Fractional Finance Director (1 day per week)

Posted 6 hours 29 minutes ago by Reed

£50,000 - £60,000 Annual
Contract
Not Specified
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Berkshire, Slough, United Kingdom, SL1 0
Job Description

Fractional Finance Director - 1 day per week - 6 month FTC with a view to permanent

Growth-Focused Strategic Finance Leader

Location: WindsorCommitment: 1 Day per WeekReporting to: Managing Director & Shareholders

The Opportunity

A successful and ambitious construction business seeking a Fractional Finance Director.

Seeking an experienced Fractional Finance Director who can provide strategic financial leadership while partnering closely with the Managing Director and shareholders. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the business, improving commercial performance and building the financial infrastructure required to support sustainable growth.

The successful candidate will be a commercially minded finance leader with a proven track record within the construction sector and experience supporting owner-managed businesses through periods of expansion.

Key Responsibilities

You will work closely with the leadership team to:

  • Develop and execute a robust three-year growth strategy.
  • Improve profitability, margins and EBITDA performance.
  • Strengthen forecasting, budgeting and business planning processes.
  • Increase visibility of project and contract profitability.
  • Improve working capital management and cash generation.
  • Enhance management information, KPI reporting and financial governance.
  • Support strategic decision-making at board level.
  • Drive shareholder value creation.
  • Mentor and develop the existing finance team.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director and shareholders.

Construction Sector Experience is ideal

You will have practical experience of:

  • Contract accounting
  • Work-in-progress (WIP) management
  • Long-term contract revenue recognition
  • Applications for payment
  • Retentions management
  • Subcontractor management
  • Contractual risk assessment
  • Project cost control
  • Forecast final account reporting
  • Cash flow management within project-based environments

Candidate Profile

Essential

  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
  • Previous Finance Director or CFO experience.
  • Strong construction sector background.
  • Experience supporting businesses with revenues between £10m and £50m.
  • Strong commercial finance and business partnering capability.
  • Demonstrable success in improving profitability and cash generation.
  • Experience working within owner-managed businesses.
  • Excellent board-level communication and stakeholder management skills.

Highly Desirable

  • Experience scaling a construction business from £10m-£20m turnover to £25m-£35m+.
  • Implementation of project profitability reporting and KPI frameworks.
  • Banking, funding and lender relationship management experience.
  • M&A and post-acquisition integration experience.
  • Private equity or investor-backed growth exposure.
  • ERP implementation and finance transformation experience.

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