Finance Director in Cambridge

There's no retainer and no ongoing contract — our fee is only payable on a successful placement, whether that's a one-off hire or an ongoing relationship.

Finance Director sits toward the top of its own progression path in our experience — from here, moves in Cambridge tend to be sideways into a broader remit or upward into wider finance leadership.

Yes — Finance Director is one of the positions we place in Cambridge, on both a permanent and temporary basis.

Temporary cover can often be arranged within days. Permanent roles vary with seniority, but our shortlists are built from people we already know rather than a fresh keyword search, so they typically move faster than a generalist agency's.

Every candidate we put forward has been spoken to and assessed against your specific requirement — not just keyword-matched from a database. That's the difference a Market Expert model makes.

Recent examples include university and college finance offices with complex, high-volume operations and biotech and deep-tech scale-ups clustered around the science park and biomedical campus — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Cambridge.

Finance Director salaries in Cambridge typically sit at £90k – £138k. £90k+ suits a first-time FD in an owner-managed SME. £110k–£125k suits an experienced, technically astute leader, with up to £138k for high-profile, PE-backed or turnaround environments.

We recruit Finance Director positions across Cambridge itself and the surrounding commuter towns and business parks — if you're just outside the immediate area, get in touch and we'll be straight with you about whether it's somewhere we can genuinely help.

The senior finance voice in the business — from a first-time FD in an owner-managed SME through to an experienced leader in a demanding, PE-backed or listed environment.

Yes — covering absence, leave or an unexpected gap in a Finance Director position in Cambridge is one of the most common reasons employers come to us, and we aim for a same-day response.

Yes — a working interview means the candidate spends a real day in the role, on your systems, with your actual workload, before either side commits. It's one of the ways we take the risk out of a new hire in Cambridge.

No — there's never a cost to candidates. For employers, our fee is only payable on a successful placement.

Yes — we work with everyone from internationally recognised brands through to owner-managed SMEs in Cambridge needing a single, sole-charge Finance Director hire.

Submit your CV and a Market Expert will be in touch to talk through your experience, what you're looking for, and any live Finance Director opportunities in Cambridge that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.