Fractional Finance Director (1 day per week)

Fractional 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. W