Finance Director

Finance Director

📍 Wigan | Senior Leadership Role | High-Growth, Investor-Backed Business

Over the past few years, this Wigan-based business has built something genuinely impressive. Growth has been strong, but what really stands out is the culture: values-led, people-focused and refreshingly grounded for a business moving at pace. It’s the kind of environment where high standards and human leadership coexist, and that’s not something you see every day.

They are now looking to appoint a Finance Director to play a key role in shaping the next stage of the journey.

The Role

This is a senior leadership position with real influence across the organisation. Reporting to the CFO and stepping in as required, you will take ownership of the day-to-day Finance function, ensuring strong financial control, governance and insight while supporting long-term strategic goals.

You’ll work closely with the Leadership Team and Board, contributing to major decisions and helping ensure the business continues to grow in a sustainable, well-governed way.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic & Leadership Contribution

• Act as a senior finance representative across leadership and stakeholder forums

• Support board reporting, investor updates and strategic initiatives

• Contribute to financial strategy, capital planning and long-term value creation

• Partner with senior leaders to support delivery of the wider business strategy

• Provide informed challenge around risk, compliance and investment decisions

Financial Oversight

• Lead financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and planning processes

• Maintain strong statutory, regulatory and audit compliance

• Oversee cash flow, working capital and treasury activity

• Manage external relationships including auditors, advisors and financial partners

• Drive continuous improvement and finance transformation initiatives, including system enhancements

Commercial Insight

• Deliver clear financial analysis to support pricing, margins and performance improvement

• Work cross-functionally on business cases and commercial initiatives

• Translate complex data into practical, decision-ready insight

• Develop and maintain KPIs and dashboards aligned to business performance

People Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop a capable and engaged Finance team

• Build future-ready capability within the function

• Encourage a culture of accountability, curiosity and continuous improvement

• Play an active role in shaping leadership culture and organisational values

About You

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

• Strong post-qualification experience in a senior finance leadership role

• Background in a high-growth, complex or investor-backed environment is beneficial

• Commercially astute with the ability to influence both financial and non-financial stakeholders

• Confident turning strategy into robust financial plans and outcomes

• A credible, collaborative leader who is comfortable operating in a fast-moving business

Why Consider This Opportunity?

This is a chance to join a business where finance has a genuine seat at the table, culture is taken seriously, and leadership values doing things the right way. You’ll have scope to influence, improve and shape the function while being part of a business with clear ambition and momentum.

If you’re looking for a Finance Director role with substance, autonomy and impact, this one is well worth a conversation.

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