Finance Director
Bristol
£80,000 - £90,000 annual bonus (c£30,000)

Do you have the ambition to progress to CFO within 18 to 24 months?

Employal is partnering with a high-growth, tech-enabled logistics platform to hire a Finance Director with a clear route to CFO. If you are a commercially minded finance leader who wants a seat at the top table and the mandate to challenge the status quo, this will suit you.

The Client

As they approach their first decade in business, our client has grown to £6.2m turnover by combining proprietary software with a national and European supplier network. With an experienced board and a target of £15m within three years, they are preparing for institutional investment and strengthening the leadership team.

The Role

You will build and lead a modern finance function, partner the CEO and board on strategy, and stay close to the numbers. This is ideal for a Finance Director ready to step into a CFO role who enjoys shaping strategy, improving performance and asking the difficult questions.

• Own budgets, rolling forecasts and monthly reporting
• Build investor ready financial models and board packs that link operational drivers to revenue, margin and cash
• Lead FP&A as a strategic engine: pricing analysis, unit economics, cohort and retention analysis, sales funnel and conversion insight, customer and product profitability, ROI on projects and hires
• Challenge assumptions across the plan and hold teams to account on targets, cost discipline and capital allocation
• Strengthen controls, processes and automation across finance systems to support scale
• Develop and mentor a capable team that can grow with the business
• Manage auditors, banks and prospective investors

The Candidate

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified. Big 4 training is advantageous
• Deep FP&A and commercial finance experience, comfortable translating data into clear choices and trade-offs is essential
• A record of challenging legacy processes, resetting KPIs and improving forecasting accuracy and cash performance
• Experience in high growth settings. Logistics or SaaS exposure is a strong plus
• Credibility with CEOs and boards, confident communicator who can influence and constructively challenge
• Ambition to progress to CFO within 18 to 24 months

Package

• £80,000 to £90,000 base salary plus performance bonus
• Private healthcare, pension and wider benefits
• Hybrid working from Outer Bristol