At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial strategy and drive growth in a fast-paced facilities services company.
- Company: Dynamic facilities services firm with ambitious growth plans and private equity backing.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, leadership role, and opportunity to shape the company's future.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with opportunities for personal and professional growth.
- Why this job: Join a pivotal leadership team and make a real impact on business success.
- Qualifications: Proven CFO experience in PE-backed businesses and strong commercial acumen.
We are recruiting for a fast-growing facilities services company that provides a comprehensive range of services to commercial and industrial clients. The business has delivered strong, sustained revenue growth and has ambitious plans to grow further over the next two years through a mix of organic expansion and acquisitions. The company recently received private equity investment, creating this opportunity to step into a pivotal seat on the leadership team.
The Role:
- Join the Executive Management Team, working closely with the CEO, COO, CCO and CMO to drive sustained growth.
- This is a role for a commercially astute CFO who wants to sit close to the P&L and the business.
You will:
- Partner with the board and investors to shape and execute financial, commercial and operational strategy.
- Build a best-in-class finance function- reporting, systems, controls, and working capital management.
- Drive value through commercial analytics, pricing management and margin improvement.
- Act as a trusted advisor to the Executive Team, with a focus on the real drivers and drags of value creation.
- Champion efficiency, consistency and collaboration across the business.
- Own the HR function, with the HR Director reporting directly to you, covering people strategy, talent and succession planning.
- Oversee Facilities Management and Corporate Insurance via third-party brokers.
- Champion health, safety, environment and quality standards, with genuine, regular time spent on operational sites alongside frontline teams.
You will bring:
- Proven CFO experience in a PE-backed business- comfortable with investor reporting rhythms, value creation planning, and sponsor pace.
- Proven experience supporting international expansion within a scaling or acquisitive business.
- A genuine track record across the M&A lifecycle: origination support, due diligence, structuring and integration.
- Commercial instinct- comfortable challenging pricing, contract structure and margin drivers.
- An entrepreneurial, growth-oriented mindset suited to a founder-led, scaling business, balanced with the discipline to build structure.
- Boardroom gravitas paired with a hands-on, visible leadership style.
- Experience within a contracts-based value operating model.
- Strong technical grounding in working capital, reporting, controls, systems and tax.
- A track record of building and motivating high-performing teams.
Salary Range: £180K - £220K
Chief Financial Officer in Leicester employer: Blackwaters Consulting Group
At Blackwaters Consulting Group, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer that fosters a dynamic and inclusive work culture in West London. Our flexible hybrid work arrangement allows for a healthy work-life balance, while our commitment to employee growth ensures that you will have ample opportunities to develop your skills and advance your career in the fast-paced world of PE-backed SaaS. Join us to be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and meaningful contributions to our clients' success.
Contact Details:
Blackwaters Consulting Group Recruitment Team
