First UK finance hire | Greenfield consumer business, backed by one of the world's largest listed groups | Remote initially, London long term The opportunity I'm partnering with a fast-growing consumer products group — a subsidiary of one of the world's largest listed companies — on the first finance leadership hire for their new UK and European platform. It's a genuinely rare brief: greenfield, senior, and backed by the kind of parent balance sheet most start-ups can only dream of. The European business spans two units: personal care and hair care brands, and a drinks business. My client is building it from the ground up, no legacy systems, no inherited processes, no established finance function. This role designs and builds the finance function from zero, working hand-in-hand with the CEO as one of the first permanent hires on the ground. The role is remote initially while my client sets up the London base, then London-based long term once the office is established. The role This is the single finance leader for the entire European operation, sitting across both business units and reporting to the UK
