Job description
Finance Director – UK Operations
�� Location: Devon | �� Full-time
Are you a strategic finance leader with a proven track record of driving financial excellence and influencing senior leadership decisions?
We are working exclusively with our global client to recruit a dynamic and commercially focused Finance Director. This is a rare opportunity to join the UK Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial health and strategic direction of the organisation.
�� About the Role As Finance Director, you’ll operate as a Statutory Director and Company Data Protection Officer (DPO), overseeing all aspects of financial control and ensuring full compliance with Group standards, UK legislation (GAAP, SOX/JSOX), and internal controls. You will lead the Finance team and collaborate closely with UK General Managers and the EMEA CFO to provide financial insight, strategic support, and operational leadership.
�� Key Responsibilities
�� Location: Devon | �� Full-time
Are you a strategic finance leader with a proven track record of driving financial excellence and influencing senior leadership decisions?
We are working exclusively with our global client to recruit a dynamic and commercially focused Finance Director. This is a rare opportunity to join the UK Senior Leadership Team and play a pivotal role in shaping the financial health and strategic direction of the organisation.
�� About the Role As Finance Director, you’ll operate as a Statutory Director and Company Data Protection Officer (DPO), overseeing all aspects of financial control and ensuring full compliance with Group standards, UK legislation (GAAP, SOX/JSOX), and internal controls. You will lead the Finance team and collaborate closely with UK General Managers and the EMEA CFO to provide financial insight, strategic support, and operational leadership.
�� Key Responsibilities
- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting across UK operations
- Direct the Finance function, covering management accounts, payroll, treasury, AP/AR, and credit control
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing insights on performance, risks, and opportunities
- Ensure compliance with statutory requirements, audits, HMRC obligations, and internal control frameworks (SOX/JSOX)
- Oversee cost control, CAPEX, margin analysis, and efficiency improvements in manufacturing
- Own financial systems and tools (HFM, GMA, ERP-LN, iOLAP), ensuring they support business objectives
- Lead compliance for Data Protection, Bribery Act, and other corporate governance duties
- Manage recruitment, development, and performance processes for the Finance team
- Promote company values, health & safety, and continuous improvement across the department
- Qualified Accountant (ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Extensive experience in senior finance roles within a complex, multi-functional business
- Strong understanding of UK GAAP, statutory reporting, and audit requirements
- Expert knowledge of ERP systems and analytical/reporting tools (e.g., Excel, iOLAP)
- Proven leadership and people management skills with a track record of team development
- Strategic thinker with commercial awareness and operational understanding
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving capabilities
- Familiarity with the Companies Act 2006 and responsibilities of a Statutory Director
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- A key leadership role in a values-driven, forward-thinking organisation
- Opportunities for ongoing professional development and CPD
- Supportive and collaborative senior leadership team
- The chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic and evolving environment