Ref - Transformational Commercial Finance Director – Ref 9931

Transformational Finance Director

An immediately available Transformational business leader (MBA, ACMA, GCMA, FRSA) with a track record of driving high‑growth strategies, delivering complex change, and improving profitability across private equity–backed, family‑owned, and multinational organisations. Key achievements include: • Triple scale growth planning from 1,100 FTE in 2025 to 3,000+ FTE by 2027. • Delivered £1.5m in new tax business in one month and £1m+ margin gains as Partner & Head of Tax • Achieved 50%+ growth in new business and a 5‑star employer rating as COO • Delivered £2.6m+ cost savings  and £3m+ annualised operational savings . • Supported a £240m business sale, secured £300m refinancing, and led multiple international finance transformations. Passionate about: High‑performance teams • Large‑scale transformation • PE value creation • Data‑driven decision making • Cultural change • Governance and strategic alignment.

Delivering performance improvement through driving financial and
operational transformation and incremental process improvement
 Leading growth, managing and integrating on and offshore teams and
scaling businesses
 Risk mitigation, problem solving, strengthening financial governance.
 Managing teams through year end, a change in ownership or change of
systems.
 Developing and executing strategy to achieve long-term success to realise
profit growth.
 Creating and leading high performing teams
 Identifying opportunities to improve productivity and profitability with AI.

Oversaw the finance function during a crucial transformation phase following the departure of the
permanent Head of Finance and transition integrating SAP.
 Acted as a trusted advisor while facilitating the onboarding of the new Head of Finance.
 Management of the finance function and team locally on behalf of the Group CFO.
 Advanced integration of SAP, enhancing operational efficiency.
 Resolved prior year audit recommendations and year-end accounts.
 Successfully delivered a timely budget alongside completed year-end accounts.
 Effectively onboarded a new Head of Finance, streamlining team processes.
 Initiated integration of refined reporting processes, including the adoption of Power BI.
 Worked with Group FC in Germany to resolve historical intercompany reconciliations.

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