Financial Director

Company: Alexander Daniels Finance Recruitment
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Location: Wolverhampton
Job Description:

Finance Director | PE-Backed Manufacturing | West Midlands

Location: Wednesbury (on-site)

We’re supporting a private equity-backed, global engineering and manufacturing group (~£200m revenue) supplying safety-critical components into sectors including energy, infrastructure, and defence.

Following a recent integration of its European operations, the business is entering a key transformation and growth phase, creating an opportunity for a high-calibre Finance Director to join the leadership team of a c.£60m division based in the West Midlands.

The Role

Reporting to the Group CFO and partnering closely with the Managing Director, you will:

  • Act as a true commercial business partner to drive performance and value creation
  • Lead the finance function, ensuring strong controls, reporting, and governance
  • Provide insight across costing, pricing, working capital, and operational performance
  • Play a key role in transformation, integration, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support strategic decision-making, from shop floor operations to board-level discussions

About You

You will likely be:

  • A qualified Finance Director / Head of Finance with significant experience
  • From a manufacturing, engineering, or industrial environment
  • Commercially driven, with strong business partnering capability
  • Comfortable operating in a PE-backed, change-oriented environment
  • A hands-on leader who balances strategic thinking with delivery

Why Join?

  • Join a profitable, cash-generative business with strong growth
  • Be part of a PE-backed transformation journey
  • High visibility role with direct impact on business performance and strategy
  • Work alongside an experienced and ambitious leadership team

Interested?

If you’re a Finance Director who thrives in a high-impact, transformational environment, I’d welcome a confidential discussion.

Apply directly or message me to learn more.

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Posted: July 6th, 2026