Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Infosys Consulting; London; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading management consulting firm seeks a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to oversee global financial operations. The CFO will partner with the CEO to align financial planning with business growth and manage financial reporting, compliance, and strategies in a dynamic environment. This role requires a qualified accountant with extensive leadership experience in IT consulting.

Benefits

Industry-leading compensation

Top training and development opportunities

Inclusive and entrepreneurial culture

Qualifications

• Extensive senior financial leadership experience in IT consulting or technology services.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, UK GAAP, and Indian financial regulations.
• Experience managing multi-country operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead all finance and accounting operations globally.
• Prepare reports in accordance with IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and financial compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Financial Strategy

Financial Analysis

Commercial Acumen

Education

Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, CPA)

Tools

ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite)

Advanced financial analytics tools

Job description

You want to boost your career and collaborate with expert, talented colleagues to solve and deliver against our clients' most important challenges? We are growing and are looking for people to join our team. You'll be part of an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment of 300.000 employees. Our dynamic organization allows you to work across functional business pillars, contributing your ideas, experiences, diverse thinking, and a strong mindset. Are you ready?

About your role

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead the financial strategy and operations of our Global Consulting firm. The CFO will serve as a key strategic partner to the CEO and regional leadership teams, while ensuring accurate and timely reporting to the global Head Office in India. The ideal candidate will bring deep financial expertise, cross-border reporting experience, and a commercial mindset to help drive sustainable growth in a fast-paced IT consulting services environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all finance and accounting operations across all regions globally, ensuring timely and compliant financial reporting.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, tax, treasury, and audit functions, with alignment to global financial goals.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual reports in accordance with IFRS and UK GAAP, and corporate reporting requirements for the Indian Head Office.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and currency exposure across multiple markets.
• Ensure compliance with all global regulatory requirements, international standards, and Indian parent company policies.
• Implement and strengthen internal controls, financial governance, and risk management frameworks across the business.
• Work closely with the CEO to align financial planning with business growth and project profitability.
• Support pricing strategies, contract structuring, and cost optimization in client engagements.
• Manage relationships with external auditors, tax advisors, and banking institutions.
• Lead financial due diligence, valuation, and integration for M&A or strategic partnership activities.
• Drive financial systems improvement and support ERP upgrades or implementations.
• Having knowledge of non financial reporting (ESG) related to CSRD regulations in EU, IFRS S1 and S2, TCFD framework, GRI and BRSR.

Requirements

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CA, CPA, or internationally equivalent).
• Extensive senior financial leadership experience in a global context, ideally within an IT consulting or technology services environment.
• Proven track record in managing multi-country operations and reporting to a global parent company.
• Strong understanding of IFRS, UK GAAP, and awareness of Indian financial regulations.
• Commercially savvy with experience in project-based revenue models, SaaS, or IT delivery frameworks.
• Excellent leadership and team development skills with cross-cultural experience.
• Familiarity with ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite) and advanced financial analytics tools.

Preferred

• Experience working with Indian stakeholders or within an Indian multinational corporate structure.
• Understanding of intercompany agreements, transfer pricing, and cross-border taxation.
• Background in digital transformation or technology-enabled finance initiatives.
• Having substantial knowledge of ESG reporting requirements.

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

London (Hybrid / Office-based)

Full Time/ Permanent

Reporting to Infosys Consulting CEO

Salary Range: £140k to £150k depending on experience, plus performance bonus

Closing Date: 31st July 2025

Benefits

Be part of a globally renowned management consulting firm on the front-line of industry disruption and at the cutting edge of technology. We work with market leading brands across sectors. Our culture is inclusive and entrepreneurial.Being a mid-size consultancy within the scale of Infosys gives us the global reach to partner with our clients throughout their transformation journey.

Our core values, IC-LIFE, form a common code that helps us move forward. IC-LIFE stands for Inclusion, Equity and Diversity, Client, Leadership, Integrity, Fairness, and Excellence.

Within Europe, we are recognized as one of the UK's top firms by the Financial Times and Forbes due to our client innovations, our cultural diversity and dedicated training and career paths. Furthermore, Infosys has been recognized by the Top Employers Institute, a global certification company, for its exceptional standards in employee conditions across Europe for five years in a row.

We offer industry-leading compensation and benefits, along with top training and development opportunities so that you can grow your career and achieve your personal goals.