Job Description
CLC, part of Axis CLC, is a national maintenance and refurbishment provider with over 1,000 employees and 13 UK offices. We support clients across the healthcare, defence, leisure, heritage, commercial and education sectors, delivering essential building services. As part of the Axis CLC group, backed by over 110 years of combined experience across the organisation, we offer responsive repairs, planned maintenance, compliance, decarbonisation and refurbishment solutions nationwide.
The Role
We are recruiting a CLC Commercial Finance Director to provide strategic and commercial financial leadership across CLC s divisions.
Reporting to the Group CFO, this senior role will drive commercial insight, operational performance and financial control across a multi-site service business.
A key priority will be leading CLC s transition to Dynamics 365 F&O, strengthening systems, reporting and scalability.
You will partner closely with divisional MDs to improve forecasting discipline, margin performance and working capital control.
What You ll Do
You will:
- Lead the finance transition to Dynamics 365 F&O
- Partner divisional MDs to drive commercial performance and decision-making
- Lead margin analysis, contract profitability and commercial modelling
- Oversee budgeting, reforecasting and forward order book discipline
- Strengthen reporting accuracy, controls and month-end processes
- Deliver actionable insight on divisional profitability and labour utilisation
- Drive working capital performance (accrued income, debt, retentions, cash collection)
- Support Group cash flow forecasting and financial planning
- Provide financial leadership on M&A due diligence and integration
- Lead and develop a high-performing commercial finance team
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
To be successful in this role, you will require:
Essential
- Significant experience as a Commercial Finance Director, Head of Commercial Finance or equivalent senior finance leadership role
- Strong commercial finance and management accounting expertise
- Deep knowledge of UK GAAP / FRS 102 and revenue recognition in long-term and reactive works environments
- Proven experience in working capital management (accrued income, aged debt, retentions)
- Demonstrable experience supporting operational and commercial teams in a multi-site, service-led business
- Strong experience in budgeting, reforecasting, financial modelling and business case development
- Exceptional stakeholder engagement skills with senior non-finance leaders
- Sector experience within property services, construction, maintenance or housing
Desirable
- Experience leading finance teams through system implementation or transformation
- Exposure to Dynamics 365 F&O
- Experience supporting M&A due diligence and integration
- Experience strengthening financial controls and reporting automation
What We Offer
- An executive level salary package with a performance-related bonus
- Car allowance
- Pension, medical scheme options and life assurance
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Perkbox (discounts, perks & wellbeing offers)
- 1 paid volunteer day
- £2000 refer-a-friend bonus after the referee passes probation
- Opportunities for development and progression across Axis CLC
Why Axis CLC
Joining Axis CLC means being part of a national team delivering essential services across housing, education, healthcare, defence and commercial property. We value reliability, quality and social impact, and offer meaningful work with real opportunities to grow.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Many faces, one Axis CLC. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
