Fractional CFO

Pratap Partnership Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 111,000 - 166,000; Part time

Job summary

Pratap Partnership Ltd in Lincolnshire is seeking an experienced Fractional CFO/Finance Director to lead and shape the finance function for a growing SME. You will work closely with the Managing Director to establish robust financial infrastructure, systems, controls and reporting.

This on-site role offers flexible fractional commitment and a competitive day rate, with involvement from strategic planning to hands-on delivery, including budgeting, forecasting, cash flow management and future team

Qualifications

• Experience as CFO/FD or senior finance leader in SME/manufacturing/engineering environments.
• Proven track record building a finance function from scratch and implementing systems.
• Ability to move between strategic direction and hands-on delivery.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the finance agenda and build infrastructure.
• Provide MD with clear financial visibility and insights.
• Develop budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management processes.
• Define future finance team structure and support recruitment.
• Establish robust reporting and internal controls.

Skills

Strategic finance leadership

Cash flow management

Forecasting & budgeting

Financial analysis

Tools

ERP systems

Accounting software

Job description

An ambitious and growing manufacturing business is looking to appoint an experienced Fractional CFO / Finance Director to work closely with the Managing Director and help build the financial infrastructure required to support its next phase of growth.

This is a rare opportunity to build a finance function from the ground up.

Currently, there is no established finance team or finance infrastructure. The successful individual will therefore need to be equally comfortable working at a strategic level with the leadership team while also rolling up their sleeves and getting involved in the detail.

You will take ownership of the finance agenda, initially reviewing how the business currently manages its finances and then putting in place the appropriate systems, processes, controls, reporting and structure required as the business grows.

You will provide the Managing Director with clear financial visibility and commercial insight, while developing robust management information, budgeting, forecasting and cash-flow management. As the business develops, you will help determine what the future finance team should look like and support the recruitment and development of that function.

This is not a board-level advisory role. We are looking for someone who enjoys building, improving and creating structures, someone who can move seamlessly from discussing the future direction of the business to getting involved in the practicalities required to make it happen.

You will be an experienced CFO, Finance Director or senior finance leader, ideally with experience gained within a growing SME, manufacturing, engineering or similarly complex environment. Previous experience of building a finance function from scratch, implementing systems and supporting an entrepreneurial owner-led business would be particularly valuable.

This is an opportunity to make a genuine and lasting impact, becoming a trusted adviser to the leadership team while creating a finance function capable of supporting the business through its next phase of growth.

Flexible fractional commitment, on site in Lincolnshire, attractive day rate dependent on experience