Our client is an established and privately owned removal, storage and logistics business with a strong B2B proposition and turnover sub £50m.
The shareholders are considering a potential sale of the business. With no permanent CFO/FD in place, they require an experienced Interim CFO to prepare the business and its financial information for the sales and due diligence process.
The assignment would likely start in mid/late October and run for at least 3 months full-time.
The Interim CFO will take ownership of the financial preparation for the transaction, working closely with the shareholders, management team and advisers.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Rebuilding and validating historical financial information.
- Understanding revenue, margins, profitability, cash and the key drivers of the business.
- Identifying gaps or potential issues ahead of due diligence.
- Reviewing growth plans, forecasts and future revenue streams.
- Preparing robust financial information and analysis for the due diligence process.
- Anticipating and responding to questions from potential buyers and their advisers.
- Managing key stakeholders and maintaining momentum through a fast-paced transaction process.
The Desired Candidate
A qualified and highly commercial CFO/FD with previous experience of preparing a business for sale and supporting a due diligence process.
Private Equity experience is particularly important,
ideally gained within a PE-backed business or through previous PE transactions, with a strong understanding of the quality and depth of financial information investors will expect.
The successful candidate will be:
- Hands-on and comfortable rebuilding and interrogating financial information.
- Experienced in transactions, due diligence, forecasting and financial modelling.
- Able to quickly understand the financial story and key value drivers of a business.
- Commercial, pragmatic and comfortable challenging assumptions.
- An excellent communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.
- Able to operate at pace
- Qualified accountant
Previous logistics, storage, insurance services or related sector experience would be helpful but is not essential.
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