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Nick Jones

FD/CFO

Nick Jones is a Fractional CFO and senior finance leader with extensive experience helping complex businesses navigate growth, transformation and challenging market conditions. He combines strong financial control with a commercial, operational approach to improve profitability, strengthen cash flow and provide greater visibility of business performance. Nick partners with leadership teams to build high-performing finance functions, enhance governance and management reporting, and create the financial foundations required for better decision-making and sustainable growth.

Nick Jones

Track record highlights

  • Managed sustained business growth from £50m to £100m revenue, while maintaining financial and commercial discipline through both growth and recessionary periods.
  • Delivered strong cash generation, achieving cash balances in excess of £100m.
  • Led the year-end audit of a £500m construction business, managing complex stakeholder, audit and technical accounting requirements.
  • Successfully transformed a challenging division into a top-performing business unit.
  • Settled commercial tenders, negotiations and settlements ranging from £100k to £100m+.
  • Identified and resolved a £multi-million financial issue through technical accounting analysis and reporting.
  • Integrated multiple standalone divisions into one larger, more effective operating division.
  • Developed MI, KPI reporting and management rhythms to give leadership teams greater visibility, accountability and control.
  • Produced numerous forecasts, budgets and 5-year plans.
  • Built and mentored Finance Managers and large finance teams, strengthening capability across the finance function.
  • Introduced and enhanced governance, policies and procedures to support stronger financial control and scalable growth.

Sector Experience

  • Construction
  • Large-scale/complex organisations
  • Multi-divisional businesses
  • Housing

Nick's specialist skills

Cash & Working Capital

Strong track record of improving cash generation and financial discipline, achieving cash balances exceeding £100m.

Profit & Performance Improvement

Experienced in identifying the drivers of business performance and translating financial insight into action, including transforming a challenging division into a top performer.

Management Information & KPIs

Develops meaningful MI, KPIs and reporting rhythms that give leadership teams visibility of performance and enable better, faster decision-making.

Growth & Commercial Strategy

Has supported sustained revenue growth from £50m to £100m and understands the financial infrastructure and commercial discipline required to scale successfully.

Commercial Negotiation

Significant experience of major tenders, commercial negotiations and settlements, with values ranging from £100k to more than £100m.

Governance & Financial Control

Experienced in complex audit, technical accounting, governance and risk management, including leading the audit of a £500m entity and resolving material financial issues.

Finance Team Leadership

Builds strong finance functions, mentoring Finance Managers and developing teams to become effective commercial partners to the wider business.

Transformation & Integration

Experienced in restructuring and integrating businesses, including combining standalone divisions and turning underperformance into improved commercial results.

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