Job Description

Finance Director

Location:

Derby Based

Ways of Working:

Hybrid/Flexible

The Role:

Lead and professionalise the UK finance function of a PE-backed, multi-site B2B Public Safety services group (~15m UK). You'll oversee finance across 6-7 UK businesses (each with their own finance teams) and guide the transition toward a more centralised model. Key focus areas: monthly reporting integrity, cash discipline, budgeting/forecasting, audit readiness, banking relationships, and integration/M&A support.

Be the catalyst for the next chapter. Lead the shift from siloed to centralised finance, tighten cashflow visibility, standardise reporting, and equip leaders with real-time insight. PE pace, multi-site scope, and a team ready to level up. Build the system, then scale it.

Key responsibilities

Own monthly accounts, management reporting and KPI/variance analysis; drive actionable financial insight. Lead and develop a team of ~6 finance managers; set standards, cadence and governance. Establish robust controls, risk management and cash-flow/run-rate visibility; manage working capital tightly. Coordinate budgets and forecasts across UK entities; consolidate and challenge assumptions. Oversee statutory compliance (company secretarial, audit, tax via advisors) and year-end. Manage external relationships (banks, auditors, advisors); ensure covenant and reporting discipline. Support M&A due diligence and post-deal integration; progressively centralise finance processes and systems. Standardise policies, close timetables, and reporting packs aligned to PE/Board expectations.

What we are looking for

B2B services

finance leadership in a

smaller entity

or division (not only large conglomerates). Proven experience in

PE-backed

environments and/or businesses acquired by PE (professionalising finance for value creation). Strong

financial oversight

: monthly close, management accounts, budgeting/forecasting, audit readiness, cash flow/working capital, bank liaison.

Team management

experience (hiring, coaching, performance). Comfortable coordinating

company secretarial

matters and

tax via advisors

(not a tax specialist). Hands-on, systems-literate, able to implement structure and pace across multi-site teams. Based in/commutable to

Derby

(preferred).
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 70,000.00-80,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Derby DE24 8HE