PE-Ready CFO for Growth in Professional Services

Pratap Executive; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratap Executive is recruiting a Chief Financial Officer for an established professional services business in the West Midlands. The incoming CFO will partner with the Board and leadership team to shape the financial strategy, drive growth, and strengthen governance, reporting and financial discipline as the company prepares for future investment.

With private equity ownership on the horizon, the role demands hands-on leadership, commercial judgement and the ability to scale finance operations

Qualifications

• Private equity experience is essential.
• Experience within professional services, consultancy, partnerships or other people-led businesses.
• Track record of supporting growth, improving commercial performance and scalable finance operations.
• Strong commercial judgement alongside robust finance, reporting and governance capabilities.
• Experience of investment, M&A, refinancing or ownership transition valued.
• Ability to influence at Board level and work with senior stakeholders.
• Hands-on, collaborative leadership with energy to drive growth.
• Availability at short notice would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the financial strategy with the Board.
• Drive profitability, cash generation and sustainable value creation.
• Prepare the business for future private equity investment and governance requirements.
• Strengthen FP&A, forecasting, reporting and BI to enable better decisions.
• Identify opportunities to improve performance and scalability.
• Support acquisitions and strategic investments.
• Lead and develop the finance function to support growth.
• Build relationships across the business, influencing senior leaders.

Skills

Private equity experience

Financial leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Education

Finance degree or equivalent

Tools

ERP systems

BI / reporting tools

MS Excel

Job description

Pratap Executive is recruiting a Chief Financial Officer for an established professional services business in the West Midlands. The incoming CFO will partner with the Board and leadership team to shape the financial strategy, drive growth, and strengthen governance, reporting and financial discipline as the company prepares for future investment.

With private equity ownership on the horizon, the role demands hands-on leadership, commercial judgement and the ability to scale finance operations