This is a rare opportunity to join a highly regarded global blue chip listed organisation at a time of significant change, digitalisation and transformation. The business is widely recognised as an employer of choice, with an excellent reputation both within the UK market and internationally, and very rarely recruits externally at this level.

Based in West London, the organisation operates from smart corporate offices with parking and excellent transport links, including easy access from the station. You will work closely with a high calibre UK finance team, supported by a well established offshore shared services centre.

Reporting directly to the Group CFO, this UK Finance Director role offers the opportunity to play a pivotal role within a large, complex and evolving organisation, partnering closely with the C suite and influencing strategy at the highest level. The business has a strong track record of staff retention, leadership development and succession planning, making this a genuinely long term career opportunity.

As UK Finance Director, you will provide strategic financial leadership to the UK operations, shaping both short and long term financial plans to support sustainable growth, performance and profitability.

You will act as a trusted commercial adviser to the CEO and senior leadership team, providing insight and constructive challenge on investment decisions, transformation initiatives and operational performance. You will partner closely with operational leaders to ensure robust financial governance, high quality reporting and informed strategic decision making.

You will have full ownership of the UK profit and loss and balance sheet, with direct responsibility for a large regional finance team of approximately sixty people across onshore and offshore locations.

Your responsibilities will include strategic commercial leadership, financial planning and analysis, control, compliance and reporting, cash and working capital management, and senior stakeholder management across the business.

You will be a qualified accountant with significant post qualification experience in senior finance leadership roles, bringing a strong track record of people development and operational involvement.

You will be commercially astute, confident in challenging at senior level, and able to combine attention to detail with the ability to see the bigger picture.

Strong technical accounting skills are essential, alongside excellent business partnering capability and experience operating within a professional services, FTSE or large international organisation.

Experience of leading transformation programmes, including ERP or systems implementations, will be highly valued, as will extensive exposure to audit and tax processes within a complex environment.

A highly competitive remuneration package including a salary £150,000 to £200,000, family private medical insurance, car allowance and an annual bonus of up to 25 per cent.

Flexible hybrid working is offered.

This is a rare opportunity to operate at the top of a major organisation with genuine influence and long term career potential.

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