CFO

Our client is a private equity backed multi-site business with aggressive growth aspirations, looking to double in size over the next five years, with a number of acquisitions already targeted.  They are now looking to recruit a truly commercial CFO to partner the CEO and to operate as the key interface between the business and investors.  This is a main Board Director role and the successful candidate will have full responsibility for the finance function at Board level.  As a key member of the senior management team you will be heavily involved in executing the growth plan for the business, including future integrations.

Role

• Statutory reporting (including appropriateness of accounting policies)
• Monthly management accounts, including cash and performance forecasts
• Monthly reporting to shareholders and banks
• Banking compliance reporting
• 12 month rolling P&L, cash flow and balance sheets
• Co-ordination and liaison with external advisors, including investors, advisors, auditors and bankers
• Commercial financial support
• Finance business partner to the CEO and COO
• Management and development of IT systems and processes

Experience

• Property finance and leverage finance experience
• Acquisition transaction and integration experience
• Experience of multi-site operations, including site acquisition and development management

Requirements

• ACA qualified or equivalent
• Strong financial control and reporting experience
• Previous experience working in a fast paced, multi-site, high growth business
• Experience/ understanding of the nature and demands of private equity backed businesses
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate financial information to non-financial people
• A hands-on and detailed approach, able to work both in a smaller company environment and work both in a smaller company environment and work at Board level and with the Bank and Investors
• A stated commitment to seeing the growth plans through to successful exit, likely to be 5 years