Finance Director

Birmingham

We're partnering with an established, entrepreneurial supply and distribution business entering an exciting new phase of growth. Following a recent strategic realignment, the business is targeting a 33% increase in revenue over the next five years.

They are now looking to appoint a Finance Director, a commercially minded finance leader who will partner closely with the Managing Director and Senior Leadership Team to shape strategy, enable growth and build the infrastructure required to scale.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, this is a highly visible leadership role combining strategic finance, operational improvement and commercial influence.

You will act as a key partner to the MD and SLT – providing challenge, insight and risk mitigation whilst enabling decision–making in a business committed to growth. This is a role defined by commercial influence, strategic input and business leadership.

Key responsibilities include:

• Acting as the MD's primary financial partner, helping shape long–term strategy and business growth
• Supporting the SLT through commercial insight, strategic challenge and effective risk management
• Providing commercial input around supplier arrangements, customer agreements, contracts and profitability
• Leading a business–wide ERP implementation, driving successful adoption across finance, operations, procurement and reporting
• Improving FP&A capability, management insight and dashboard reporting, creating clearer visibility to support decision–making
• Acting as the business lead for AI adoption, identifying practical ways to improve reporting, efficiency and workflow
• Building scalable finance, reporting and governance frameworks to support future growth
• Leading core finance responsibilities including compliance, controls, reporting and team leadership

About You

You are a fully qualified finance leader with strong post–qualification experience and the credibility to operate at Senior Leadership level.

You bring:

• Proven experience in a senior finance role within a growth–focused, commercially driven business
• A track record of successfully leading ERP transformation projects, with the ability to drive adoption across the wider business
• Strong commercial judgement across contracts, supplier/customer arrangements and business performance
• A technically curious mindset, excited by the opportunity to leverage technology and AI to drive smarter decisions and greater efficiency
• The confidence to challenge constructively, influence senior stakeholders and facilitate decision–making
• A relationship–led leadership style, able to build credibility, influence and trust without ego or friction

Why Join?

• Opportunity to join a business with clear growth ambition and a strategy already delivering results
• Genuine influence at board and Senior Leadership Team level
• Ability to shape strategy, not just execute it
• A pivotal role in enabling growth through systems, commercial insight and operational improvement
• Strong people–first culture with a real commitment to leadership development, mentorship and coaching , including at Director level
• A fantastic opportunity for an operationally strong finance leader to take a broader, more strategic seat at the table

If you're looking for a Finance Director role where you can genuinely influence strategy, drive meaningful change and help shape the next stage of growth, this is a standout opportunity.