Finance Director in Northampton

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Recent examples include distribution and warehousing operators around the m1 logistics corridor and insurance and financial services employers with a long-standing local presence — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Northampton.

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.

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

Both — many Northampton employers use temp-to-perm for a Finance Director hire as a low-risk way to trial someone before committing.

Yes — part-qualified and studying candidates (AAT, ACCA or CIMA depending on the role) are a genuine part of the Finance Director talent pool in Northampton, not just an afterthought.

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

Finance Director salaries in Northampton 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.

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

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 Northampton.

We work with Northampton 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.

We recruit Finance Director positions across Northampton 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.

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

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