Job Description
Interim CFO | Technology-Led Professional Services Scale-Up | Immediate Start
The Client
Harmonic is delighted to be partnering with a fast-scaling, technology-led professional services business at a pivotal moment. The company has grown quickly, builds its own technology, and has ambitions to be genuinely AI-native across the way it operates. It is now moving to refinance, and getting that deal done cleanly, quickly and on the right terms is a board-level priority.
The Role
This is a full-time interim CFO mandate with a single, clear focus: lead the refinancing and get the deal over the line. Reporting to the CEO and working with an established corporate finance advisory team, you will own the internal side of the raise: building the credit narrative, pulling the content and numbers together, and standing in front of the banks and their credit committees to close it. The debt stack is not currently optimised and interest costs are too high, so pace matters; the aim is to close within defined windows this autumn. This is a hands-on and strategic role for a deal maker who can walk in, get on top of the numbers, tell the story credibly, and take the pressure of the process off the leadership team.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the debt refinancing end to end, from shaping the approach through to close within the target timetable.
- Build the credit narrative and the supporting story that lenders and credit committees will underwrite.
- Own the numbers going into the process, firm up the forecast and present clean, accurate management information.
- Represent the business in front of banks, lenders and credit committees, and get the deal done when the CEO is not in the room.
- Work hand in hand with the corporate finance advisors, giving them the internal support and content they need to move at pace.
- Hold the deal timetable to account and keep the process moving so every week of unnecessary interest cost is stripped out.
- Act as a senior commercial finance partner to the CEO through a business-critical raise.
Essential Experience
- Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), operating at CFO level.
- Proven track record of leading and closing debt raises and refinancings; this is your specialism, not a one-off.
- Strong grasp of how banks and credit committees assess a deal, and the ability to build a narrative that gets them there.
- The gravitas and credibility to front the process with lenders and directors and be trusted to close it.
- Comfortable operating in a professional services model, fluent in utilisation, engagement economics and the metrics lenders focus on.
- Able to work at pace under pressure, available immediately, and able to commit full time to a single mandate.
Desirable Experience
- Exposure to technology-led or AI-native businesses.
- Experience helping to professionalise a finance function or build out a permanent team.
- Prior interim or portfolio CFO experience across multiple raises.
Day Rate: £900-£1,200 per day
Location: Remote (UK), with occasional travel for key lender and team meetings
Duration: Three-month interim contract initially, with strong scope to extend
Start Date: ASAP
If this is of interest, please apply online or email for more information.
At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.
At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.
