Blackwaters Consulting Group
Financial Director
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Our client is a private equity-backed consumer business, growing quickly, looking for a Finance Director to lead the finance function. The role reports directly to the CEO and sits alongside the other operational leaders in the business.
The business wants a driven finance leader ready to operate at FD level now. This could suit someone moving into their first FD role or an existing FD looking for their next step.
The opportunity
This is a strong move for a commercially minded finance professional looking to build toward CFO. You’ll get direct exposure to a PE-backed environment, working alongside the CEO and investor team on the issues that shape the business, while owning the reporting and financial control agenda in full. For the right candidate, this is a genuine platform to develop the broader commercial and investor-facing experience that CFO roles demand.
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Day to day responsibilities
- Own month-end close, and Board and investor reporting, to institutional standard
- Maintain financial controls, processes and accounting safeguards as the business scales
- Analyse and interpret financial performance, and set out what it means for the business
- Work with operations to improve sales and profitability
- Prepare and present budgets to investors, and own the results against them
- Contribute to strategic finance discussions with the CEO and investor team
- Build and lead a finance team, and identify where new roles are needed as the business grows
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Candidate profile
- ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
- Consumer sector background essential
- Proven people leadership: direct experience managing and building teams, or clear evidence of influencing others; not someone who has only produced numbers themselves
- Track record of financial presentations with demonstrable impact
- Practical understanding of what a high-quality operational environment looks like
- Prior accountability for cash flow and balance sheet is a must have
- Suits both first-time FDs ready for this level and existing FDs looking for a business of this scale and stage
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