New Job Opening: Finance Transformation Lea in Access House,

Finance Transformation Lead

Contracted to 18th December 2026

Minimum 2 days per week at RTITB Head Office, Telford, Shropshire

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced Finance Lead/Finance Controller/ Commercial Finance Manager to support a focused turnaround and long-term growth plan for the Gorup Finance function.

This is a hands-on, commercially driven role. We need a confident, decisive finance leader who can build a finance function that consistently delivers and act as a true commercial partner to the CEO and Board.

This is not a passive reporting role. It requires curiosity, strong judgement, pace, and the confidence to challenge constructively.

About the Company

This is a multi-entity group operating across the UK and internationally, spanning training, compliance and a growing SaaS platform business. The structure includes UK operations, a Community Interest Company, a Middle East subsidiary, a 60%-owned Indian entity, a property company and a technology business that owns the group’s SAAS IP. In the UK/Republic of Ireland the business serves around 550 customers.

The finance team comprises four people: a Finance Controller (ACCA), a part-qualified Assistant Management Accountant and two Accounts Assistants.

The CEO is commercially driven (sales, marketing and product focused), operates at pace and expects finance to be a true business partner. She requires someone who will deliver and own commercially-balanced financial decisions confidently, challenge constructively, and slow decisions where risk demands it. This is a culture that values directness, accountability and commercial clarity.

The Role

• Embed the new financial planning and control processes, ensuring they are consistently adopted across the business and deliver measurable value.


• Own and continuously improve the 13-week rolling cash flow forecast, providing timely visibility of cash, risk and decision points.


• Embed a disciplined credit control process to reduce debtor days and improve cash conversion.


• Embed a robust, timely month-end cycle that supports commercial decision-making, not just financial reporting.


• Be curious to identify problem areas and propose fixes/solutions


• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate and standardise financial processes, improving efficiency and reducing manual effort.


• Support commercial decision-making through pricing, margin analysis and financial insight that protects profitability.


• Strengthen financial governance, controls and compliance, ensuring finance provides a reliable foundation for business growth.


• Build a disciplined finance function with clear ownership, consistent processes and dependable delivery.


• Provide proactive financial leadership that enables faster, better-informed decisions while reducing day-to-day reliance on the CEO.

Key Outcomes

The FT Lead will ensure that they have:

• Implemented a robust rolling cash forecast


• Reduced debtor days and improved working capital


• Created clear financial visibility for the Board (cash, sales, risk)


• Improved month-end effectiveness and reduced CEO time spent on finance


• Established sustainable processes the internal team can maintain


• Strengthened commercial decision-making discipline

Essential Experience Required

• Proven FC / Financial Management / FP&A / Commercial finance experience


• Track record of stabilising cash flow and improving working capital


• Strong commercial judgement and ability to make risk-based decisions


• Experience working with multi-entity structures


• Hands-on approach – comfortable operating in detail as well as at board level


• Confident in challenging senior stakeholders constructively


• Systems/process improvement experience


• Basic SQL


• Advanced Excel


• Power Query


• Production of dashboards

Desirable Experience required

• Exposure to SaaS or subscription revenue models beneficial


• Power BI


• Advanced Excel


• Building and maintain pricing models


• Master Data management


• Exposure to SaaS or subscription revenue models beneficial

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