Cedar
Commercial Finance Controller
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Divisional Commercial Finance Director, PE backed Infrastructure, London (with UK travel)
Salary: c£100k + bonus
An exceptional opportunity to join a fast-scaling, private equity-backed infrastructure business operating across the UK's critical transport and power sectors.
The business has entered an ambitious growth phase, with a clear strategy to exceed £1bn through a combination of organic growth and ongoing acquisitions.
This is a highly visible divisional leadership role within a commercially driven and acquisitive environment. The successful candidate will partner directly with senior operational leadership, helping to drive performance, integration and financial control across a rapidly evolving business division.
This is not a traditional "sit behind the numbers" finance role. The position requires a hands-on, resilient and commercially credible finance leader who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced operational environment and influencing senior stakeholders across finance, commercial and operational teams.
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Reporting directly to the CFO, you will play a key role in supporting divisional growth, driving commercial performance and embedding robust financial controls across the division.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading divisional financial management across a large-scale contract-based environment
- Managing contract accounting, WIP and CVR (Cost Value Reconciliation)
- Supporting the integration of newly acquired businesses within the division
- Partnering closely with divisional MDs and commercial leadership teams
- Acting as a strategic finance lead across operational and commercial decision making
- Driving forecasting, budgeting and cashflow management
- Providing robust challenge and commercial insight to senior stakeholders
- Leading and developing a small team of qualified finance professionals
- Building strong relationships across finance, operational and commercial functions
The Candidate
The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with experience operating within a complex, contract-led environment.
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You will likely have experience within sectors such as:
- Infrastructure
- Energy
- Defence
- Facilities Management
- Engineering or other project/contract-centric businesses
Key requirements include:
- Strong understanding of contract accounting, WIP and CVR
- Experience operating within fast-paced, operationally intensive businesses
- Commercially astute with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
- Resilient personality with the confidence to challenge effectively
- Comfortable operating within a demanding, high-growth environment
- Prior exposure to acquisitive or PE-backed environments would be advantageous
Why Apply?
- Opportunity to join a rapidly scaling PE-backed infrastructure platform
- Exposure to significant acquisition activity and business transformation
- Highly visible role with direct access to senior leadership
- Genuine opportunity to influence and shape a growing division
- Strong long-term growth trajectory and career development potential
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