Finance Director

Position: Finance Director

Salary: £110,000 per annum plus 20% performance bonus

Location: Hybrid – London or Manchester (minimum 2 days a week in office)

Hours: Full Time

ABOUT US

Williams, Stanley \& Co is a leading accountancy firm catering to a diverse range of clients within the hospitality industry, from high street chains to family\-run cafes. Our company began with a mission to provide accurate and actionable financial insights to businesses, drawing from our founders' own experiences in managing multiple rapidly growing ventures.

Driven by a commitment to customer\-first accounting, we've assembled a team of experienced and trusted accountants who share our vision for excellence. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and expertise, our team operates seamlessly across different locations, including the UK, Philippines and Dubai.

ABOUT YOU

We are hiring a Finance Director to take full ownership of the accounts division and the client delivery underneath it. The successful candidate will work in the way of a Divisional MD position, running multi\-million pound revenues, an international footprint, and a leadership layer of Financial Controllers, AP, and offshore delivery in the Philippines.

The ideal candidate will have already operated as a Finance Director in a multi\-site hospitality/ Leisure or professional services environment. You will be commercially aggressive, technically credible, and confident running a P\&L with full margin and growth accountability. You will be ready to grow the business.

You are:

• A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with significant post\-qualification experience.


• An operator who has run a finance function with full P\&L responsibility.


• Experienced in financial control, management reporting, and compliance across multiple entities.


• Proficient in Xero, Netsuite and other financial management systems.


• Commercially aggressive – comfortable pushing back on decisions and defending margin.


• A strong communicator, confident sitting in front of client CFOs and senior stakeholders.


• Tech\-savvy enough to set the direction on automation and systems, not just approve the spend.


• Experienced in hospitality, leisure, or another high\-volume service business.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Own client delivery across accounts, AP, and management reporting – monthly close inside agreed windows, on\-time delivery above 95%, and error and rework rates held to the standard set with Quality and Compliance.


• Run the divisional P\&L, with monthly accountability for revenue, gross margin, EBITDA contribution, and year\-on\-year growth.


• Set and own the growth strategy for the accounts division – services, capacity, geography, and revenue mix.


• Hold client retention above 90% annually, protect revenue concentration across the book, and own the commercial relationship with the top\-tier client portfolio.


• Lead client budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and cash flow and working capital monitoring across the book.


• Hold statutory compliance across the client base – audit, tax advisors, regulatory bodies – and the WS\-side relationships with them.


• Set, refresh, and enforce the financial policies, controls, and operating standards that delivery runs on.


• Sit alongside clients as the senior accounting and commercial adviser, owning the “how” and “why” behind the numbers.


• Build, lead, and develop the team – from senior delivery leadership through to delivery staff – with accountability for retention, succession, capability, training, and career path.


• Run delivery to a single standard across the UK, Philippines, and Dubai, including capacity planning, team productivity, and the growth targets agreed for the international book.


• Sit on the Senior Leadership Team and own divisional risk and compliance jointly with the Quality and Compliance lead.


• Hold the senior client relationship at CFO and Founder level, with personal accountability for retention and growth of the top\-tier book.


• Lead pricing, scope, write\-offs, and bad debt across the division. Lead new client onboarding in partnership with the Commercial Director.


• Drive adoption of WS technology – Teampay, Troncmaster, OpsDesk, and WS Insights – across the client base, in partnership with the Product function.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience setting and delivering financial strategy at FD level.


• Qualified Accountant (ACCA,ACA, CIMA…)


• Strong understanding of UK tax regulations and compliance requirements.


• Proven ability to improve operating margin through process and automation.


• Experience working in the hospitality, leisure, or wider service sector.


• Strong working knowledge of automation, technology, and process design.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive base salary of £110,000 with 20% performance bonus


• Membership on our Employee Recognition platform Hospitality Rewards \- with numerous free perks and access to counselling services and training providers


• Ongoing career progression, training and support in gaining nationally recognised qualifications (including Education Scheme and ACCA Support)


• 30 days holiday entitlement pro rata (including Bank Holidays) with an additional day for each year of service


• Great pension scheme (Penfold)


• Fun company socials and events


• Flexible hybrid working model (2 days minimum in the office)


• Employee Assistance Programme and coaching for personal and professional development


• Enhanced parental leave policy (subject to length of service requirements)


• Birthday leave – an additional day of leave to be taken on or around your Birthday


• Mental Health Half Days – celebrating the power of ‘Me Time’


• Annual Pay Reviews and Biannual Appraisals – career progression is everything!


• Perks and benefits on our HR platform Employment Hero

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age."

Company Overview

Williams, Stanley \& Co is a leading accountancy firm catering to a diverse range of clients in the hospitality industry, from high street chains to family\-run cafes. Our company began with a mission to provide accurate and actionable financial insights to businesses, drawing from our founders' own experiences in managing multiple rapidly growing ventures. Driven by a commitment to customer\-first accounting, we've assembled a team of experienced and trusted accountants who share our vision for excellence. With a strong emphasis on collaboration and expertise, our team operates seamlessly across different locations, including the UK, US, Philippines, and Dubai.

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