Corporate Finance Manager (Interim) in London

We are seeking an experienced Interim Corporate Finance Manager to lead the Group’s corporate finance activity through a critical refinancing and build‑out phase. The role will focus on delivering a successful refinancing of existing facilities, securing funding headroom to support a multi‑year capex and expansion programme, and strengthening capital structure discipline in a leveraged, PE‑backed environment. The role will work closely with the CEO, CFO, Board and private equity sponsor, and will play a central role in lender engagement, financial modelling, covenant management and investment appraisal as the platform scales. This is a hands‑on interim role requiring strong execution capability, technical depth and credibility with senior stakeholders.

Refinancing and Capital Structure

• Support the preparation and execution of the Group’s refinancing process, including amendment, extension or replacement of existing debt facilities.
• Own refinancing financial analysis, including base case and downside modelling, covenant structuring, headroom analysis and sensitivities.
• Support negotiations with lenders and credit committees on pricing, maturity profiles, covenants, security packages and flex provisions.
• Prepare high-quality refinancing materials for the Board, lenders and PE sponsor.

Capex and Build‑out Funding

• Together with the Treasurer, support the CFO relating to the Group’s data centre build and expansion programme, ensuring funding structures support phased delivery and utilisation ramp‑up.
• Own and apply robust investment appraisal processes for new builds, expansions and major enabling infrastructure (power, cooling, land, shells).
• Ensure capex plans, drawdown profiles and commissioning timelines are aligned with financing structures and covenant requirements.
• Develop and maintain site‑level and portfolio‑level models reflecting key data centre drivers (capacity, utilisation, pricing, power costs, capex efficiency).
• Support post‑investment performance tracking against underwriting assumptions.

Financial Modelling, Forecasting and Covenants

• Together with the Head of FP&A, support the Group’s integrated corporate and financing model, ensuring consistency between budgets, forecasts, covenant models and lender reporting.
• Lead covenant forecasting, stress testing and scenario analysis to support ongoing compliance and strategic decision‑making.
• Support preparation of refinancing, lender and rating (if applicable) materials, including base and downside cases.
• Translate complex modelling outputs into clear, decision‑ready insights for senior stakeholders.

Governance, Risk and Board Support

• Prepare clear, high‑quality papers for the Board and Audit & Risk Committee covering refinancing, capex commitments and covenant position.
• Ensure financing and investment decisions comply with internal governance, approval thresholds and lender requirements.
• Identify and manage risks associated with leverage, liquidity, construction phasing and macroeconomic changes.
• Support development of a disciplined capital allocation and funding framework appropriate to a scaling platform.

Leadership and Ways of Working

• Coordinate cross‑functional teams across Finance, Development, Commercial, Operations, Legal and Tax.
• Provide hands‑on leadership and prioritisation across multiple concurrent workstreams.
• Embed best‑practice processes around modelling, governance and decision‑making that endure beyond the interim period.

Required Qualifications and Experience

Essential Requirements

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or strong corporate finance / investment banking background.
• Significant experience leading or supporting refinancing processes in leveraged or PE‑backed environments.
• Strong understanding of debt structures, covenants, security packages and lender dynamics.
• Advanced financial modelling capability, including covenant and downside modelling.
• Experience operating in capex‑intensive, asset‑heavy or infrastructure‑style businesses.
• Ability to add value quickly in an interim, delivery‑focused role.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in data centres, digital infrastructure, real assets or regulated / contracted‑revenue sectors.
• Prior exposure to construction‑phase risk, phased capex drawdowns and utilisation ramp‑ups.
• Experience working directly with private equity sponsors and investment committees.
• Previous interim or transformation‑phase senior finance roles.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strong commercial judgement combined with technical rigour.
• Credible presence with lenders, advisers, PE sponsors and Boards.
• Clear communicator able to simplify complex financing and risk issues.
• Highly organised, resilient and outcome‑focused.
• Comfortable operating under time pressure and with incomplete information.

What We Offer

• A high‑impact interim role at a pivotal point in the platform’s development.
• Direct exposure to refinancing negotiations, capex funding and PE‑level decision‑making.
• Close working relationship with the CFO, CEO and sponsor.
• Competitive interim compensation aligned to experience and delivery expectations.