54 Cfo jobs in London

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced and strategic Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join our executive leadership team at a leading projects and professional services group. The CFO will be responsible for overseeing the financial health and performance of the group, ensuring robust financial planning, governance, and control across diverse operations and projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead the financial strategy, planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes across the group.
Ensure effective financial controls, reporting, and compliance in accordance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
Provide strategic guidance to the CEO and Board on financial matters, business risks, and growth opportunities.
Oversee treasury, cash flow management, working capital optimization, and funding strategies.
Partner with operational and commercial leaders to drive performance, efficiency, and profitability across business units.
Manage relationships with external stakeholders including banks, auditors, investors, and regulatory bodies.
Lead and develop a high-performing finance team across multiple geographies and disciplines.
Drive continuous improvement in financial systems, reporting, and business intelligence capabilities.
Support M&A activity, joint ventures, and strategic investments as part of the group's growth agenda.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualified accountant (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with at least 15 years of progressive financial leadership experience.
Proven track record as a CFO or Finance Director in a large, complex business, preferably within projects, infrastructure, or professional services sectors.
Strong commercial acumen and experience supporting project-based, contract-driven businesses.
Demonstrated ability to lead through change, manage risk, and support sustainable growth.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

Personal Attributes:

Strategic thinker with hands-on execution ability.
Integrity, resilience, and sound judgment under pressure.
Collaborative leadership style with a focus on developing teams and culture.

Executive Assistant to CFO

City of London - Hybrid Working

60,000 - 65,000 *depending on experience

Full time, permanent role

Advertised by Office Angels City Branch

Are you a seasoned Executive Assistant with a track record of supporting senior leadership in fast-paced, mission-driven environments? Our client is a dynamic organisation, who have built a workplace where your opinions and ideas matter. We're looking for a highly professional, dedicated, and passionate Executive Assistant to be a key partner to our leadership team, working closely alongside the CFO and C-suite, impacting greatly, on the day to day running of the business.

Your Role at a Glance:

As the Executive Assistant to CFO, you won't just manage calendars, you'll be a trusted advisor and operational key player. You'll provide high-level administrative and strategic support to senior executives, ensuring seamless day-to-day operations and enabling leadership to focus on driving our mission forward. Offering support to the wider team, based in London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide proactive, high-level administrative and secretarial support to the CFO and senior leadership team
• Manage complex calendars, coordinate multi-stakeholder meetings, and oversee travel logistics - dealing with multiple time zones
• Draft, edit, and manage executive communications, reports, and presentations
• Track progress on strategic initiatives and support project execution
• Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to build, develop and maintain strong relationships
• Handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism

What You Bring:

• Extensive experience as an Executive Assistant supporting C-suite or senior leadership
• Exceptional organisational and time-management skills, with a proactive mindset
• Strong communication skills and the ability to represent leadership with professionalism
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and modern productivity tools
• A calm, solutions-focused approach in high-pressure situations
• A collaborative spirit and a passion for making a difference

Why You'll Love Working With Them:

• A permanent, full-time role with real opportunities for growth and leadership
• A supportive, mission-driven team culture that values your expertise
• The chance to contribute to meaningful projects that uplift communities
• Exceptionally competitive benefits package

Ready to Elevate Your Career?

If you're an experienced Executive Assistant ready to take on a strategic, high-impact role, we'd love to hear from you.

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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded CFO / Financial Controller to lead the finance function of a global leading FMCG company. The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of financial management, support business growth, and act as a strategic partner to senior leadership while maintaining close collaboration with international headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

• p>Lead and manage the UK finance team (3–4 staff), ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance, and effective controls.
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• Oversee daily finance operations including accounts, treasury, tax, audit, and management reporting.

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes in alignment with HQ requirements.

• Partner closely with Supply Chain Management (SCM) to optimise inventory control and stock management.

• Implement and manage financial information systems, ensuring the business leverages digital tools effectively.

• Provide commercial insights and recommendations to support business strategy and profitability.

• Act as the key financial liaison with HQ, preparing and presenting reports as needed.

Requirements

• Fluent Korean speaker (written and spoken)

• ACCA fully qualified (or equivalent).

• Proven experience as a CFO or Financial Controller, ideally in FMCG 

• Strong background in stock management and working closely with SCM functions.

• Digital savvy, with proven experience implementing and managing finance information systems.

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of managing a finance team 

• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded CFO / Financial Controller to lead the finance function of a global leading FMCG company. The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of financial management, support business growth, and act as a strategic partner to senior leadership while maintaining close collaboration with international headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

• p>Lead and manage the UK finance team (3–4 staff), ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance, and effective controls.
  /li>

• Oversee daily finance operations including accounts, treasury, tax, audit, and management reporting.

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and strategic planning processes in alignment with HQ requirements.

