Full job descriptionFractional Finance Director - 1 day per week - 6 month FTC with a view to permanent
Growth-Focused Strategic Finance Leader
Location: Windsor
Commitment: 1 Day per Week
Reporting to: Managing Director & Shareholders
The Opportunity
A successful and ambitious construction business seeking a Fractional Finance Director.
Seeking an experienced Fractional Finance Director who can provide strategic financial leadership while partnering closely with the Managing Director and shareholders. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of the business, improving commercial performance and building the financial infrastructure required to support sustainable growth.
The successful candidate will be a commercially minded finance leader with a proven track record within the construction sector and experience supporting owner-managed businesses through periods of expansion.
Key Responsibilities
You will work closely with the leadership team to:
*Develop and execute a robust three-year growth strategy.
*Improve profitability, margins and EBITDA performance.
*Strengthen forecasting, budgeting and business planning processes.
*Increase visibility of project and contract profitability.
*Improve working capital management and cash generation.
*Enhance management information, KPI reporting and financial governance.
*Support strategic decision-making at board level.
*Drive shareholder value creation.
*Mentor and develop the existing finance team.
*Act as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director and shareholders.
Construction Sector Experience is ideal
You will have practical experience of:
*Contract accounting
*Work-in-progress (WIP) management
*Long-term contract revenue recognition
*Applications for payment
*Retentions management
*Subcontractor management
*Contractual risk assessment
*Project cost control
*Forecast final account reporting
*Cash flow management within project-based environments
Candidate Profile
Essential
*ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
*Previous Finance Director or CFO experience.
*Strong construction sector background.
*Experience supporting businesses with revenues between £10m and £50m.
*Strong commercial finance and business partnering capability.
*Demonstrable success in improving profitability and cash generation.
*Experience working within owner-managed businesses.
*Excellent board-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
Highly Desirable
*Experience scaling a construction business from £10m–£20m turnover to £25m–£35m+.
*Implementation of project profitability reporting and KPI frameworks.
*Banking, funding and lender relationship management experience.
*M&A and post-acquisition integration experience.
*Private equity or investor-backed growth exposure.
*ERP implementation and finance transformation experience.
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