Growth CFO for Scale, M&A & PE Readiness

Lord Search & Selection Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lord Search & Selection Ltd in partnership with a fast-growing professional services business seeks an experienced CFO to lead financial strategy and support growth. The role covers MI, forecasting, cash flow, controls and finance team development.

You will work closely with the CEO and shareholders to position the business for potential private equity investment, M&A activity and buy-and-build initiatives, delivering robust financial insight and scalable reporting.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with significant senior finance leadership experience.
• Experience in a growing, entrepreneurial organisation.
• Exposure to Private Equity, corporate transactions or M&A is advantageous.
• Strong commercial and analytical capability with hands-on implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead management information, forecasting, cash flow and working capital.
• Implement robust controls and develop the finance team to support growth.
• Oversee financial modelling, acquisition appraisal, due diligence and post-deal integration.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Senior finance leadership

PE/M&A exposure

Commercial analytics

Job description

Lord Search & Selection Ltd in partnership with a fast-growing professional services business seeks an experienced CFO to lead financial strategy and support growth. The role covers MI, forecasting, cash flow, controls and finance team development.

You will work closely with the CEO and shareholders to position the business for potential private equity investment, M&A activity and buy-and-build initiatives, delivering robust financial insight and scalable reporting.