• Partner closely with Supply Chain Management (SCM) to optimise inventory control and stock management.

• Implement and manage financial information systems, ensuring the business leverages digital tools effectively.

• Provide commercial insights and recommendations to support business strategy and profitability.

• Act as the key financial liaison with HQ, preparing and presenting reports as needed.

Requirements

• Fluent Korean speaker (written and spoken)

• ACCA fully qualified (or equivalent).

• Proven experience as a CFO or Financial Controller, ideally in FMCG 

• Strong background in stock management and working closely with SCM functions.

• Digital savvy, with proven experience implementing and managing finance information systems.

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of managing a finance team 

• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role

Our Finance & CFO Advisory practice are looking for experienced Finance Transformation Senior Consultants, Managers and Senior Managers to join the team. 

As part of our Corporate Experience practice, the Finance & CFO Advisory capability combines accounting, consulting and industry experience to focus on our client's most strategic Finance priorities. We act as strategic advisors to the Office of the CFO and a critical friend to their wider finance leadership team. 

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Contribute to strategic advice and thought leadership to clients on a wide range of finance-related topics with an emphasis on tangible value realisation and performance optimisation.
• Lead discrete workstreams in Finance & CFO engagements or smaller end-to-end engagements, including finance transformation, operating model & organisation design, process improvement, technology implementation, and strategic advisory, cost transformation & financial modelling projects, to deliver tangible value and drive business outcomes for the client
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including technology, operations, and strategy professionals, to deliver integrated solutions that address clients' complex finance and business needs
• Develop relationships with client stakeholders, deeply understanding their business needs and aligning solutions with their objectives and industry best practices
• Contribute to the growth of the Finance & CFO Advisory capability by developing thought leadership content, collaborating with internal teams across Capgemini, and building capabilities through innovative offerings and assets.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal Contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities),   offering development.
• Learning & Development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

You will have experience and expertise in the following areas:

• Experienced in business transformation and the programme management lifecycle, including: (1) a good knowledge of benchmarking practices and capability maturity assessments, (2) Expertise in developing compelling business cases highlighting the financial benefits and ROI of investments, and (3) expertise in operating model design and implementation.
• In-depth process expertise in designing optimised Finance processes, across one or more from: Record-to-Report, Order-to-Cash, Purchase-to-Pay, Acquire-to-Retire, Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax & Treasury.
• Practical knowledge of cutting-edge technologies (GenAI, RPA, Analytics) and current/emerging market trends (e.g. Shared-Services, GBS, ERP/Digital Core), including their application in a finance context.
• Proven experience of engagement management (scope, deliverables and commercials) alongside experience leading small and medium multi-disciplinary delivery teams or workstreams. 
• Currently working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background Proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience of proposition building and delivery. 

For Manager and Senior Manager Positions:

• Business development – utilising a combination of the organisation’s broader pre-existing relationships, company relationships and your own network, you’ll be generating ( Senior Manager) or Contributing to ( Manager )c.£1m of consulting revenues.

Required certifications or licenses

• Must be a fully or part-qualified Chartered Accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ICAEW/ICAS) or equivalent

What You'll Love About Working Here

We help our clients address challenges, and respond to opportunities around strategy, business case development, business integration, financial modelling & planning, cost optimisation & performance management and digital transformation across all industry sectors. You have an exciting opportunity to join our team and contribute to expanding the business, build client and internal relationships, support market activity, and be part of the team advising and shaping the leading Finance teams of the future.

We are delighted to have received the “Glassdoor Best Places to work UK’ accolade for 4 consecutive years, to see what it’s like to work at Capgemini Invent, visit our Glassdoor page

Need To Know

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

CSR

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about.  In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year.  When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 350,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

What you'll be doing…

We are seeking a highly organized and efficient Executive Assistant to join our team. As the Executive Assistant to the CEO & CFO you will provide high-level administrative support to our executives, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations and contributing to the overall success of our organization.

In this role, you will be responsible for managing complex calendars, coordinating travel arrangements, preparing correspondences and presentations, and handling confidential information with the utmost discretion. You will serve as a central point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, and will be relied upon to anticipate the needs of the executive team and proactively resolve any issues that may arise.

The ideal candidate will have exceptional communication skills, impeccable attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ever-changing environment.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve…

• Previous experience as an executive assistant to C-Suite executives
• Experience of managing multiple diaries for senior executives and room bookings
• Proactive and dependable with a positive outlook and works well under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal skills, confident communication skills and assertive with a high attention to detail

What's in it for you…

We have a number of awesome perks available to our staff.  We offer huge opportunities to learn and develop, whether through professional qualifications, exposure to incredible business projects or informal lunch & learns, hosted by your colleagues. We have a fantastic culture where we really do care about our people and want everyone to succeed. Varied roles mean you’re not pigeonholed in to one finite area but get the opportunity to develop a wide range of skills and experience

And to top it all off, not only do we offer unlimited holiday because we trust you to manage your workload and time but we also offer a share in our success whereby every colleague is eligible to join our profit pool bonus scheme - if Future hits their performance targets all colleagues may receive a bonus.

