Inc. Consulting is excited to partner with Fitrite, an owner-managed organisation in the building services sector. We are recruiting for an experienced Head of Finance for a permanent role based in Doncaster.
Company
Fitrite is a well-established business within the building services sector, specialising in high-quality outdoor living products, including uPVC and composite decking, fencing, garden rooms, conservatory roofs, pergolas, and hot tubs. Known for durable, low-maintenance products manufactured to the highest standards, Fitrite has built a loyal customer base across the UK by combining strong craftsmanship with reliable service.
The business is now entering an exciting period of operational and financial transformation, making this an ideal time for an experienced Head of Finance to strengthen financial control, enhance commercial insight, and play a key role in shaping the next phase of the company’s development.
This role is central to the business, with full responsibility for financial leadership, control, and discipline across the organisation. The position will play a critical role in strengthening financial governance, improving visibility, and ensuring robust cash and working capital management.
A key focus will be cash management. We are therefore seeking a highly experienced and robust finance professional who is confident operating in a hands-on SME environment, bringing structure, challenge, and control in equal measure.
Alongside core financial responsibilities, you will partner closely with the Board and operational teams to improve systems, enhance reporting, and support strategic decision-making.
Key Responsibilities
- Full financial oversight of Fitrite’s business units.
- Lead end-to-end cash management across the business, ensuring tight control of working capital, forecasting, and liquidity planning.
- Take a hands-on role in managing external financial relationships, including banks, lenders, and other key stakeholders.
- Actively manage debt positions, ensuring appropriate facilities are in place, well understood, and effectively utilised.
- Maintain and manage banking covenants, ensuring compliance and proactive communication with lenders.
- Liaise with external bodies (including banks, auditors, and financial institutions) to ensure strong governance, transparency, and confidence in the business’s financial position.
- Provide accurate, timely and insightful financial analysis, including product costings and customer profitability models.
- Understand and advise on multi-dimensional operating environments to optimise stockholding and raw material procurement.
- Build, develop and lead key analytics across stock, manufactured goods, and procurement.
- Act as the finance lead for process improvements and system implementations.
- Lead, mentor and develop a small finance team.
- Oversee the timely production of financial and management accounts.
- Develop and embed a robust monthly MI pack that provides clear visibility of performance, cash position, and key commercial drivers for board-level decision making.
- Act as a strong, hands-on finance leader who brings structure, control, and challenge where required.
Person Specification
- A highly ambitious qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
- A strong, experienced and resilient finance professional capable of operating in a hands-on SME environment.
- Proven experience producing accurate accounts in agile, fast-moving businesses.
- Exceptional cash management experience, including working capital control, debt oversight, and banking relationships.
- Proven ability to bring structure, financial control, and disciplined reporting to fast-moving SME environments.
- Strong capability in building insightful and commercially valuable management information and financial models.
- Demonstrable expertise in stock management and inventory-driven environments.
- Experience working in a business undergoing change, transformation, or process/system improvement.
- Ability to demonstrate integrity, transparency and professionalism in day-to-day operations.
- Strong track record of delivering accurate analysis at pace, with a calm and structured approach under pressure.
Key Deliverables in the first 12 months
- Assess the finance team, capabilities and gaps, and strengthen structure where required.
- Take full ownership of cashflow forecasting, reporting, debt oversight, and working capital discipline.
- Work with the Head of Operations and IT Director to identify, implement and integrate an effective stock system.
- Build out product costings and bills of material.
- Develop and embed robust monthly MI packs for board review, providing clear visibility of performance, cash position, and commercial drivers.
- Improve month end processes and close timelines, ensuring greater accuracy, control, and consistency.
- Strengthen financial controls and reporting discipline across the business.
Benefits Package
- £65,000 - £80,000 dependent on experience.
- 21 days annual leave + statutory holidays (please note, some entitlement will need to be used over the Christmas shut down).
- Free parking.
- Staff discounts.
- A pivotal role in shaping Fitrite’s financial and operational future and modernising core processes.
- Supportive, friendly, and down-to-earth working culture.
We are committed to providing a fair and inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please inform your consultant. Please note, while we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful applications, we are happy to keep your details on our CRM system and consider you for future opportunities. If you wish to have your details removed at any time, please contact [email protected] with your request
Pay: £65,000.00-£80,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
