A great opportunity to join a successful business based in West Yorkshire as Finance Director. This role offers genuine influence and visibility, with the opportunity to contribute directly to business planning, profitability and future growth.

Client Details

A market-leading West Yorkshire based business, backed by significant recent investment and entering an exciting phase of growth, is seeking a Finance Director to join its senior leadership team.

This is a great opportunity to take ownership of the finance function within a highly successful and well-established organisation, playing a key role in supporting strategic growth, operational excellence and commercial performance.

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will be a key member of the Senior Management Team, providing financial leadership and commercial insight to support business decision-making and long-term success.

Description

You will lead all financial activities across the business, ensuring robust financial control, accurate reporting, effective forecasting and strong governance. Working closely with senior stakeholders locally and within the wider group, you will provide financial analysis and recommendations that drive performance and support strategic objectives.

Responsibilities will include:

• Lead all financial operations, reporting and controls.
• Produce monthly management accounts, KPIs and performance reporting.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting and cash flow planning.
• Analyse business performance, profitability and cost drivers.
• Prepare statutory accounts and manage external audits.
• Optimise working capital and support commercial decision-making.
• Act as the key contact for auditors, banks, insurers and professional advisers.
• Contribute to business strategy and organisational growth.
• Translate strategic objectives into operational delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement and business performance initiatives.
• Partner with leaders across the business to improve efficiency and results.
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

Profile

To be successful in this role, you'll be a professionally qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA), with proven experience in a senior finance leadership role. You'll bring excellent stakeholder management skills, strong commercial awareness, and experience of leading and developing teams. You'll also ideally bring experience within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment.

Job Offer

This is a great opportunity to contribute directly to business planning, profitability and future growth. You'll also be offer a competitive salary and bonus, pension and private medical cover.