Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer 

£150,000 package

Swindon

An exciting opportunity exists for a highly experienced, commercially focused and energetic Chief Financial Officer to join this fast growth business in a key role to support its ambitious global expansion.

The Group

Founded in the UK in 2001, today The CFO Centre Group is the global leader in providing part-time CFOs and FDs across 5 continents, 16 countries and 80 locations. Its UK subsidiary, The FD Centre, is the UK’s largest provider of part-time FDs, operating in 23 regions across the UK and Ireland. Furthermore, the FD Centre is a founding member of The Liberti Group, a family of businesses providing part-time C-suite professionals across marketing, sales, IT, Accounting, HR and Law.

The Role

 Working closely with the Executive Chairman and Group CEO, the successful candidate will be accountable for the finance, company secretarial, IT, legal and risk management operations of The Liberti Group, The CFO Centre Group and The FD Centre.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting our global organic growth strategies in existing countries and new geographies
• Leading the transaction process of any new acquisitions along the way
• Being the key legal contact point for all our existing commercial relationships across the globe and those that are yet to come
• Overseeing the risk dimension to all that we do
• Working actively with our part-time IT Director to develop and implement an IT strategy to support our growth
• Support our financial controller to ensure our financial reporting and control systems are best of breed and develop as we grow
• Manage the Group’s financial planning and report financial results

Desired Qualifications and Experience

As well as the experience mentioned above, candidates should be qualified from one of the UK’s Chartered Accounting Institutes, have 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a major company, division of a large corporation or Private Equity House. Candidates should have experience in partnering with an executive team and have a high level of written and oral communication skills. Critically candidates must be inspired by our Purpose of ‘wanting to make a real difference’ and find it easy to align with our team culture and values of Open, Progressive and Passionate.

Our Culture

We are an organisation that truly lives its cultural values of open, progressive and passionate. “Open” means an authentic commitment to being honest, caring and real, placing “humanness” at the heart of all interactions. “Progressive” means commitment to the on-going exploration of emerging best business practices to enhance both our own success and the success of our clients. Commitment to continuous learning and growth enables us all to future-proof our careers. Finally, “Passionate” is about bringing energy and enthusiasm to the workplace, making business fun for clients and ourselves alike.

Sound Interesting?

If you are qualified to the required level, have the skills and experience we’re looking for along with sharing our cultural values, and would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please apply below now and include a Cover Letter stating an overview of what it is that specifically appeals to you about this role.