Finance Director Contract Jobs in Cambridge
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Project Manager
Posted 3 days ago by Leonardo UK Ltd
The Project Manager role within Leonardo UK's Integrated Defensive Aids System (IDAS) team involves delivering advanced...
- Rate £60,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Hybrid
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
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Executive Assistant to the CEO (9 month FTC)
Posted 6 days ago by Gearset
The Executive Assistant to the CEO at Gearset plays a crucial role in supporting the CEO and the Operations team by mana...
- Rate £55,000 per year
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist
Posted 7 days ago by Alignerr
The role of Business Administration (MBA) - AI Content Specialist involves leveraging MBA expertise to train and evaluat...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Remote
- Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Lead Clinician - Psychotherapist, SaLT
Posted 1 week ago by OUTCOMES FIRST GROUP LIMITED
The Lead Clinician - Psychotherapist/SaLT role at Outcomes First Group involves managing an in-house clinical team while...
- Rate £60,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Undetermined
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
Director of Financial Planning and Analysis
Posted 1 week ago by Robert Half
The Director of Strategic Finance & FP&A at IQ Geo will play a pivotal role in shaping the company's financial strategy...
- Rate £150,000 per year
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Undetermined
- Location Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Specialist - FTC
Posted 1 week ago by Robert Half Limited
Robert Half is seeking an Accounts Payable & Accounts Receivable Specialist for a 9-month fixed-term contract. The role...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Fixed-Term
- Work type Undetermined
- Location Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
SAP Analytics Cloud Planning Lead
Posted 1 week ago by Whitehall Resources
The SAP Analytics Cloud Planning Lead role involves delivering comprehensive planning and analytics solutions using SAP...
- Rate Negotiable
- Category Undetermined
- Work type Hybrid
- Location Hybrid-remote in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Trainee Mortgage Adviser
Posted 1 week ago by THE NEW HOMES GROUP LIMITED
The Trainee Mortgage Adviser role offers a structured pathway into a financial services career with comprehensive traini...
- Rate £50,000 per year
- Category Inside
- Work type Hybrid
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
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About Our Finance Director Contract Roles in Cambridge
What does a finance director contractor do?
The Finance Director contractor role centres on the ability to provide senior finance leadership on a fixed-term basis, covering a leadership vacancy, supporting a business through a period of significant financial challenge or change, or providing FD-level capability to a business that is not yet ready to make a permanent appointment. The role encompasses the full breadth of Finance Director responsibility: ownership of the statutory and management accounts, oversight of the finance function and its team, cash and working capital management, financial planning and analysis, board and investor reporting, and acting as a key commercial advisor to the CEO and executive team. Interim Finance Directors in PE-backed businesses are frequently involved in fundraising, refinancing, or exit preparation processes.
The profile expected for an interim Finance Director engagement requires a combination of technical financial rigour and senior commercial and leadership experience. Most interim FDs are qualified accountants with ACA or ACCA, with extensive post-qualification experience at finance director or equivalent level across comparable business types. The ability to quickly establish credibility with a board and management team, provide honest and commercially astute financial counsel, and manage a finance team through a period of uncertainty or change is the primary measure of success. Sector experience matters, particularly in regulated industries or businesses with complex revenue recognition, contract accounting, or treasury requirements. Most interim FDs source work through specialist finance interim firms, audit firm networks, and personal professional relationships built over long careers.
What is the market like for finance director contractors?
Interim Finance Director contracting is a high-value specialist market driven by PE portfolio activity, SME leadership transitions, and the periodic need for businesses to access FD-level financial leadership quickly without committing to a permanent hire. The market is more active than the equivalent interim CFO market simply because the Finance Director level is more common in mid-market businesses below the scale that justifies a full CFO role. Demand has remained resilient across economic cycles, as financial leadership vacancies and business challenges that require strong financial oversight are not discretionary. Rates reflect the seniority and commercial impact of the role and are at the upper end of the finance contracting market.
What is the contracting market like in Cambridge?
Few UK cities match the specificity of Cambridge's contracting opportunities. The life sciences, biotechnology, and deep technology ecosystem that has grown around the university and its research parks sustains work in scientific computing, bioinformatics, embedded systems, regulatory affairs, and clinical data at a scale and depth concentrated almost nowhere else. Beyond life sciences, telecommunications, chip design, and enterprise software employers broaden the range of engineering and development work available. Employers in Cambridge seek deep domain expertise and pay accordingly: rates for specialist disciplines frequently match or exceed London, though the overall volume of opportunities is smaller and concentrated in a narrower set of sectors. Contractors without a relevant scientific or deep technical background will find the market less accessible than its reputation might suggest.
How much do finance director contractors usually earn in Cambridge?
Contract rates for finance director roles in Cambridge typically range from £735 to £1365 per day, depending on the scope of the role, required expertise, and the delivery expectations of the engagement.
How many finance director vacancies in Cambridge are there on Quality Contracts?
Over the past twelve months, we have tracked over 100 finance director contract roles across the site, with Cambridge maintaining consistent volume. Data reviewed up to June 2026.