Chief Financial Officer

Liquidline is the fastest-growing commercial coffee solutions provider in the UK and Ireland—not that we’re bragging! Our customers are companies that take pride in offering quality refreshments to their employees and clients. Our success is built on outstanding customer service, hard work, and a strong team culture. We believe in delivering WOW experiences to both our customers and our valued employees.

We are proud to be Great Place to Work® certified, a testament to our dedication to fostering a culture of support, growth and development, as well as promoting well-being, and winning together. With our core company values—passion, thoughtfulness, responsiveness, innovation, and smart working—at the very heart of our business, we are committed to cultivating an environment that inspires excellence.

As the Chief Financial Officer at Liquidline, you will have a strong and diverse background in financial leadership, business strategy, and operational transformation. With deep expertise in financial reporting, FP&A, and finance transformation, you will be well-positioned to support Liquidline’s strategic growth. Your leadership has consistently driven improvements in financial performance, operational efficiency, and data-driven decision-making.

Your proven track record in M&A transactions, including due diligence, negotiation, and integration, adds significant value, as does your experience in private equity environments and exit strategies. You will combine financial stewardship with strategic insight, making you a key driver of both stability and innovation within the business.

• To become a ‘thinking partner’ to the Managing Director for all aspects of financial acumen.
• To take a lead on the structuring, and due diligence of potential acquisitions, and divestment across the business, providing strategic recommendations to the Managing Director and Board.
• To drive the corporation tax strategy across the Group; development of requirements for large company reporting in the future.
• To lead with a critical thinking approach, analysing and supporting with the presentation of data, which will include; global financial perspectives, strategic agility and dealing with ambiguity.
• To build a robust long-term budgeting process, ensuring that forecasting and business planning processes to deliver credibility to the business strategy. This will specifically focus on a future thinking approach.
• To coach the business through business case modelling, and return on investment tracking.
• To drive the development of financial tools to support the growth strategies of the business (organic and offshore)
• To ensure establishment and implementation of a fit for purpose Enterprise Risk Management framework for the business.
• To develop an Audit committee, ensuring robust challenge and development of processess to ensure compliance with relevant laws regulatory regimes and tax jurisdictions. Provide support to the Finance Director in the development of internal controls to mitigate key organisational risks and ensure compliance with financial reporting and control requirements.
• To scope and lead technology implementations to drive efficiency, including ERP implementations, and support the Finance Director to build a scalable model for a shared service function and ensure compliance with financial reporting and control requirements.
• To oversee and support the finance director in developing the talent pipeline within the finance function.
• To establish and develop relationships with the Board, Senior Management and key external partners.
• To provide leadership and mentoring to the Finance Director.
• To develop and embed a commercial partnering approach to Finance within the Liquidline business.

• Full qualified CIMA or ACCA with a proven post qualification experience.
• A minimum of 2 years in a CFO role within a scaling commercial organisation.
• Previous experience of acquisitions at a senior level and ideally experience of PE or VC funding.
• Experience with strategy formulation.
• High level of commercial awareness.
• Previous experience with business exit, managing the preparation and…