Sowena Group
Chief Financial Officer
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Sowena Group CFO Opportunity
Sowena Group has been exclusively retained by an acquisitive international private equity–backed manufacturing group in Warrington to appoint a new Chief Financial Officer.
This is a pivotal CFO appointment within a high-growth, private equity-backed business generating £20m+ EBITDA and executing an ambitious buy-and-build strategy ahead of a planned exit.
Reporting to the CEO, Board, and Private Equity investors, you will lead a sophisticated finance function spanning FP&A, Operational Finance, Financial Control, and Technical Finance, while partnering with the Executive Team to drive growth, value creation, and strategic decision-making.
The role combines commercial leadership with financial rigour, taking ownership of performance, forecasting, cash generation, governance, investor relations, debt management, and M&A activity. You will play a central role in acquisition execution and integration, strengthening the financial platform, and ensuring the business is exit-ready.
This opportunity requires an accomplished CFO with a proven track record ideally within a private equity-backed environment, leading strong finance teams, delivering transformational growth, and operating at Board and investor level.
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Key Responsibilities
- Act as a trusted strategic partner to the CEO, Executive Team, and PE shareholders.
- Shape and deliver the Group’s long-term financial strategy, aligned to growth, value creation, and exit planning.
- Build, mentor, and inspire a high-performing finance team capable of scaling with the business. Foster a culture of accountability, pace, and continuous improvement.
- Provide commercial insight to support decision-making on pricing, investment, capital allocation, and organic growth initiatives.
- Lead scenario planning, forecasting, and financial modelling to support strategic
- Lead the financial aspects of acquisitions, including due diligence, valuation, deal structuring, and funding.
- Drive systems, reporting, and process integration across newly acquired businesses.
- Ensure robust financial control, reporting, and compliance across a multi-entity, complex group structure.
- Produce timely, insightful management accounts, board packs, and PE-level reporting.
- Strengthen governance frameworks while maintaining pace and agility.
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Candidate Profile
- Proven CFO or Finance Director experience in a high-growth business, ideally within a multi-entity or group structure, within manufacturing, logistics, or a similar environment.
- Strong track record in acquisition-led growth.
- Experience of working with Private Equity / investors would be highly desirable, supporting value creation and exit readiness.
- Highly commercially minded, able to translate numbers into action.
- Deep technical finance expertise (financial control, reporting, tax, treasury).
- Comfortable operating in complexity, ambiguity, and fast-changing environments.
- A doer, who is pragmatic, decisive, and execution-focused.
- Naturally collaborative, with the gravitas to challenge and influence senior stakeholders.
- Engaging communicator who can inspire trust and confidence across the organisation.
If you are a commercial and forward-thinking finance professional with experience in scaling a business to an exit, please click apply or contact Gemma Quaye or Perran Cooke for more information.
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