FD

Finance Director 

North East

Day rate- £500 - £600 

The FD Centre is urgently recruiting for people in the North East, ideally candidates will live within 30 minutes of Newcastle. The role we have is for portfolio Finance Directors; please only apply if you are committed to this type of career.

The FD Centre is the leading provider of part-time Finance Director services in the UK, and globally, and continues to grow rapidly both within the UK and internationally.  To support this growth the company is now looking for qualified, experienced, ambitious Finance Directors with entrepreneurial drive, to join our teams based in the North East to deliver the company's unique style of part-time Finance Director services to mid-tier private, public, charitable and Not for Profit businesses.

Candidates will be highly experienced, energetic and have significant entrepreneurial drive. We work with clients across all industry sectors and would expect successful applicants to be working with clients that have diverse requirements, so excellent people and communication skills are essential. A breadth of sector and transactional experience is a must.

This unique opportunity will suit qualified Finance Directors who want to work in a dynamic business environment with other like-minded professionals and are seeking to build a portfolio lifestyle and provide excellent value to our clients.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • Strong Finance Director, commercial and strategic background;
  • Track record of excellence, achievement and entrepreneurial drive;
  • Desire to work directly with business owners, with a passion for making a difference;
  • Business development experience of benefit;
  • Confidence and gravitas;
  • Excellent people and communication skills;
  • Excellent presentation skills;
  • Enjoys working in a team and collegiate environment
  • Able to develop a strong alignment to the company's culture;
  • Breadth of sector and transactional experience a must;
  • Manufacturing experience of benefit;
  • Must be based in the North East, ideally within a 30 minute commute of Newcastle.  

The Company:

Founded in the UK in 2001, the Company now has regional operations across the UK, with over 160 part-time Finance Directors, working across many different industries, along with operations in Australia, South Africa, Canada, the Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong, the US, New Zealand, Ireland, India, Belgium and Mauritius.

The company is dedicated to providing first class Finance Director services on a part-time basis to the mid-tier sector, committed to the ongoing development of its own team, both commercially and culturally, and believes in the long-term sustainable growth of its clients' businesses.

With a strong team and collegiate environment, the Company's entire focus is on providing experienced part-time Finance Directors to businesses that require high quality support on an ongoing regular basis and for particular situations as they arise but do not want to offer a full-time employed position.

The Company's FDs are all qualified from one of the major chartered institutes and have all been front line Finance Directors in business once, twice or several times. Many of the company's FDs have also started and run businesses themselves or have general management experience. They share common qualities of excellence and the desire to pass on their knowledge and experience.

If you are interested in applying, or learning more about the role, please forward your CV, plus an Overview of what appeals to you about a part-time portfolio career, what skills and experience you have to help you succeed in the portfolio arena (including any business development experience) and what it is that specifically appeals about building a portfolio with the FD Centre, by email by clicking Apply Online.