Finance Director- Special Projects

SF Partners; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Salary & Benefits

Job summary

SF Partners is recruiting a Finance Director – Strategic Projects to drive the finance workstream across acquisitions and post-deal integration. You will develop financial models, investment appraisals and business plans while partnering with the CFO and leadership team.

This high-profile role offers exposure to investors, founders and advisers, with a buy-and-build growth strategy and a hybrid working pattern from Warwickshire or Central London.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified finance professional with PE experience.
• Experience in acquisitions, integration projects or strategic finance initiatives.
• Commercially minded with strong governance and finance controls.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance workstream across acquisitions and post-deal integration.
• Manage completion accounts, earn-outs and deferred consideration.
• Ensure compliance with SPAs and governance across deals.
• Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders throughout integration.
• Support acquisition accounting and audit requirements.
• Develop financial models to support investment decisions and strategic projects.
• Partner with senior leadership on commercial initiatives and business planning.
• Develop robust processes and controls to support growth.

Skills

Strategic finance

Financial modelling

Acquisitions experience

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

We are delighted to be exclusively supporting a fast-growing, private equity-backed business on the appointment of a **Finance Director – Strategic Projects**.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a highly acquisitive, fast-paced organisation with an impressive track record of growth through both acquisition and organic expansion. Reporting directly to the CFO, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the business through its next phase of investment and growth.

This is a high-profile position offering regular exposure to senior leadership, investors, founders and external advisers. You'll lead the finance workstream across acquisitions while also driving a range of strategic and commercial projects across the wider business.

The Role

Working closely with the CFO and wider leadership team, you will take ownership of the finance workstream across acquisitions, ensuring transactions are successfully integrated while maintaining strong governance and commercial oversight.

Alongside acquisition activity, you will lead a variety of strategic projects including financial modelling, investment appraisals, business planning, restructures and wider commercial initiatives.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the finance workstream across acquisitions and post-deal integration.
• Managing completion accounts, earn-outs and deferred consideration.
• Ensuring compliance with Sale & Purchase Agreements (SPAs).
• Building strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external advisers and founders throughout the integration process.
• Supporting acquisition accounting and audit requirements.
• Developing financial models to support investment decisions and strategic projects.
• Partnering with senior leadership on commercial initiatives, business planning and investment opportunities.
• Developing robust processes and controls to support the continued growth of the business.

About You..

We are keen to speak with ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified finance professionals who have experience within a private equity-backed, acquisitive or high-growth environment.

You may currently be working within industry, transaction services, corporate finance or a commercially focused finance role where you have gained exposure to acquisitions, integration projects or strategic finance initiatives.

You'll be commercially minded, technically strong and comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously, with the confidence to influence senior stakeholders both internally and externally.

What's on Offer..

• A high-profile role with direct exposure to the CFO, senior leadership team and investors.
• The opportunity to play a key role in supporting an ambitious buy-and-build strategy.
• Broad commercial exposure beyond a traditional finance position.
• A collaborative, entrepreneurial and fast-paced working environment.
• Hybrid working from either Warwickshire or Central London.
• Competitive salary, bonus and benefits.