Financial Director

Company: Downey Osborne
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Location: Belfast
Job Description:

We are working with a growing and commercially focused business to recruit a Finance Director for a key leadership role within the organisation. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who enjoys operating across strategy, operations, reporting, and team leadership within a fast-paced environment.

  • Competitive senior-level salary package
  • Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
  • Broad and varied leadership role
  • Opportunity to influence business strategy and growth
  • Supportive and collaborative culture
  • Strong autonomy and visibility across the organisation

About You

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CTA, or equivalent)
  • Strong experience in financial leadership and commercial reporting
  • Comfortable operating in a hands‑on environment
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
  • Detail-focused with strong analytical ability
  • Previous experience managing and developing teams
  • Experience within a regulated, investment, or professional services environment would be beneficial

About Your New Role

Always

  • Leading financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting activities
  • Providing commercial and strategic insight to senior leadership
  • Managing governance, compliance, and financial controls
  • Overseeing relationships with external advisors and stakeholders
  • Supporting operational improvements and business scalability

Often

  • Managing cash flow, performance reporting, and business planning
  • Leading projects focused on efficiency and process enhancement
  • Supporting leadership teams with commercial decision‑making
  • Mentoring and developing finance team members

Occasionally

  • Travelling for meetings and business requirements
  • Supporting wider operational and administrative activities
  • Explaining for the third time that finance cannot ‘just work backwards from the number we want’

Never

  • Feeling like finance is viewed as a back‑office function rather than a key voice in decision‑making
  • Clapping awkwardly on a Zoom call because nobody knows how to end it properly

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Posted: May 24th, 2026