Chief Financial Officer

SoCode Recruitment; England; Hybrid; GBP 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm seeks a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for a manufacturing company in Suffolk. The role requires a strategic partner to the CEO, driving financial leadership, transformation, and growth strategies. The ideal candidate will have a proven CFO/FD background, turnaround experience, and a strong commercial mindset, offering a competitive salary and significant career growth potential.

Qualifications

• Proven CFO/FD-level experience in manufacturing or supply chain.
• Demonstrated turnaround or transformation case studies.
• M&A and systems integration experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and evolve the finance function across both sites.
• Drive business transformation and financial turnaround initiatives.
• Support M&A strategy and execution, including due diligence.

Skills

Financial leadership

Commercial insight

Turnaround experience

Team leadership

Education

Fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)

Job description

Job Opportunity: Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Location: Suffolk

Permanent/ Hybrid: Full-time, (4 days on-site, 1 day remote)

Salary: c£150,000 Basic and attractive benefits

Reporting to: CEO

The Role

As CFO, you will be a key strategic partner to the CEO, providing financial leadership and commercial insight to support critical business decisions. You will lead a finance team of 6, oversee financial strategy, ensure robust controls, and play a pivotal role in site/system integration, M&A activity, and driving performance improvement. Importantly, your turnaround experience will be valuable initially and once key objectives have been met, your broader experience will enable you to commence growth projects and likely additional acquisitions in the near future.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead and evolve the finance function across both sites
2. Drive business transformation and financial turnaround initiatives
3. Provide commercial insight to support growth to £40m+ turnover
4. Own budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and long-term planning
5. Support M&A strategy and execution, including due diligence and integration
6. Oversee financial controls, audit preparation, and risk management
7. Partner with CEO as a sounding board and strategic adviser
8. Work cross-functionally with internal HR and outsourced IT (dotted-line oversight)

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

1. Proven CFO/FD-level experience in manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, or electronics
2. Demonstrated turnaround or transformation case studies
3. Strong commercial mindset; comfortable switching between strategy and operational detail
4. Fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
5. M&A, systems integration, and contract negotiation experience
6. Team leadership, coaching, and development capability

Desirable:

1. Audit background
2. Experience within electronics manufacturing
3. Change management or business transformation background

Why Join?

This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a high-calibre CFO with gravitas and ambition. You’ll be working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, taking on broad, strategic responsibility with clear visibility across the board. For the right individual, this role offers significant growth, influence, and future succession potential.

To learn more, please contact Chris Easom with your CV: [e-mail]