Finance Director

This is an opportunity to shape the financial and corporate direction of a growing organisation that bridges the public and commercial sectors. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring sustainability, innovation, and long-term value for the communities we serve.

• Partner with operational leads to influence key decisions on pricing, service delivery, and contract performance.
• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process, ensuring accuracy and legal compliance.
• Provide strategic financial leadership and commercial oversight, aligning the company’s financial strategy with both commercial ambitions and public service values.
• Advise the Board and Managing Director on financial sustainability, growth opportunities, and risk management.
• Manage relationships with auditors and ensure compliance with all accounting standards, company law, and local authority frameworks.
• Maintain strong internal controls, governance, and risk frameworks.
• Lead on budgets, forecasts, management accounts, and statutory reporting, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Deliver insightful financial analysis, cost modelling, and investment appraisals to support commercial growth and ensure value for money.
• Provide strategic oversight of HR and IT services, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and continuous improvement.

We’re now seeking an experienced Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership and operational oversight across the business. This is a pivotal role, driving strong governance, commercial growth, and the efficient delivery of central services including Finance, Payroll, Human Resources, and Information Technology. The role supports both the trading company’s objectives and its alignment with Lichfield District Council’s public service goals.

We’re looking for an experienced and commercially minded leader who brings both strategic vision and hands-on capability. You’ll be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience and a proven track record in financial leadership within a commercial or public sector environment.

• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams, ideally including HR, IT, and Payroll.
• Strong understanding of governance, compliance, and risk management.
• Two satisfactory references covering the last 3 years of employment.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom; and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• A strategic mindset combined with operational agility.

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