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Posted 22 July, 2026

Fractional Finance Director (1 day per week)

Reed
Windsor, ENG, GB Full Time

Job Description

Fractional Finance Director - 1 day per week - 6 month FTC with a view to permanent

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Growth-Focused Strategic Finance Leader

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Location: WindsorCommitment: 1 Day per WeekReporting to: Managing Director & Shareholders

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The Opportunity

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A successful and ambitious construction business seeking a Fractional Finance Director.

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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.

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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.

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Key Responsibilities

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You will work closely with the leadership team to:

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  • Develop and execute a robust three-year growth strategy.
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  • Improve profitability, margins and EBITDA performance.
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  • Strengthen forecasting, budgeting and business planning processes.
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  • Increase visibility of project and contract profitability.
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  • Improve working capital management and cash generation.
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  • Enhance management information, KPI reporting and financial governance.
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  • Support strategic decision-making at board level.
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  • Drive shareholder value creation.
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  • Mentor and develop the existing finance team.
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  • Act as a trusted advisor to the Managing Director and shareholders.
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Construction Sector Experience is ideal

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You will have practical experience of:

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  • Contract accounting
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  • Work-in-progress (WIP) management
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  • Long-term contract revenue recognition
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  • Applications for payment
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  • Retentions management
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  • Subcontractor management
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  • Contractual risk assessment
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  • Project cost control
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  • Forecast final account reporting
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  • Cash flow management within project-based environments
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Candidate Profile

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Essential

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  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
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  • Previous Finance Director or CFO experience.
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  • Strong construction sector background.
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  • Experience supporting businesses with revenues between £10m and £50m.
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  • Strong commercial finance and business partnering capability.
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  • Demonstrable success in improving profitability and cash generation.
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  • Experience working within owner-managed businesses.
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  • Excellent board-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
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Highly Desirable

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  • Experience scaling a construction business from £10m–£20m turnover to £25m–£35m+.
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  • Implementation of project profitability reporting and KPI frameworks.
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  • Banking, funding and lender relationship management experience.
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  • M&A and post-acquisition integration experience.
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  • Private equity or investor-backed growth exposure.
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  • ERP implementation and finance transformation experience.
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