The Role
As Executive Director of Finance and Commercial Services, reporting to the Managing Director, you will sit at the heart of strategy and delivery.
- Lead the financial strategy of the company, ensuring long term sustainability and resilience
- Own planning, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow, balance sheet management and performance reporting
- Drive margin discipline and contract profitability across all service lines
- Lead commercial strategy including pricing, bid governance, procurement and contract management
- Maintain a trusted and transparent relationship with our shareholder and stakeholders
- Strengthen governance, internal controls, audit readiness and risk management frameworks
- Provide timely and high quality insight to the Board and Executive team to support informed decision making
- Lead and develop high performing finance and commercial teams
- Improve financial systems, reporting capability and performance intelligence
- Support organisational transformation and commercial growth beyond our core contracts
This is not a back‑office finance role. It is a strategic leadership position balancing control and ambition. Financial rigour and commercial growth. Public accountability and entrepreneurial thinking.
The Strategic Context
- Deliver sustainable services with consistent margin performance
- Strengthen cash resilience and balance sheet health
- Grow our commercial portfolio responsibly
- Protect and enhance long term shareholder value
You will play a leading role in delivering against these priorities.
About You
You will be a professionally qualified accountant, CCAB, CIMA, ACCA, ICAEW. More importantly, you will be a leader who combines technical excellence with strategic judgement.
- A strong track record of financial leadership at executive level
- Experience managing profit and loss, cash flow and balance sheet performance
- Proven ability to operate confidently at Board level
- Commercial acumen with experience in pricing, contracts and procurement
- Ability to initiate and deliver change
- Deep understanding of governance, risk and regulatory compliance
- Experience working in or alongside the public sector
- Knowledge of public procurement regulations
- The ability to balance financial control with commercial ambition
- A visible, values led leadership style
Why Join Us
This is a rare opportunity to shape the financial and commercial direction of a growing local authority trading company with strong foundations and clear ambition.
- Direct influence over strategy and growth
- A close working relationship with the Managing Director, Board and Shareholder
- The opportunity to strengthen commercial performance at scale
- A platform to leave a lasting legacy
Salary: circa £115k per annum
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