Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Howett Thorpe; Fleet; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An expanding international business in the United Kingdom is seeking a Chief Financial Officer to provide strategic and commercial leadership. This role requires a hands-on leader who excels in financial governance and complex decision-making. The successful candidate will lead financial management initiatives, ensure compliance with governance frameworks, and support the company's growth and transformation efforts. A minimum of 10 years of finance experience in an international context is essential for applicants.

Benefits

24 days holiday increasing with tenure

Hybrid working

Healthcare policy

Annual performance bonus

Qualifications

• Proven CFO or Finance Director experience within a multi-entity, international environment.
• Strong track record in business partnering, not just financial control.
• Deep understanding of forecasting, cash management, and financial governance.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO on all financial and commercial matters.
• Lead and develop international finance teams, ensuring timely and accurate reporting.
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, risk, and governance frameworks.

Skills

Strategic planning

Financial analysis

Business partnering

Cash management

Governance compliance

Job description

This is a rare opportunity to step into a true CFO role within a fast-scaling, international business undergoing significant growth and transformation. Reporting directly to the CEO and operating as a core member of the executive leadership team, you will play a decisive role in shaping strategy, driving performance, and enabling expansion across multiple geographies and legal entities.

This is a commercial, outward-facing CFO position for a leader who thrives on complexity, pace, and influence. This role requires a hands-on individual rather than someone that has been predominantly focussed on the strategic focus.

Chief Financial Officer – Benefits

• 24 days holiday increasing with tenure
• Hybrid working
• Healthcare policy
• Annual performance bonus

Chief Financial Officer – About The Role

As CFO, you will work collaboratively with the CEO’s, supporting critical decision-making across strategy, performance, investment, and transformation. You will work cross-functionally with senior leaders across the business to unlock growth, improve forecasting accuracy, and strengthen financial discipline.

You will have a direct impact on:

• Strategic planning and execution
• Geographic expansion and business transformation
• M&A activity and post-acquisition integration
• Group-level financial governance and reporting

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic & Commercial Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO on all financial and commercial matters
• Deliver high-quality financial analysis to support executive and board-level decisions
• Partner with senior leaders to drive business performance and operational efficiency
• Support expansion initiatives, transformation programmes and strategic investments

Financial Management & Reporting

• Lead and develop international finance teams, ensuring timely and accurate reporting
• Own statutory accounts, tax compliance, audits and internal controls
• Deliver annual budgets, rolling forecasts, cash flow planning and liquidity management
• Drive working capital optimisation, credit risk management and collections
• Implement FX hedging and banking strategies aligned to group policy

Governance, Systems & Group Collaboration

• Ensure compliance with internal controls, risk and governance frameworks
• Lead the evolution of finance systems and define local requirements for group platforms
• Act as the senior finance interface with group stakeholders and finance leadership

The successful Chief Financial Officer will have:

• Proven CFO or Finance Director experience within a multi-entity, international environment
• Strong track record in business partnering, not just financial control
• Experience supporting growth, transformation and M&A
• Deep understanding of forecasting, cash management and financial governance
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, change-driven organisation
• A minimum of 10 years demonstrable experience across finance
• Experience of having responsibility within EMEA or International business environment