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Chief Financial Officer

Chief Financial Officer

Forge Talent • Manchester, England, UK
10 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Forge Talent is partnering with a high-growth, private equity-backed financial services business to appoint a Chief Financial Officer. This is a pivotal board-level appointment, offering the opportunity to shape strategy, drive commercial performance and play a leading role in the next phase of the company's growth journey.

Working closely with the CEO, Board and investors, the CFO will provide strategic financial leadership whilst ensuring the business has the commercial insight, financial controls and funding capability to scale.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a commercially minded finance executive who is equally comfortable operating at board level as they are driving operational excellence across the finance function.

Responsibilities:

  • Partner with the CEO and Board to define and execute the company's strategic and financial objectives.
  • Lead the finance function, providing clear leadership, direction and development to build a high-performing team.
  • Own the budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning process, ensuring robust financial planning and decision-making.
  • Deliver meaningful financial insight that supports commercial decisions, investment opportunities and profitable growth.
  • Develop and execute funding strategies, maintaining strong relationships with lenders, investors and external stakeholders.
  • Lead cash flow, liquidity and capital management to support continued business growth.
  • Ensure robust financial controls, governance and regulatory compliance across the organisation.
  • Oversee statutory reporting, audit, tax and treasury activities.
  • Drive operational efficiency, identify opportunities to improve profitability and embed a culture of financial accountability.
  • Act as a trusted adviser to the Board, providing commercial challenge and influencing key strategic decisions.
  • Support acquisition activity, strategic investments and integration projects where appropriate.
  • Build strong relationships across the wider business, promoting collaboration and commercial thinking.

Experience & Qualifications:

  • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified (or equivalent).
  • Previous experience as a CFO or Finance Director within financial services.
  • Strong understanding of asset finance, lending or specialist financial products.
  • Experience operating within a private equity-backed environment.
  • Proven track record of leading funding, banking and investor relationships.
  • Demonstrable success scaling businesses through periods of growth and transformation.
  • Strong leadership experience with a track record of building high-performing finance teams.
  • Commercially astute with excellent board-level communication and stakeholder management skills.
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