Enable job alerts via email!
Boost your interview chances
Create a job specific, tailored resume for higher success rate.
A leading PE-backed education company seeks a strategic CFO to drive financial performance and oversee growth. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial leadership roles and a strong understanding of regulatory compliance. This key position involves managing multi-site operations and engaging with various stakeholders to support the business's next phase of development.
Social network you want to login/join with:
col-narrow-left
Other
-
Yes
col-narrow-right
3
04.06.2025
19.07.2025
col-wide
Marks Sattin Executive Search is partnering with a PE-Backed Multisite Education business to appoint a commercially astute and strategic CFO.
This is a key leadership role, responsible for driving financial performance, supporting growth, and preparing the business for a successful exit, while shaping its journey beyond that milestone.
The CFO must navigate a complex stakeholder environment, engaging with the Board, private equity sponsors, banks, and external stakeholders. The role requires ensuring rigorous financial controls, robust reporting, and compliance with regulatory and transparency standards, especially those set by public sector partners.
As a central figure in the company’s next evolution, you will lead the finance function through transformation and expansion, managing daily operations, delivering timely reports, and embedding KPIs, governance, and financial frameworks to support strategic decisions and sustainable growth.
The client is open to candidates stepping into their first standalone CFO role within a PE-backed environment, especially those at Divisional Finance Director or Financial Controller level with the right mix of commercial insight, operational rigor, and leadership skills.
The ideal candidates:
Due to high application volumes, only candidates with relevant experience will be contacted.