Finance Director

A market leading, PE backed business are seeking a high-calibre Finance Director to join the executive leadership team of a fast-growing international business headquartered in London. This is a pivotal role with full P&L responsibility, combining rigorous financial stewardship with strong commercial leadership to drive performance, profitability, and strategic transformation across the group.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in financial controls and governance, alongside the commercial acumen to influence business decisions, optimise operations, and support continued international expansion.

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Leadership & Controls

Full ownership of Group P&L, balance sheet and cash flow management
Design, implement and continuously strengthen financial controls, policies, and governance frameworks
Ensure robust statutory reporting, audit management, and compliance across multiple jurisdictions
Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range financial planning

Commercial & Strategic Impact

Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and senior leadership team
Drive commercial change initiatives to improve margin, productivity and ROI
Provide insightful financial analysis to support pricing, investment, and growth decisions
Support international expansion, M&A evaluation and post-acquisition integration

Operational & Team Leadership

Build and lead a high-performing international finance function
Develop finance capability across operations, manufacturing and supply chain
Champion continuous improvement in systems, processes and data quality

Candidate Profile:

Proven experience as Finance Director or senior finance leader
Strong track record of establishing and operating best-in-class financial controls
Demonstrated success driving commercial transformation and performance improvement

Experience with international operations, multi-currency and multi-entity structures
ACA / ACCA / CIMA (or equivalent) qualified
Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability
Confident communicator with gravitas at Board level