A growing, private equity-backed business services company with c.£15m revenue is seeking a commercially minded CFO to join the senior leadership team.
Operating within a labour-intensive, operationally led environment, the business is entering its next phase of growth, with a focus on improving operational performance, strengthening margins and scaling the platform both organically and through selective M&A.
Role Summary
As Chief Financial Officer, you will work closely with the CEO and PE investor to drive financial and operational performance across the business.
This will be a hands-on CFO role, combining strong financial control with commercial leadership. You will provide greater visibility across contract profitability, labour costs, pricing, working capital and operational KPIs, while building a finance function capable of supporting the next stage of growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner closely with the CEO and leadership team to deliver the business plan and PE value creation strategy.
- Strengthen financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management.
- Drive improved visibility across contract/customer profitability, gross margins, labour costs and operational performance.
- Support commercial decisions around pricing, tenders, contract renewals and new business opportunities.
- Improve working capital management, particularly around billing, collections and cash conversion.
- Establish robust financial controls, processes and management information appropriate for a growing £15m business.
- Support future M&A, integration and exit preparation where required.
- Manage relationships with the PE investor, board, lenders, auditors and other external stakeholders.
- Build and develop a strong, scalable finance team.
Candidate Profile – Must Have
- Proven CFO, Finance Director or senior finance leadership experience within a blue-collar, labour-intensive business services environment.
- Strong understanding of labour economics, contract profitability, pricing, margins and working capital.
- Experience operating within an entrepreneurial SME environment, ideally in a business of a similar scale.
- Has worked within a private equity-backed business.
- Strong commercial capability alongside a hands-on approach to financial control and reporting.
- Experience supporting growth, M&A and/or a future exit.
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or equivalent.
If interested, please send your CV to sam.mcdermott@finatal.com