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Finance Director in Telford

Leading finance, shaping the business.

Day to day in Telford

What a finance director
does in Telford.

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. Here's what the role covers day to day for the Telford businesses we recruit for.

  • Overall leadership of the finance function
  • Sitting on or reporting directly into the board
  • Leading financial strategy, planning and risk management
  • Overseeing statutory reporting, audit and compliance
  • Leading on funding, M&A or sale-process activity where relevant
  • Building and developing the senior finance team

What it pays in Telford

Real Telford market rates, not a national average.

Medior Finance Director · Telford

Typical: £110,500 per year

Medium-high confidence — strong regional evidence

Recruiting in Telford

Why Telford needs
a specialist.

A Telford business hiring for a finance director role — or a candidate looking for one — deserves more than a database match. Day to day, that often means overall leadership of the finance function — one of several things a finance director in Telford is trusted to get right. Locally, that includes smes needing a sole-charge bookkeeper or accounts assistant. In a market like Telford, that focus is what actually gets the right person into the right role.

Hiring or looking?

Either way, we can help.

Hiring

Need a finance director in Telford?

Permanent or temporary, we'll shortlist from a network we actually know — with working interviews to de-risk the hire.

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Job seeking

Ready to be one?

Send us your CV or browse live Finance Director roles in Telford and beyond.

Common questions

Finance Director in Telford FAQs.

Is a Finance Director role in Telford permanent or temporary?

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

What kind of Telford employers hire Finance Directors through you?

Recent examples include distribution and logistics employers across telford's business parks and manufacturing businesses established as part of the new town — the specific mix varies, but that's representative of who we work with in Telford.

How quickly can you fill a Finance Director vacancy in Telford?

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.

What happens if a Finance Director hire in Telford doesn't work out?

Our rebate periods and money-back guarantees mean you're covered if a placement doesn't work out as expected — ask your Market Expert for the specifics for your vacancy.

How do you recruit Finance Director roles in Telford without a local office?

We work with Telford 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.

Do you offer working interviews for Finance Director vacancies in Telford?

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 Telford.

Do you place Finance Director candidates in Telford?

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

Can I see live Finance Director vacancies in Telford before speaking to someone?

Yes — you can search live jobs on our careers portal, but we'd always recommend a conversation with a Market Expert too, since not every Telford vacancy we're working on is advertised publicly.

Will my CV be shared with employers in Telford without my permission?

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

Do you recruit Finance Director roles for SMEs as well as large employers in Telford?

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

How much does a Finance Director earn in Telford?

Finance Director salaries in Telford 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.

How does the process work if I want to become a Finance Director in Telford?

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 Telford that genuinely fit — free, confidential, and no obligation.

What areas around Telford do you cover for Finance Director roles?

We recruit Finance Director positions across Telford 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.

What makes Transaction Recruitment different from a generalist agency for Finance Director roles in Telford?

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

No waffle. Just the right person.

Let's find your
finance director in Telford.