Logistics & Business Operations - Automotive & Aerospace | High-Value Product | Private Equity-Backed
Our client is a private equity-backed logistics and business operations group serving the automotive and aerospace sectors, specialising in high-value product. Recently separated from a large corporate parent, the business is entering an ambitious growth phase - including a buy-and-build acquisition strategy - and investing heavily in its systems, processes and people.
We are seeking a Group Head of Finance to lead the finance function day-to-day, acting as principal deputy to the CFO and a senior member of the leadership team - building a finance function from the ground up while contributing directly to acquisition strategy and the shift to standalone, private equity-backed ownership.
Key Responsibilities
- Own financial control, reporting and compliance: management accounts, balance sheet control, statutory reporting, budgeting/forecasting, cash and treasury, tax, and the external audit relationship.
- Prepare board, investor and lender reporting, including KPI and covenant packages for the private equity sponsor.
- Act as commercial partner to the CEO, CFO and leadership team, providing analysis on pricing, contract profitability, and route-level margins.
- Lead systems and process transformation, including ERP/finance system selection, automation, and separation from the former parent (exit from transitional service agreements, new banking/insurance/payroll infrastructure).
- Support M&A activity: due diligence, integration planning, and financial modelling for the buy-and-build strategy.
- Build and lead a high-performing finance team, positioning finance as a commercial enabler rather than solely a reporting function.
What We're Looking For
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with significant post-qualification experience.
- Experience at Finance Director / Head of Finance level, or ready to step up, within a private equity- or investor-backed business.
- Strong technical grounding in financial control, reporting and compliance, with experience managing the external audit relationship.
- A track record of business change - carve-outs, systems implementation, restructuring, or rapid growth - and of building and developing finance teams.
- Confidence operating close to a CFO, CEO and PE investor, with a hands-on, pragmatic, execution-focused style.
- Desirable: a logistics, transport or freight background; MBO or comparable ownership-transition experience; ERP implementation; or prior exposure to a private equity sponsor.
What's on Offer
A seat on the senior leadership team during a defining period of independent ownership and growth, genuine influence over transformation and M&A activity, and direct engagement with the CFO, CEO and private equity investor.
- Competitive salary and benefits, including participation in the management incentive scheme, commensurate with experience - full package details on application.
All applicants must have an unrestricted right to work in the UK as our client will not support visa sponsorship for this role
Group Head of Finance employer: Bis Henderson
At Bis Henderson Recruitment, we pride ourselves on being an excellent employer, offering a supportive work culture that values communication and teamwork. Located in Warrington, our team enjoys a competitive salary of £28,000 along with opportunities for professional growth within the dynamic transport and logistics sector. We foster an environment where employees can thrive, ensuring that every team member plays a vital role in our success while maintaining a healthy work-life balance with Monday to Friday hours.
