Finance Director - UKI

Overview

Role: Finance Director - UKILocation: Runcorn - North West

About the Business

We are a private equity-backed global business operating across multiple sites, delivering high-quality operational solutions to our clients. With a strong and ambitious growth agenda, we are currently navigating an exciting period of transformation - integrating new processes, strengthening financial controls, and building the capability required to scale. This is a genuinely high-impact role with visible exposure to senior leadership. For the right candidate, it represents an opportunity to leave a clear mark on a business at an inflection point.

The Role

Reporting directly to the CFO, the Finance Director - UKI will take ownership of the full financial operations for our UK and Ireland business. You will lead a talented finance team and play a central role in our transformation programme, whilst ensuring the rigour and control expected of a PE-backed environment.

This is a hands-on leadership role - you will need to be comfortable operating at both a strategic and transactional level, and confident engaging with senior stakeholders across the business.

Responsibilities

Statutory & Group Audit

• Lead the preparation and management of statutory and group audit processes end-to-end.
• Ensure full compliance with UK GAAP and IFRS reporting standards.
• Act as the primary point of contact for external auditors and group finance.

Cash & Treasury Management

• Own cash flow monitoring, forecasting and management across the UKI business.
• Ensure local and group cash targets are met, and proactively identify and mitigate liquidity risks.

Lease Financing

• Arrange and manage lease financing solutions to support operational requirements.
• Maintain strong relationships with financing partners and ensure appropriate structures are in place.

Month-End Close

• Lead the month-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting to the group.
• Drive continuous improvement in the speed and quality of reporting.

Shared Service Centre (SSC) Leadership

• Oversee the finance SSC, driving efficiency, accuracy and a culture of high performance.
• Act as a key escalation point and build strong working relationships across the SSC team.

Transformation & Project Delivery

• Lead the implementation of the purchase-to-pay (P2P) process as part of the wider transformation agenda.
• Identify and drive further process improvement opportunities across the finance function.

Qualifications

Essential

• Professionally qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• Big 4 or Top 10 trained.
• Proven track record in a senior finance leadership role (Senior FC, Finance Director, Deputy CFO or equivalent).
• Strong technical knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS and audit processes.
• Experience in a PE-backed, multi-site or complex group environment.
• Demonstrable experience leading change and process improvement initiatives.

Location & Working Arrangements

This role is based in the Northwest of England. We operate a hybrid working model, with an expectation of regular on-site presence. Full details of the working arrangement will be confirmed during the process.

What We Offer

• Base salary of £100,000 - £130,000 per annum, dependent on experience.
• Performance-related bonus (details provided at interview stage).
• Car allowance.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private healthcare.
• The opportunity to operate at senior level within a high-growth, PE-backed business during a genuinely exciting chapter of its development.