Chief Financial Officer

SF Recruitment; Oxford; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading professional services firm in the United Kingdom is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to lead financial reporting and build a top-class finance function. Candidates should have experience in tech-enabled services and hold a CFO/FD level position with a strong focus on revenue growth. The role offers a generous salary and the opportunity for sweet equity and medium-term divestment.

Benefits

Generous salary package

Sweet equity opportunity

Strategic role with a talented Board

Qualifications

• Experience in tech-enabled services or professional services industry.
• CFO/FD level experience with a history of exits.
• Background in stand-alone owner-managed PE-backed business.

Responsibilities

• Lead on all financial, management and statutory reporting.
• Build a top-class finance function in the UK and overseas.
• Focus on revenue growth, new business opportunities, pricing and cost management.
• Hold a capable board to account on all fronts.

Skills

Leadership in financial reporting

Revenue growth focus

Cost management

Commercial understanding

Job description

Overview

SF Executive are working with a PE backed & high growth managed services and professional services software business near Reading to source a commercially minded and low ego Chief Financial Officer. As right hand to the CEO and Investor, you will lead on all financial, management and statutory reporting as well as leading a top class finance function that has a presence in the UK and overseas. You will be tirelessly focussed on revenue growth, new business opportunities, pricing and cost management - you will relish the chance to hold an already capable Board to account on all of these fronts. Experienced in the 'tech enabled services' or 'professional services' industry and with a commercial understanding of associated recurring revenue streams, you will already have worked at CFO / FD level before and also will have ideally transacted an exit on behalf of shareholders - this could be for a Founder, PE house or both! As such you will probably have worked in a stand alone / owner managed / PE backed business rather than a division or subsidiary of a group. In the first instance we are looking for talented candidates that could start on a permanent basis within the next few months - a swift start off the back of a recent transaction is preferred. Alongside a generous salary and package you will get the opportunity to take sweet equity and to work with a hugely talented and engaged Board to deliver a divestment of this business in the medium term. The options package is expected to yield a seven figure return for the CFO in the next few years. With the business and investor being located in the Thames Valley, we would prefer candidates to be based in this part of the world but are open minded for the right candidate with the right approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead on all financial, management and statutory reporting
• Build a top‑class finance function in the UK and overseas
• Focus on revenue growth, new business opportunities, pricing and cost management
• Hold a capable board to account on all fronts

Qualifications

• Experienced in tech‑enabled services or professional services industry
• Commercial understanding of recurring revenue streams
• CFO / FD level experience and ideally have transacted an exit on behalf of shareholders
• Background in stand‑alone owner‑managed PE‑backed business
• Ability to start on a permanent basis within next few months
• Based in Thames Valley (preferable)
• Sweet equity package and medium‑term divestment opportunity