Finance Director

Finance Director
Location: Cheshire (Onsite)
Full Time: Permanent
Salary / Benefits: up £75k plus bonus and company benefits

We are partnered exclusively with an exceptional family-owned manufacturing business based in Cheshire to secure a Finance Director to join their Senior Leadership Team.
As the Finance Director, you will work alongside the SLT and board to help execute the commercial strategy and drive growth.

You will contribute to decision making and strategy, using high quality reporting and data to aid key decision making, evaluating new opportunities, ensuring legal compliance, and overseeing day-to-day finance operations.

When you walk into this company you immediately feel part of the family and they really do put their people first.

They focus on organic growth, working collaboratively and promote ingenuity.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you the apply today!

The Role:

• Develop and execute medium to long-term plans to enhance business profitability in collaboration with key stakeholders and business change projects.


• Supporting the board to provide strategic leadership to the organisation


• Analyse financial data in manufacturing, supply chain, product costing, pricing, and review commercial contracts.


• Engage with senior stakeholders, offering financial insights and guidance to support strategic initiatives.


• Lead the preparation and presentation of retrospective numbers for the board, management and statutory accounts.


• Ensure compliance with statutory reporting guidelines and deadlines are met


• Maintain the credit policy and oversee cash flow reporting, assess credit limits and risks for customers and suppliers.


• Enhance financial processes and systems for greater efficiency and effectiveness.


• Drive continuous improvement in Finance function processes.


• Drive process improvement and efficiency within the finance function.

Key Skills:

• Qualified in CIMA, ACCA, or ACA accounting.


• Advantageous to have experience in the manufacturing sector


• Experience working in SME environment with focus on organic growth (desirable)


• Strong leadership and people management skills.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.


• Proven experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and budgeting.


• Capable of driving change effectively across the organisation.


• Strong commercial acumen and ability to understand the business drivers.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification.

At Adam, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways.

You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!
We are more than happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that you may require.

Interested? Please apply now.
We look forward to hearing from you!