Chief Financial Officer

Leeds | Up to £200,000 salary, plus benefits and wider executive package | Strictly confidential

IFF Executive are working on a retained basis with a privately owned, high growth group who are looking to appoint a Chief Financial Officer at a pivotal moment in its growth, as it enters an active phase of geographic expansion.

This is a genuine strategic appointment, not a back-office finance role. You will partner closely with ownership and the leadership team, take the lead on banking and treasury strategy, and bring the commercial and strategic input that a fast growing, still lean finance function needs.

What you will be doing

Acting as a trusted strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team, not simply reporting the numbers after the fact
Producing high level forecasting and scenario planning that gives the leadership team, and external stakeholders, real confidence in the numbers
Overseeing import finance, foreign currency exposure and trade finance transactions
Leading and developing a growing finance function as the business continues to scale
Owning the relationship with the Group's principal lending bank

What we are looking for

A qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant experience at CFO, FD or equivalent level in a business of comparable scale (ideally a £200m+ turnover business)
Comfortable operating hands on in a lean team, while equally credible in front of the Board and external stakeholders
The judgement and resilience to build credibility quickly in a high growth environment
Direct experience negotiating and managing revolving credit or trade finance facilities

This is a confidential search. Candidates will be asked to sign a non-disclosure agreement before further details of the business are shared. To find out more, in strict confidence, please contact IFF Executive.

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