The expected range for this role is £50,000 - £70,000

This is a Hybrid role from our London Paddington Office, working three days from the office, two from home 

Who are we…

We’re Future. We’re 3000+ colleagues over 250+ brands speaking to 400 million people every month across the globe through websites, events and magazines. We’ve got ambitious plans that build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities and we’re looking for talented people who want to be a part of it. 

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We have a voice and we’re going to use it. We promote diversity and inclusion not just in our recruitment processes, but everything we do. We’re an equal opportunity employer and we will continue to ensure our recruitment process is free of bias and our workplaces are inclusive, positive, free of discrimination and respecting of all backgrounds and beliefs. Our culture is underpinned by our values and employees - current and future - are treated with respect and fairness.

Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments made so we can give you the best experience!

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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Administrative Assistant
IT Project Financial Management
Hybrid - 3 Days p/w in London
45,000 - 55,000 + Benefits + Bonus
Japanese language skills really helpful

Deerfoot Recruitment is delighted to partner with a leading global financial institution to seek a reliable and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to join their IT Financial Management team. This hybrid role supports the planning, reporting, and administration functions within IT, helping to manage critical project governance and investment budget processes across the EMEA region.

You will support the Bank Project Governance business line, assisting in the definition, establishment, and maintenance of project governance frameworks and procedures. Responsible for managing IT investment budgets and funding demands, you will work closely with stakeholders across EMEA and the global Head Office to ensure effective financial discipline and maximise cost-benefit performance. Your attention to detail and organisational skills will be key in managing databases, producing reports for decision-making, and driving continuous improvement of governance processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support project governance and IT investment budget management for systems development projects across EMEA.
• Assist in reviewing IT solutions, project plans, and development costs, ensuring alignment with governance procedures.
• Maintain and manage databases and create reports to support financial management decisions.
• Facilitate collaboration among stakeholders and assist with ad hoc financial and planning tasks as required.

What You'll Need:

• Practical experience in demand and financial planning; PMO or project lifecycle experience advantageous.
• Basic IT knowledge coupled with strong numerical accuracy and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to solve complex problems systematically.
• Japanese language skills are a plus.

Why Apply?
This permanent role offers a competitive salary (to be confirmed) plus performance bonus and a compelling benefits package, including a 10% employer pension contribution, life and income protection insurance, private medical coverage, generous holiday options, and more.

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a leading independent tech recruitment consultancy in the UK. For every CV sent to clients, we donate 1 to The Born Free Foundation. We are a Climate Action Workforce in partnership with Ecologi. If this role isn't right for you, explore our referral reward program with payouts at interview and placement milestones. Visit our website for details. Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Administrative Assistant
IT Project Financial Management
Hybrid - 3 Days p/w in London
45k - 55k + Benefits + Bonus

Deerfoot Recruitment is delighted to partner with a leading global financial institution to seek a reliable and detail-oriented Administrative Assistant to join their IT Financial Management team. This hybrid role supports the planning, reporting, and administration functions within IT, helping to manage critical project governance and investment budget processes across the EMEA region.

You will support the Bank Project Governance business line, assisting in the definition, establishment, and maintenance of project governance frameworks and procedures. Responsible for managing IT investment budgets and funding demands, you will work closely with stakeholders across EMEA and the global Head Office to ensure effective financial discipline and maximise cost-benefit performance. Your attention to detail and organisational skills will be key in managing databases, producing reports for decision-making, and driving continuous improvement of governance processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support project governance and IT investment budget management for systems development projects across EMEA.
• Assist in reviewing IT solutions, project plans, and development costs, ensuring alignment with governance procedures.
• Maintain and manage databases and create reports to support financial management decisions.
• Facilitate collaboration among stakeholders and assist with ad hoc financial and planning tasks as required.

What You'll Need:

• Practical experience in demand and financial planning; PMO or project lifecycle experience advantageous.
• Basic IT knowledge coupled with strong numerical accuracy and analytical skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to solve complex problems systematically.
• Japanese language skills are a plus.

Why Apply?
This permanent role offers a competitive salary of 45k to 55k plus performance bonus and a compelling benefits package, including a 10% employer pension contribution, life and income protection insurance, private medical coverage, generous holiday options, and more.

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a leading independent tech recruitment consultancy in the UK. For every CV sent to clients, we donate 1 to The Born Free Foundation. We are a Climate Action Workforce in partnership with Ecologi. If this role isn't right for you, explore our referral reward program with payouts at interview and placement milestones. Visit our website for details. Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.