Financial Director

My client is a successful and privately owned commercial real estate business with ambitious growth aspirations and is seeking a senior finance professional to lead a small finance team. This role offers an unparalleled platform to showcase your skills in a dynamic and expansive environment. Imagine leading a finance team in a company that not only recognises your contributions but also supports your professional growth. The successful candidate will be instrumental in refining financial systems and controls, ensuring robust balance sheet reconciliations, and driving strategic financial initiatives. Key responsibilities Strategic finance and business partnering Partner with the co-CEOs/founders and Board on strategy, performance and investment decisions across all sites. Provide clear insights on profitability, unit economics, occupancy, pricing and return on investment for growth initiatives. Support expansion planning including business cases, scenario analysis and post-investment review. Collaborate effectively with sales and operations to drive business performance improvements. Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting Own the annual budget and rolling forecast process across UK and Amsterdam operations. Develop driver-based forecasting and scenario planning to support rapid growth and changing assumptions. Provide robust analysis and interrogation of underwriting in relation to new sites. Management reporting and performance management Deliver timely, accurate monthly management accounts and consolidated reporting (GBP and EUR reporting views). Maintain clear, consistent and insightful monthly reporting pack for senior leadership. Provide variance analysis and commentary, highlighting risks, opportunities and actions required. Define and track key operational and financial KPIs by site and at group level. Cash, treasury and working capital Own cash forecasting, liquidity management and working capital discipline across the group. Implement pragmatic treasury and FX management practices appropriate for a multi-currency business. Establish controls for purchasing, approvals and spend management, balancing pace with governance. Controls, compliance and governance Ensure appropriate financial controls, policies and processes are in place and operating effectively. Oversee statutory accounts, tax compliance and filings across the UK and Netherlands, managing external advisors as required. Finance operations and systems Own and continuously improve the month‑end close, consolidation and reporting processes. Enhance finance systems (accounting platform, FP&A models, reporting/BI) to support scale and efficiency. Support new site set-up and ongoing finance operations as the footprint expands. Leadership and team development Lead and develop the finance team, setting clear expectations, coaching and accountability. Build a high‑performing culture and recruit additional roles or external support as needed. Skills and experience Proven experience leading finance as a Finance Director / Head of Finance in a multi‑site business Strong management accounting, FP&A and commercial finance capability, with the ability to translate data into decisions. Experience owning cash management, working capital and financial controls in a growth context. Comfortable operating hands‑on while also building scalable processes and systems. Experience working with UK statutory requirements; Netherlands exposure is beneficial but not essential. Strong stakeholder management and the confidence to partner closely with founders, Board and senior leaders. #J-18808-Ljbffr