Head of Finance

Head of Finance
Location: Bradford, West Yorkshire (On-site)
Salary: Up to £80,000 + bonus + benefits

Your pathway to Finance Director starts here.
Imagine walking into a business where finance isn’t just a back-office function — it’s the engine room. A business where the CFO is so well-respected that people from every corner — production, sales, operations — are popping by finance for advice, support, and ideas. A business where finance leads the strategy, not just reports it.

This high-growth SME manufacturing business has quadrupled in size to £30m turnover and this is a newly created role born out of growth. It’s designed to give you the full exposure and experience needed to become a Finance Director — not in theory, but in practice. You will work shoulder to shoulder with a CFO who’s passionate about mentorship, developing future leaders, and pushing the boundaries of what finance can deliver through AI, automation, and data-driven insight.

Why this, why now?

• The CFO’s success is your blueprint. Having proved the value of finance as a true business partner (to ESG, procurement, IT, Health & Safety, and beyond), the CFO is ready to invest that same energy into developing your career.
• Big projects, real impact. Sage 200 system overhaul, embedding Microsoft CoPilot, unlocking new markets, exploring JV opportunities — your fingerprints will be on every strategic move.
• A culture where people stay. Low staff turnover, long tenures, and a business-wide sense of loyalty and pride. You’ll join a place where people don’t just survive — they thrive.
• Room to bring your best ideas. They are on a mission for innovation, not 'the way we’ve always done it’. If you have the drive and imagination, you’ll be heard.

Who we’re looking for:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA, or CIMA accountant.
• Commercially astute, technically strong, and ready to lead from the front.
• Energised by innovation — particularly around AI and automation in finance.
• Ambitious, ideas-led, and craving a role that gives you autonomy and space to grow.

About IFF Talent

We are an ethical purpose-driven recruitment agency focussed on modernising and enhancing the recruitment agency experience for our clients and contacts, as well as prioritising creating positive change in the workplace and society. IFF Talent offers a unique approach to recruitment that also includes career coaching and mentoring for finance professionals, data-driven insights as well as value add services, even after the recruitment process has been completed.

We also deliver mental health first aider training and well-being workshops for all clients we partner with. All of which is funded out of the recruitment fee at no extra cost to our clients.

Our investment of 3% of our profits into a Community Interest Company and social impact fund ensures that we are reinvesting profits back into the community and supporting social causes that matter.

This is your chance to join a business on an upward curve — and carve out a future that's every bit as ambitious as you are. If you’re ready to move past just 'doing the numbers' and step into true leadership, get in touch to hear more.