Finance Director

Citadel Source is delighted to be partnering exclusively with a highly successful retail/FMCG business to appoint a Finance Director. As the organisation continues through an exciting period of growth and transformation, this role will play a key part in shaping its future development and long-term success.

About the client

Our client is a highly successful, consumer-focused organisation with a strong presence across the UK and international markets. Backed by a clear growth strategy and significant investment, the business is focused on enhancing operational excellence, scaling capability, and delivering sustainable long-term growth. As part of this journey, the business is seeking an experienced Finance Director to partner closely with the CFO and executive leadership team. This individual will play a key role in modernising the finance function, improving planning and reporting processes, and embedding a high-performance culture across the wider organisation.

About you

The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with extensive experience operating in a senior finance leadership position previously. You will be comfortable influencing executive stakeholders, leading sizeable teams, and balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution. Experience within international businesses, private equity-backed organisations, or periods of significant business change would be highly advantageous.

The role

This is a pivotal leadership role with the opportunity to shape the future of a global finance function. Reporting directly to the CFO, the Finance Director will lead Financial Planning & Analysis, Financial Control, and Finance Transformation, ensuring the business has the insight, governance, and financial discipline to deliver its ambitious growth plans. The successful candidate will combine strategic vision with operational excellence, acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders while driving improvements across processes, systems, reporting, and team capability.

As the Finance Director, your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

Lead group budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance management across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow
Provide commercial insight and strategic financial advice to the CFO, executive team, and Board
Strengthen financial control, governance, reporting standards, audit readiness, and internal controls across the group
Analyse pricing, margins, customer profitability, operating costs, investment decisions, and ROI performance
Drive finance transformation, improving systems, automation, reporting capability, data quality, and process efficiency
Partner with operational leaders to identify risks, opportunities, and actions that support EBITDA, cash flow, and growth targets
Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing finance team, building capability, accountability, and future leadership strength

Responsibilities

Lead group budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance management across P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow; Provide commercial insight and strategic financial advice to the CFO, executive team, and Board; Strengthen financial control, governance, reporting standards, audit readiness, and internal controls across the group; Analyse pricing, margins, customer profitability, operating costs, investment decisions, and ROI performance; Drive finance transformation, improving systems, automation, reporting capability, data quality, and process efficiency; Partner with operational leaders to identify risks, opportunities, and actions that support EBITDA, cash flow, and growth targets; Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing finance team, building capability, accountability, and future leadership strength

Requirements

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA); Extensive experience operating in a senior finance leadership position; Comfortable influencing executive stakeholders; Leading sizeable teams; Balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution

Nice to have

Experience within international businesses; Experience within private equity-backed organisations; Experience with periods of significant business change

Benefits

Annual bonus; Car allowance; Hybrid working (c. 3 days office-based per week); Private healthcare; Enhanced pension contribution; Life assurance and income protection; Enhanced parental leave policies; Generous holiday allowance; Staff discounts; Wellbeing benefits