About the Company Our client is a long-established UK SME manufacturing and engineering business operating in a specialist industrial sector. With decades of heritage and a strong reputation for well-engineered, high-quality products that offer genuine value for money, the business is regarded as one of the go-to names within its niche. All design, manufacture and assembly are carried out in-house, giving the company full control over quality, lead times and bespoke customer requirements. Now backed by a long-term investment group, the business is entering a significant period of transition. Founder-led operations are gradually being replaced with more structured, data-led ways of working, supported by major investment in systems, processes and leadership capability.

About the Role This Head of Finance role is a senior, hands-on, leadership position at the heart of the business operating as number 1 in Finance deputising the MD. The role exists to bring clarity, control and commercial discipline to an organisation that has historically relied on experience and intuition rather than robust financial insight. With outdated systems being replaced and a full ERP implementation about to begin, the successful candidate will take ownership of finance end-to-end. From core ...