Finance Director

SF Executive have been retained by a Financial Services group in Chester to recruit a Finance Director reporting into a Managing Director, and reporting into the group structure of an external investor. The business is highly profitable, and turnover is over £30M with over 100 staff so this is a sizable business with scale and the potential to benefit from upcoming changes in the Financial Services market. You will lead a team of 10 in finance, managing the day to day finance functions, Management Accounts process, leading board meetings from board packs your team have generated and ultimately ensuring the cash position of the business remains robust. Predominantly this business is a consumer debt organisation and there are some regulatory changes in the sector that have huge impacts on what this business' future look like, both with the potential for complexity, and challenge but also the potential to look at M&A and business growth. This Finance Director job therefore requires a candidate with significant experience of leading Finance teams in the Financial Services sector, ideally with consumer debt experience, and experience of dealing with change in a highly regulated environment that creates both challenge and real opportunity. You will have experience of speaking and dealing directly with investors and funders of debt, ensuring they have real reassurance a business' finances are well managed and robust. You will be a qualified accountant ACA, ACCA or CIMA, and looking for a role which is based in the office in Chester 5 days a week, though the business is sensible around working hours.