Finance Director in Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

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.

No — nothing about your CV or your situation is shared with any employer, in this location or any other, without your explicit permission first.

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.

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.

We work with Cheltenham employers and candidates remotely for Finance Director roles — video interviews and phone-based briefings, backed by the same vetting and market knowledge we use everywhere else.

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

We recruit Finance Director positions across Cheltenham 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.

Recent examples include insurance and financial services employers with a long-standing local presence and technology and cyber-security businesses clustered around gchq — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Cheltenham.

Finance Director salaries in Cheltenham 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 in Cheltenham on both a permanent and temporary basis — including short-notice cover when a team is stretched.

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

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

We recruit transactional finance and payroll specifically, not as one line among fifty sectors — that focus means genuinely knowing the Cheltenham market for Finance Director roles, the going rate, and who's actually looking.