, profitability, costs and operational trends.
• Build robust forecasting, budgeting, management reporting and performance measurement capabilities.
• Ensure systems and processes are fit for purpose as the business expands across Ireland and into the UK.

• Work closely with Operations to drive efficiencies, improve margins and enhance productivity.
• Translate complex financial and operational data into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Develop KPIs and performance dashboards that support accountability and continuous improvement.
• Challenge cost structures, resource allocation and operational performance to maximise returns.
• Embed a commercially focused, data-driven approach throughout the organisation.

• Support the delivery of the company’s ambition to grow by 2.5x over the next five years.
• Evaluate and support potential acquisitions, including financial due diligence, valuation, risk assessment and integration.
• Develop financial…