Average Finance Director salary in West Midlands (Region)

Lead finance strategy within an ambitious Birmingham business undergoing transformation, growth, and increasing leadership complexity. Influence board decisions, shape commercial outcomes, and build a high-performing finance function with real impact.Client DetailsOur client is a well-established, privately backed organisation with a strong Midlands presence and national reach. Operating in a competitive, fast-moving environment, the business is entering a pivotal phase of strategic and operational change.DescriptionReporting to the Mananging Director and working closely with the Board, the Fiancne Director will lead all financial strategy, governance and performance. The role spans commercial partnering, financial control, forecasting, and supporting long-term growth and transformation initiatives.Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting to support medium- and long-term business objectives.Provide high-quality management reporting, insight and challenge to the Board and senior leadership team.Oversee financial controls, governance and compliance, ensuring robust processes and regulatory adherence.Act as a commercial partner to operational leaders, driving performance, margin improvement and value creation.Build, develop and lead a high-performing finance team, embedding best practice and continuous improvement.ProfileYou will be a qualified finance leader with senior-level experience in complex, multi-stakeholder organisations. A strong commercial mindset, proven leadership capability, and confidence influencing at board level are essential.Job OfferThis role represents a significant career milestone, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to operate as a true board-level finance leader. You will gain broad strategic exposure, influence critical business decisions and play a defining role in shaping the organisation's next phase of growth.For the right individual, this position provides a platform to deepen leadership credentials, expand commercial impact beyond finance, and build a strong legacy through team development, transformation delivery and long-term value creation.

This is an exceptional opportunity for an ambitious and commercially driven Finance Director to play a pivotal role in shaping the financial performance, strategy and future growth of a successful UK manufacturing business. We are seeking an accomplished Finance Director to provide strategic financial leadership across multiple UK operations, driving performance, governance, operational excellence and business transformation.The RoleAs Regional Finance Director, you will lead the finance function across multiple UK sites, ensuring strong financial control, consistent processes and commercial insight that supports growth and profitability. You will develop and execute regional financial strategy, lead budgeting and forecasting, drive EBITDA and cash performance, provide commercial insight, develop high-performing teams, ensure governance and compliance, and support business transformation initiatives.We are looking for a proven Finance Director with manufacturing, engineering or industrial sector experience. You will be a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant multi-site leadership experience, strong strategic capability, excellent stakeholder management skills and a track record of driving business performance. Experience of leading an ERP implmenetion is also highly desireable.Key Requirements Proven Finance Director or senior finance leadership experienceManufacturing or industrial sector backgroundStrategic planning and commercial leadership expertiseERP implementation and business transformation experienceExtensive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning expertiseStrong leadership and team development skillsAbility to present to executive stakeholders and board-level leadersHands-on approach combined with strategic visionLocationBased near Dudley. Candidates should live within a reasonable commuting distance and be comfortable with regular travel to UK sites.What's on offerCompetitive salary plus car allowance, annual bonus, pension, healthcareAt Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.

Lead finance strategy within an ambitious Birmingham business undergoing transformation, growth, and increasing leadership complexity. Influence board decisions, shape commercial outcomes, and build a high-performing finance function with real impact.Client DetailsOur client is a well-established, privately backed organisation with a strong Midlands presence and national reach. Operating in a competitive, fast-moving environment, the business is entering a pivotal phase of strategic and operational change.DescriptionReporting to the Mananging Director and working closely with the Board, the Fiancne Director will lead all financial strategy, governance and performance. The role spans commercial partnering, financial control, forecasting, and supporting long-term growth and transformation initiatives.Lead financial strategy, planning, budgeting and forecasting to support medium- and long-term business objectives.Provide high-quality management reporting, insight and challenge to the Board and senior leadership team.Oversee financial controls, governance and compliance, ensuring robust processes and regulatory adherence.Act as a commercial partner to operational leaders, driving performance, margin improvement and value creation.Build, develop and lead a high-performing finance team, embedding best practice and continuous improvement.ProfileYou will be a qualified finance leader with senior-level experience in complex, multi-stakeholder organisations. A strong commercial mindset, proven leadership capability, and confidence influencing at board level are essential.Job OfferThis role represents a significant career milestone, offering the successful candidate the opportunity to operate as a true board-level finance leader. You will gain broad strategic exposure, influence critical business decisions and play a defining role in shaping the organisation's next phase of growth.For the right individual, this position provides a platform to deepen leadership credentials, expand commercial impact beyond finance, and build a strong legacy through team development, transformation delivery and long-term value creation.