Finance Director

  • Paul Card Recruitment
  • Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
  • Jul 25, 2025
Full time Accounting

Job Description

We are pleased to be working with a global consultancy in the thick of scaling and they're ready for a Finance Director who can bring clarity, structure and commercial insight to match their momentum.

This isn't just about managing numbers, it's about influencing direction. The business is evolving fast, and finance is now central to how they make decisions, win work, and grow sustainably. You'll report directly to the CEO, join the leadership team, and help drive the next chapter.

What you'll be doing:

  • Taking full ownership of UK finance - leading forecasting, reporting, budgeting and cash flow with confidence and clarity

  • Driving group-wide financial strategy across international entities -connecting the dots and making it all stack up

  • Partnering with the CEO to shape the future -bringing insight, challenge and commercial sharpness to every big decision

  • Getting stuck into bids, pricing and contracts -making sure every deal is profitable and commercially sound

  • Tracking project profitability and utilisation - the metrics that matter in a consultancy environment

  • Leading a high-performing UK team and working closely with international contacts to keep everything aligned

  • Building smarter systems, sharper controls, and reporting that gives the business what it needs before it even asks

What's in it for you?

  • Competitive salary + discretionary bonus

  • Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 from home

  • Full ownership of the finance function across a global group

  • A key voice on the leadership team, working directly with the CEO

  • A newly formed exec team that's focused, ambitious, and ready to build something properly

What you'll need:

  • A full accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

  • Experience leading finance in a scaling, fast-paced business

  • Strong grasp of group consolidation, forecasting and commercial finance

  • Ideally, exposure to consultancy, tech or project-based revenue models

  • Confident in managing teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and solving complex problems

  • Bonus if you've worked across borders or with multi-currency operations

If you're ready to step into a role with impact, direction and the backing to shape how finance is done , click 'Apply' now.