Finance Director

A fast-growing, founder-led foodservice and distribution business is seeking a commercially focused Finance Director to support the next phase of operational and financial development.

This is a hands on leadership role suited to an operationally strong finance professional who thrives in fast paced, low margin, service driven environments.

The successful candidate will partner closely with the CEO and senior leadership team to drive commercial performance, improve operational visibility, strengthen controls, and support scalable growth across a multi site operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive commercial and operational finance performance
• Improve margin visibility, profitability analysis, and cost control
• Lead cash flow, working capital, and forecasting processes
• Support operational efficiency across logistics, warehouse, procurement, and sales
• Strengthen financial controls, reporting, and governance
• Deliver KPI reporting and actionable management information
• Support systems, process improvement, and business integration initiatives
• Partner cross functionally with operational and commercial teams

Ideal Background

• Finance leadership experience within foodservice, wholesale, FMCG, logistics, retail supply chain, or distribution
• Strong operational finance and commercial analysis capability
• Experience within entrepreneurial or founder led businesses
• Hands on, pragmatic leadership style
• Strong stakeholder engagement across operational teams
• Ability to balance commercial agility with financial discipline

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded FD looking to make a visible impact within a growing and ambitious business.