Financial Director | PE Backed SME

Goodman Masson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Hybrid working

Job summary

Goodman Masson is seeking an ambitious Financial Director in London for a high-growth, PE-backed hospitality business. This role offers hybrid working and requires a hands-on leader to drive financial operations, modernize processes, and support expansion.

Ideal candidates will be ACA-qualified with experience in managing financial matters within an SME or private equity environment. Responsibilities include overseeing financial reporting, leading a finance team, and ensuring robust cash flow management.

This is a unique opportunity to lead significant business transformation and contribute to the success of a private equity exit.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Financial Director in a dynamic SME or PE-backed environment.
• Ability to drive change and implement automation in financial processes.
• Strong skills in financial reporting and management accounting.

Responsibilities

• Act as the key finance business partner to the senior leadership team.
• Lead and mentor a finance team for business expansion.
• Manage financial reporting, tax, and cash flow forecasting.
• Handle banking relationships and deliver investor-facing reports.

Skills

Financial management

Team leadership

Operational transformation

M&A experience

Education

ACA-qualified accountant

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Financial Director | London | PE Backed Hospitality | £90,000 to £110,000 + Bonus & Package

Our client is a high‑growth, private equity‑backed hospitality business. The role offers hybrid working near West London.

Operating in a dynamic SME environment, the business is embarking on a buy‑and‑build strategy with a number of further acquisitions in the pipeline. As they scale toward an eventual PE exit over the next few years, they are looking for a high‑calibre, hands‑on FD to take full ownership of the function, bring rigour and structure, and drive the modernisation of the business.

You will have total responsibility for all financial matters. This is a highly operational role where you will be tasked with transforming the function, moving away from legacy, manual Excel processes and implementing lean, automated systems and ERP tools to support a scalable platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the key finance business partner to the CEO, Chair, and the private equity investors.
• Lead, mentor, and professionalise a lean finance team to support the expansion.
• Manage all financial reporting, Management Accounting, tax, covenant management, and cash flow forecasting.
• Manage banking relationships and deliver rigorous PE‑facing reporting.

What we are looking for

• A highly ambitious, technically sound, ACA‑trained qualified accountant.
• Proven experience operating as a hands‑on Financial Director within an SME or PE‑backed environment.
• A track record of driving change, implementing systems/automation, and scaling a business.
• M&A and integration experience is desirable.
• Experience within property, operational real estate, hospitality/leisure, facilities management or other asset‑backed businesses.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a definitive number one role, lead a major business transformation, and directly share in the success of a PE exit.