Head of Group Finance | Private Capital Backed Luxury Business in England

Location: Central London (London based, 3–4 days in office)

STOIX is retained by a globally recognised, heritage luxury business to appoint a senior finance leader to partner with a newly appointed Group CFO during a critical phase of stabilisation, transformation, and disciplined growth. This is a hands‑on, number‑two role in the truest sense. It will suit someone who enjoys owning the core, fixing what needs fixing, and being the calm, credible counterweight and number‑2 to an excellent, transformational CFO.

The business operates internationally across multiple regions and specialist verticals, with:

• Complex revenue recognition
• Asset‑heavy inventory dynamics
• Long‑tenured teams and legacy ways of working

The recent ownership and leadership change has created a clear mandate: strengthen the finance foundations first, then build forward.

Role

Reporting directly to the Group CFO, you will take end‑to‑end ownership of the financial control and governance backbone of the group. Your remit will include:

• Group accounting, statutory reporting and audit leadership
• Ownership of complex accounting judgements and audit papers
• Global tax and treasury oversight (cash, controls, discipline)
• Tightening month‑end, reporting cadence and board outputs
• Simplifying processes and clarifying roles in a decentralised environment
• Leading and upgrading a long‑standing finance team through change

FP&A capability will be built over time, but this role secures the engine room first.

Qualifications

• ACA qualified (or equivalent) with strong technical grounding from Big 4 / Top 10 firm
• Have held a Group FD / Deputy FD / Group FC / Head of Finance role
• Have led audit, statutory reporting, tax and treasury in a lean environment
• Be comfortable operating hands‑on, without large teams or heavy infrastructure
• Have experience improving finance operating rhythm, controls and accountability
• Understand how FP&A and business partnering should work, even if it has not been your primary background
• Experience in PE‑backed or fast‑paced, investor‑led environments is helpful, but not essential. Pace and pragmatism matter more than labels.

Inclusion and Diversity

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace for our clients that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work is the right thing to do.

STOIX receives a high level of applications to advertised opportunities. As much as we strive to respond to each application individually and personally, we would advise if you have not received communication within 10 days that your application has been unsuccessful at this time.