Finance Director - #2084070

This is a large, complex, multi-site FMCG manufacturing business operating across the UK and growing in scale. The business has been through a period of meaningful investment and acquisition and is now entering a critical phase of consolidation, transformation and structured growth.

This is a genuinely significant Finance Director mandate. You will work closely with the CEO and board to build out and lead a centralised, lean and agile finance function, creating the structure, systems and process rigour that a business of this scale demands.

A core focus will be driving transformation across the finance platform – rationalising ERP and reporting infrastructure, implementing best practice financial controls and establishing a centre of excellence that provides consistent, real-time insight across all sites. Beyond the build, you will be a genuine commercial partner to the CEO and ELT – supporting margin improvement, capital allocation, M&A integration and ultimately positioning the business as an attractive acquisition by a major in the future.

You must bring a proven track record within large-scale, multi-site manufacturing or FMCG environments. This is not a steady-state role – experience driving transformation, building and centralising finance functions and operating within a high accountability environment is essential.

• You will be a systems and process-oriented thinker who is equally comfortable at the strategic level, with the presence and gravitas to lead and influence across a complex, distributed organisation.
• Experience of working through an M&A integration and working in PE or private settings highly sought after.
• Board exposure and managing high profile, demanding stakeholders will also be key.