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Interim CFO

Manchester, North West England Temporary View Job Description
As an Interim CFO, you'll oversee the financial strategy and operations for a PE-backed services company. This temporary role is all about ensuring financial stability and providing leadership during a critical period of change.
  • Interim opportunity with a PE-backed services business.
  • Clear strategic objectives for a six month contract.

About Our Client

Our client is an SME (c£10m turnover) PE-backed services company based in Manchester. The role requires office presence at least three days a week, ideally more.

Job Description

  • Providing a stabilising presence to a business and finance team in a key period of change.
  • Quickly gaining control of financial performance of the company, including timely and accurate financial reporting and cashflow management.
  • Supporting the board's new strategic direction by formulating an aligned financial plan, using commercial nous to challenge assumptions.
  • Supervise and mentor the finance team to maintain operational efficiency.
  • Collaborate with external stakeholders, including auditors and investors.
  • If appropriate, providing a strong handover to the new permanent CFO.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Interim CFO should have:

  • Ability to quickly build relationships with board-level internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proven financial leadership experience gained within environment(s) of change.
  • Strategic and commercial skills to enable rigorous appraisal of a new strategic plan.
  • Hands-on approach, with the ability to thrive with only a small finance team.
  • Ability to thrive in a busy, interim role with clear deliverables.
  • Prior experience in an investor-backed business would be very helpful, though not absolutely essential.

What’s on Offer

  • Competitive daily rate, dependent on the level of experience.
  • Possibility for the role to develop into a permanent opportunity.
  • Opportunity to impress a leading North West private equity investor.

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Contact
Gareth Davies
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JN-102026-7124644

Job summary

Function
CFO & Financial Management
Subsector
CFO & Financial Management Subsector
Industry
Business & Support Services
Location
Manchester
Contract type
Temporary
Consultant name
Gareth Davies
Job reference
JN-102026-7124644
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Gareth is a Partner at Page Executive with 20 years of experience in finance recruitment, specialising in CFO and senior leadership roles. Having built his career within a FTSE250 business, Gareth has a proven track record supporting OMBs, SMEs, and ...

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