Chief Financial Officer

This is a genuine CFO-level role, offering unified ownership across Financial Control, FP&A, and commercial finance. The CFO will play a central role in shaping strategy, supporting growth decisions, and building a finance function capable of supporting a complex European operation.

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with the Board and investors, the CFO will lead financial strategy, governance, compliance, and commercial decision-making across UK and EU entities.

This is not a back-office role. The CFO will act as a visible, hands-on commercial partner, supporting leadership with insight, judgement, and disciplined financial execution.

• End-to-end ownership of FP&A and Financial Control (not split)
• Full responsibility for P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and working capital
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and long-range financial modelling
• Deliver clear, structured Board reporting including KPIs, variance analysis, risks, and actions

• Oversight of European multi-entity reporting, statutory accounts, and audits
• Ownership of VAT, cross-border tax compliance, and transfer pricing frameworks
• Ensure audit-ready controls and compliance with UK and EU accounting standards
• Manage FX exposure and hedging strategies
• Maintain strong relationships with auditors, banks, tax advisors, and external partners

• Partner with the CEO and leadership team on growth strategy, investment decisions, and market expansion
• Lead financial evaluation of new territories, wholesale structures, distributor arrangements, and investment cases
• Translate complex financial data into clear narratives and decision support for senior stakeholders
• Stress-test plans and provide robust downside and risk analysis

• Play a lead role in stabilising and improving finance processes and systems
• Drive automation, optimisation, and control improvements in a complex, imperfect environment
• Oversee financial systems and interfaces with ERP, WMS, and trading platforms
• Build scalable processes across management accounts, AR, AP, credit control, and payment cycles
• Lead, develop, and mentor the finance team
• Set clear standards, accountability, and development pathways
• Build a high-performance finance function aligned to the next phase of growth

• Clear CFO title and mandate with full functional ownership
• A true step-up opportunity for a senior finance leader ready for broader scope
• Direct exposure to Board, investors, and strategic decision-making
• Opportunity to shape the finance function and influence the business at scale
• Focus on value creation, not incremental improvement

• CFO or senior Finance Director experience within a European B2B or wholesale-led business
• Strong track record across European tax, VAT, statutory reporting, and cross-border complexity
• Commercially astute, with deep understanding of working capital, cash, and margin management
• Comfortable operating hands-on in change environments
• Confident communicator, able to influence non-finance stakeholders

• Excellent Salary, Bonus and other perks.
• Board-level CFO role in a PE-backed European wholesale business
• Competitive executive compensation (base + bonus)
• Meaningful influence during a period of rebuild, integration, and growth

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