Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Location: North East England (Hybrid)

Package: £200K + package

Reporting to: Chief Executive Officer

Sponsor: Leading Private Equity Investor

SMC2907

The Opportunity

Our client is a market-leading, private equity-backed business with operations throughout the UK. Having delivered significant growth over recent years, the business is entering its next phase of development focused on scaling operations, enhancing commercial performance, investing in technology and exploring both organic and acquisitive growth opportunities. Backed by an ambitious private equity investor, the business is seeking an exceptional Chief Financial Officer to partner with the CEO and Board to help drive value creation and ultimately support a successful future exit.

The Role

As CFO, you will be a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, providing strategic, commercial and operational leadership across the organisation.

You will be responsible for ensuring the finance function supports growth, delivers first-class insight and acts as a true business partner to the wider organisation. The role will extend well beyond traditional finance leadership and will involve active participation in strategic planning, transformation initiatives, investor relations and execution of the value creation plan.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as a strategic partner to the CEO, Board and private equity sponsor.
• Leading all financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and performance management activities.
• Driving commercial insight and supporting decision-making across the business.
• Managing lender, banking and investor relationships.
• Enhancing financial controls, governance and reporting capability.
• Supporting growth initiatives, including new service lines, geographic expansion and strategic partnerships.
• Leading any future M&A activity, including acquisitions, integrations and financing processes.
• Delivering robust KPI reporting and board-level analysis.
• Driving operational efficiency and margin improvement programmes.
• Supporting exit readiness and leading all financial aspects of a future transaction process.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a commercially minded CFO with a proven track record of operating within private equity-backed and high-growth environments.

The successful candidate is likely to demonstrate:

• Previous CFO experience, working within a private equity-backed business.
• A successful track record supporting growth, transformation and value creation initiatives.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder groups including investors, lenders and boards.
• Strong commercial acumen combined with robust technical finance expertise.
• Experience of debt raising, refinancing, acquisitions and integrations would be highly advantageous.
• ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification.

The Exit Opportunity

This role offers the opportunity to join a high-quality, purpose-led business at a pivotal stage of its growth journey. Working alongside an experienced CEO, Board and private equity investor, the successful individual will play a central role in executing the value creation strategy and positioning the business for a successful future exit.