CFO

Coyne & Associates Limited; Bridport; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Coyne & Associates Limited is seeking a CFO to work closely with the founder and leadership as a strategic financial leader. The role requires moving between board discussions and operational detail, translating ambition into sound commercial decisions and fostering disciplined cash management.

The successful candidate will lead financial strategy, planning and reporting, ensuring visibility over performance, cash and risk while strengthening margins and working capital management.

Qualifications

• A qualified accountant with senior finance leadership experience in manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, construction or related sectors.
• Ability to translate boardroom discussions into commercial decisions and practical actions.
• Experience building trust, challenging constructively and communicating clearly.

Responsibilities

• Act as trusted adviser to founder, providing clear financial insight.
• Lead financial strategy, planning and reporting across performance, cash and risk.
• Strengthen understanding of margins, project profitability and working capital.
• Assess capex and investment decisions balancing opportunity with discipline.
• Develop finance team, systems and controls to evolve with the business.
• Manage relationships with banks, auditors and external advisers.

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Financial strategy

Cash management

Profitability analysis

Stakeholder comms

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Financial reporting software

Job description

Coyne & Associates is partnering with a Bristol-based business to appoint a CFO who will work closely with the founder and leadership team, shaping strategy and translating ambition into sound commercial decisions.

This role calls for someone who can move comfortably between boardroom discussions and the operational detail—understanding what drives profitability, where cash is tied up and how to assess investment opportunities.

The opportunity

• Act as a trusted adviser to the founder, bringing constructive challenge and clear financial insight.

• Lead financial strategy, planning and reporting, providing visibility over performance, cash and risk.

• Strengthen understanding of margins, project or contract profitability and working capital.

• Assess capital expenditure and investment decisions, balancing opportunity with financial discipline.

• Develop the finance team, systems and controls to support the business as it evolves.

• Manage relationships with banks, auditors and other external advisers.

About you

A qualified accountant, you will bring senior finance leadership experience within manufacturing, engineering, infrastructure, construction or a closely related sector. You will understand the commercial realities of businesses where operational delivery, capital investment and cash management are closely connected.

You may already be a CFO or an experienced Finance Director ready for a broader remit. Experience working with founders or entrepreneurial owners would be particularly valuable, alongside the ability to build trust, challenge thoughtfully and communicate clearly.

Above all, you will combine strategic perspective with a practical approach—comfortable taking ownership and staying close to the business.