Artemis has been retained by a high-growth market leader headquartered in Northern Ireland, operating at scale across the region. The business has delivered 3x revenue growth over the past five years through a combination of organic expansion, strategic investment, and disciplined execution, and is now entering its next phase of value creation.
To support this journey, the Board are seeking to appoint a seasoned, highly strategic Finance Director. This is a top-tier role, offering an outstanding package.
The Role
Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Board, the FD will lead the finance function end-to-end while acting as a key strategic partner to the executive team.
Key responsibilities include:
- Strategic leadership of the finance function, providing commercial insight, challenge, and decision support across the business
- Acting as a trusted adviser to the CEO, Board, and Investors, supporting long-term value creation and exit planning
- Leading and delivering multi-million-pound CAPEX programmes, including business cases, funding structures, ROI analysis, and post-investment review
- Playing a central role in M&A activity, including target identification, financial modelling, due diligence, deal execution, and post-acquisition integration
- Owning the financial strategy, including forecasting, budgeting, cashflow management, covenant compliance, and capital structure optimisation
- Driving data-led, analytical insight across the organisation to support operational performance and margin enhancement
- Ensuring robust financial governance, controls, and risk management in a fast-scaling environment
- Building, leading, and developing a high-performing finance team capable of supporting continued growth and complexity
- Supporting systems, process, and reporting upgrades to ensure the business remains fit for scale and future exit requirements
The Person
- Proven experience as a CFO (or Finance Director ready to step up) in a scaling, commercially driven business. 40+ million turnover
- Strong track record of leading large-scale CAPEX investments and capital allocation decisions
- Demonstrable experience of acquisitions and integrations, ideally across multiple deals
- Deep analytical capability, with the ability to translate complex data into clear strategic insight
- Experience working closely with private equity investors, boards, and external stakeholders
- Professionally qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
Skills:Acquisitions Stock Management
Benefits:Company Vehicle Annual Bonus / 13th Cheque
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