Chief Financial Officer; CFO

An impressive, highly regarded and growing organisation in Kent is looking to appoint a new CFO. Operating across several sectors, this innovative and diverse organisation has built an excellent reputation and received numerous industry awards. Following significant investment, the organisation is entering an exciting new phase of growth and development. Reporting to a passionate and ambitious CEO, you will join a high-calibre leadership team at a pivotal point in the organisation's journey.

This is a rare opportunity to help shape its future direction and play a significant role in delivering its long-term ambitions.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will provide strategic financial leadership across the organisation, ensuring long-term financial sustainability, robust governance and continued commercial excellence. As a key member of the executive leadership team, you will partner closely with the CEO and Board to shape and deliver the organisation's long-term strategic plan. You will provide commercial insight, constructive challenge and high-quality financial analysis to support informed strategic decision-making.

• Providing financial leadership and stewardship across the organisation.
• Leading the organisation's three-year financial and strategic planning process.
• Overseeing all aspects of financial management, reporting, forecasting, controls and governance.
• Leading budgeting, cash flow forecasting and performance analysis.
• Developing and leading the organisation's investment strategy.
• Overseeing robust financial modelling and commercial evaluation of key projects and investments.
• Providing insightful commercial analysis to the CEO, Board and wider leadership team.
• Leading, developing and inspiring the finance function, creating a high-performance culture.
• Driving improvements in financial systems, processes, controls and reporting.
• Strengthening commercial finance capability and embedding data-driven decision-making.
• Developing a proactive business partnering culture across the organisation.
• Collaborating with the wider executive leadership team to support growth, transformation and organisational performance.

You will be a credible, commercially astute and strategic finance leader with the presence and experience to operate effectively at Board and executive level. You will be ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, with significant senior leadership experience gained within a complex organisation. You will have a strong track record of strategic financial planning, commercial decision-making and influencing at Board level. You will combine strong technical and financial credentials with excellent commercial judgement and the ability to see the bigger picture.

Experience of leading change and transformation will be important, alongside the leadership skills to develop a high-performing finance team and influence stakeholders across the wider organisation.

This is a rare opportunity to take on a highly influential CFO position within an award-winning organisation at an exciting stage of its development. You will have the opportunity to work closely with an ambitious CEO and leadership team, shape the organisation's financial strategy and play a central role in its next phase of growth. The package includes a salary of £130,000 to £150,000, plus pension and healthcare.

The organisation operates a hybrid working model, with four days per week in the office and one day working from home.