Interim Chief Financial Officer

Finatal; England; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Finatal partners with an £80m revenue professional services business to appoint an Interim CFO to lead the professionalisation of its finance function as it enters the next phase of growth. The incoming CFO will build a more scalable, commercial and data-led finance capability, improving reporting quality and giving the leadership team greater visibility over performance, cash flow and working capital.

The role requires hands-on leadership, change management at pace, and collaboration with the

Responsibilities

• Professionalising the finance team, structure and processes
• Improving monthly reporting, forecasting and FP&A
• Building better visibility across utilisation, WIP, project/client profitability and revenue per head
• Strengthening cash flow, working capital, billing and controls
• Improving finance systems, processes and data quality
• Developing stronger commercial finance and business partnering capability
• Creating a finance function capable of supporting continued growth, M&A and a potential future exit

Job description

We are partnering with an £80m revenue professional services business looking for an experienced Interim CFO to lead the professionalisation of its finance function through its next phase of growth.

The business has reached a point where finance needs to evolve significantly. The incoming CFO will be tasked with building a more scalable, commercial and data-led finance function, improving the quality of reporting and giving the leadership team much greater visibility over performance.

Key areas of focus will include:

• Professionalising the finance team, structure and processes
• Improving monthly reporting, forecasting and FP&A
• Building better visibility across utilisation, WIP, project/client profitability and revenue per head
• Strengthening cash flow, working capital, billing and controls
• Improving finance systems, processes and data quality
• Developing stronger commercial finance and business partnering capability
• Creating a finance function capable of supporting continued growth, M&A and a potential future exit

We are looking for an experienced Interim CFO who has professionalised a finance function within a £50m-£150m business, ideally within professional services or another people-led environment.

You will need to be hands-on, commercially strong and comfortable driving change at pace, with the ability to operate equally effectively with the CEO, senior leadership team and wider finance function.