Location: Trakm8 Limited, Roman Way, Coleshill, Birmingham, B46 1HG
Role Type: Full Time, Permanent – Hybrid working ~3 days per week on-site
Benefits: 25 Days holiday, Pension, Life Assurance, EV Salary Sacrifice, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Trakm8 is a UK-based leader in fleet management, insurance telematics and optimisation solutions. Acquired by Omegro in July 2025, a portfolio within Volaris and one of Constellation Software’s (TSX:CSU) six autonomous operating groups, the company presents a significant opportunity for expansion and innovation, underpinned by a trusted brand, client-centric culture and technology-enabled processes.
With over 25 years’ experience, Trakm8’s extensive intellectual property and know-how extend across the full technology stack, supporting the delivery of cutting-edge telematics, fleet management and optimisation solutions across a wide range of industries. Whilst the solutions we provide rely on the latest technologies including AI and Machine Learning, our business is founded in deep partnership and driven by our commitment to our people.
As we scale our vehicle-centric technology solutions in the UK and farther afield, we require a highly capable Head of Finance to lead our finance function, strengthen financial controls and support strategic growth. This is a newly created role with a functional reporting line to the CEO but supported by wider Group Finance team.
Headquartered in Coleshill near Birmingham alongside our manufacturing facility, the Company supplies to the Fleet, Optimisation, Insurance and Automotive sectors to many well-known customers in the UK and internationally.
Job Purpose
The Head of Finance will act as a key member of the leadership team, responsible for the strategic and operational financial management of the company. You will oversee the full finance function, ensure robust financial reporting, optimise financial processes and systems and provide commercial insight to decision-making. Experience within a manufacturing environment, including stock management and cost control is desirable.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic & Leadership
- Lead the financial strategy of the business in line with organisational goals.
- Provide strategic financial insight and recommendations to the CEO & Senior Leadership Team.
- Drive long term business planning, scenario modelling and investment appraisal.
- Lead, coach and develop finance team of 4, to ensure high performance and continuous improvement, covering a total of 7 legal entities and an overall annual net revenue of £8M.
- Encourage cross-function collaboration, building strong relationships across engineering, operations and commercial teams
- Model the highest standards of integrity and ethical decision-making
Operational Finance & Financial Control
- Own and optimise all operational finance processes, ensuring efficiency, accuracy and compliance.
- Oversee month end close, management accounts, cash flow forecasting and KPI reporting
- Maintain strong internal controls, improving processes around cost management and working capital.
- Work closely with Group Finance to ensure timely delivery of monthly reporting and forecasting.
- Ensure accurate and timely statutory reporting, liaison with external auditors and tax advisors.
- Provide strategic financial advice and guidance to the leadership team to aid decision making and provide coaching support for others working on operational finance related tasks
Manufacturing & Stock Control
- Manage and improve financial processes relating to manufacturing operations, including:
- Standard costing and cost of production analysis
- Bill of materials and manufacturing variance reporting
- Stock valuation, stock reconciliations and WIP control
- Inventory optimisation and ERP/MRP utilisation
- Work closely with operations and production teams to improve manufacturing efficiency and cost transparency.
Budgeting, Forecasting & Commercial Finance
- Lead the annual budgeting process and quarterly reforecasts.
- Deliver insightful financial analysis to support commercial decisions, pricing models and margin improvement.
- Provide financial modelling for new product development, capex planning and market expansion.
Cash, Treasury & Compliance
- Oversee cash flow management, banking relationships and treasury activities.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, audit requirements and tax obligations.
- Lead financial risk management, identifying and mitigating business risks.
Skills & Experience
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or equivalent.
- Minimum 5 years’ post qualified experience in a senior finance leadership role within an SME, ideally within the technology or engineering sector.
- Demonstrable experience running a finance function including team leadership, process improvement and financial governance.
- Strong operational finance background with hands on experience improving day to day finance processes.
- Proven capability in budgeting, forecasting, and the preparation of management and statutory accounts.
- Strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and excellent attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills with ability to partner across technical, commercial and operational teams.
Highly Desirable
- Experience in a manufacturing environment, with understanding of:
- Cost accounting
- Stock management and control
- Manufacturing finance workflows
- Experience in planning & implementing ERP/MRP migration programmes.
- Background in high growth or private equity backed businesses.
- Experience improving financial reporting automation and systems.
Personal Attributes
- Values driven leader.
- Resilience and positivity.
- Commitment to doing the right thing for colleagues, customers and stakeholders.
- Strategic thinker with a pragmatic, demonstrable hands on approach.
- Highly organised, driven, and committed to delivering results.
- Ability to challenge constructively and influence senior stakeholders.
- Collaborative team player with strong leadership presence.
- Committed to personal development and development of their teams.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, agile SME environment.
Our Values
- We’re a close-knit team who care about each other, our customers and making a positive impact, our values drive who we are and the decisions we make:
- Caring & Committed – We show up for each other and deliver with dedication
- Make a Difference – We create impact that matters
- Relentless – We push forward until we succeed
- Do the Right Thing – We choose integrity every time
- Joy of the Journey – We enjoy the ride and celebrate along the way
This role requires screening in the below areas:
- 2 years of satisfactory Employment/Education References
- Pre-Employment Credit Check
- Basic Disclosure
Please send your letter of application with your CV to: recruitment@trakm8.com or by post to: Trakm8 Limited, 4 Roman Park, Roman Way, Coleshill, Birmingham, West Midland