Finance Director in Staffordshire

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

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.

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.

Recent examples include brewing and food-production employers around burton upon trent and engineering, rail and manufacturing businesses across the county — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Staffordshire.

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

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

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 Staffordshire.

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

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 Staffordshire, not just an afterthought.

Finance Director sits toward the top of its own progression path in our experience — from here, moves in Staffordshire 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.

Finance Director salaries in Staffordshire 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.