Overview

Join to apply for the Finance Director role at 4C Executive Placement. 4C Executive is representing a privately owned, family-run industrial business with deep roots in innovation, integrity, and customer partnership as they seek to appoint a new Finance Director. Our client has more than 200 years of proud heritage and has grown from its origins in chemical manufacturing into a global enterprise operating across chemicals, pigments, and construction products.

The Finance Director will be a key member of the Roads & Construction Divisional Management Board, reporting directly to the Roads & Construction Managing Director. The role combines full accountability for financial control, reporting, and governance with a strong mandate to provide strategic insight, drive performance, and shape the division’s future.

This is a senior leadership position that goes beyond control and reporting: the successful candidate will actively partner with the MD and divisional leadership team to deliver growth, improve profitability, modernise systems, and support long-term planning.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for financial control, reporting, and governance within the Roads & Construction Division.
• Partner with the Managing Director and divisional leadership team to deliver growth, improve profitability, modernise systems, and support long-term planning.
• Provide strategic insight to influence strategy and decision-making, working with Boards and senior leaders.
• Develop and implement financial strategy to deliver sustainable, profitable growth.
• Manage risk registers with strong risk management and mitigation planning skills.
• Oversee external relationships such as auditors, banks, tax advisors, insurers and regulators.
• Lead multi-site finance teams and contribute to their development and success.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
• Significant senior finance leadership experience in a complex, large organisation with responsibility for developing and implementing financial strategy which delivers sustainable, profitable growth.
• Experience partnering with Boards and Managing Directors, providing financial insight to influence strategy and decision-making.
• Proven ability to manage risk registers, with strong risk management and mitigation planning skills.
• Excellent commercial acumen, with ability to analyse margins, costs, capital allocation, and drive performance improvement.
• Experience managing external relationships such as auditors, banks, tax advisors, insurers and regulators.
• Demonstrable success in modernising systems and processes, ideally with ERP exposure.
• Proven experience developing and leading multi-site finance teams.

How to apply

If you believe you have the skills and drive to succeed in this role, we welcome your application. Alternatively, feel free to contact Pedro Torres at 4C Executive Placement for a confidential conversation.

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