Chief Financial Officer

Pearse Professionals; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading high-growth company in the creative software and interactive entertainment sector is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO). This role will involve driving transformation in finance operations, shaping strategic financial planning, and closely collaborating with the founder and investors to support the company's rapid expansion and plans for growth, including potential exit strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience as CFO in high-growth tech or interactive entertainment.
• Strong communicator bridging technical and commercial aspects.
• Proven success in scaling finance functions and supporting exit strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of strategic and commercial finance.
• Shape and scale a business with clear ambitions for exit.
• Manage relationships with investors and lead performance reviews.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Commercial acumen

Communication

Finance function scaling

M&A exposure

Job description

We're excited to be partnering with an innovative, high-growth private equity backed business, currently seeking a Chief Financial Officer.

Immersed in the creative software and interactive entertainment space, with strong potential for expansion, this is a unique opportunity for a strategically driven and commercially minded finance leader to help shape the continued growth story of the business as the number one in finance.

The company are seeking a results driven CFO to steer the business through its upcoming growth phase, collaborating closely with the founder and investors whilst also leading key strategic and commercial finance decisions.

Key responsibilities:

• Be the financial voice at the table, working alongside C-Suite and investors.
• Shape and scale a business with clear ambitions for exit within 3–5 years.
• Drive transformation, automation, and efficiency across finance and operations in a product-focused environment.
• Bring commercial insight to life in a company where innovation, user experience, and technical excellence are core.
• Join the Board and play a central role in setting and delivering on long-term growth plans.
• Lead on all aspects of strategic and commercial finance.
• Build and scale a fit-for-purpose finance function, including mentoring a small in-house team.
• Partner closely with product, development, and commercial leads to align financial strategy with business performance.
• Manage relationships with investors and lead reporting, planning, and performance reviews.
• Own and evolve KPI frameworks, supporting data-driven decisions across the business.
• Support future fundraising or M&A activity as the company scales.

Experience required:

• Experience as a CFO in a high-growth tech, interactive entertainment, or software business, specifically with private equity exposure
• Strategic thinker with a roll your sleeves up mindset and natural commercial acumen.
• Strong communicator who can bridge the technical and commercial worlds.
• Proven success scaling finance functions, building reporting frameworks, and supporting growth/exit strategies.
• Exposure to M&A, fundraising, or preparing for exit is a definite plus.