Chief Financial Officer

Private Equity-Backed | UK-Wide Buy-and-Build

We are advising an ambitious private equity-backed group on the appointment of a Chief Financial Officer.

Following a period of sustained acquisition activity, the business is pursuing a UK-wide buy-and-build strategy. The incoming CFO will work in close partnership with the CEO, board and investor to shape the group’s next phase of development, lead further M&A and establish the financial platform required to support its ambitions.

This is a broad and influential appointment, combining strategic leadership with a clear focus on execution. The CFO will bring greater visibility to performance, strengthen commercial decision-making and play a central role in creating an integrated, high-performing group.

The CFO will:

• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO, board and investor
• Help shape and deliver the group’s value-creation plan
• Lead the financial assessment, execution and integration of acquisitions
• Establish a disciplined and repeatable approach to post-deal integration
• Enhance the quality of reporting, forecasting and commercial insight
• Maintain oversight of cash, working capital, funding and lender relationships
• Develop the finance function, systems and controls to support continued growth
• Create greater consistency and visibility across the group
• Build and lead a high-calibre finance team

We are looking for a commercially astute finance leader who combines strategic judgement with a willingness to remain close to the detail.

Candidates will bring:

• Experience with in a private equity-backed organisation
• A strong track record across M&A and post-acquisition integration
• Exposure to an active buy-and-build strategy
• A clear understanding of value creation in an investor-led environment
• Confidence managing debt, cash and lender relationships
• The credibility to influence at board level and partner effectively with operational leadership
• The ability to move comfortably between strategic priorities and hands-on execution
• A pragmatic, decisive and commercially focused leadership style

The successful candidate may already be operating as a CFO or could be an exceptional Finance Director ready to step into a first number-one appointment.

Experience with in an outsourced, professional, people-led or multi-site organisation would be beneficial. However, precise sector experience is less important than the quality and relevance of the candidate’s track record.

The role will require a meaningful presence alongside the management team, together with travel across the UK as the group continues to grow.