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Chief Financial Officer (Buy & Build Strategy)

London/UK | Hybrid

The CFO Practice is recruiting a Chief Financial Officer for a growing, technology-enabled platform business embarking on an ambitious buy-and-build strategy.

The business has established a strong core platform with a high-growth, data-driven base and a live pipeline of acquisitions. It is now entering its next phase of development, focused on acquiring and integrating complementary software, payments and data-led businesses. Working closely with the CEO and Board, the incoming CFO will play a central role in shaping and executing this growth strategy.

This is a high-impact CFO position combining strategic leadership, M&A execution and commercial performance management across a developing multi-entity structure. The successful candidate will partner closely with the CEO to scale the platform, secure funding for acquisitions and embed data-led decision-making across the group.

The right individual will thrive in an entrepreneurial, hands-on, and highly commercial environment, with the opportunity to drive a significant value-creation story across multiple businesses.

• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and Board, supporting long-term value creation and group growth strategy
• Shape and execute the buy-and-build strategy, leading acquisition activity end-to-end across software, payments and data-led businesses
• Drive financial and commercial due diligence, valuation, deal structuring and post-acquisition integration, ensuring disciplined execution and synergy realisation
• Lead debt funding activity to support inorganic growth, including lender engagement, modelling and covenant management
• Oversee finance across the group structure, ensuring strong financial control, governance and reporting standards across both the core platform and acquired entities
• Provide commercial support to operating businesses, strengthening insight across pricing, margins, customer economics and recurring revenue performance
• Embed robust budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes across the group to support scale and capital allocation decisions
• Build and develop a scalable, high-performing finance capability capable of supporting a growing, multi-entity platform
• Act as a senior external representative of the business with banks, advisers, auditors, investors and potential acquisition targets

This role will suit a commercially astute finance leader motivated by building and scaling businesses through acquisition and disciplined execution in a highly entrepreneurial environment.

You are likely to bring:

• A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, CIMA or ACCA)
• Experience operating in data-rich, commercially driven environments, ideally with exposure to software, payments or technology-enabled businesses
• Meaningful M&A exposure, whether leading transactions or playing a senior role in diligence and integration
• Strong commercial instincts, with the ability to translate financial and operational data into actionable strategic insight
• Experience overseeing or strengthening finance functions within group or multi-entity environments
• Confidence operating in fast-paced, change-oriented environments where hands-on leadership is required

This is an opportunity to join a leadership team at an inflexion point and play a defining role in building a scaled, acquisition-led platform.

Overview

Rockbourne has been retained to help appoint a Chief Financial Officer to lead, scale and institutionalise our clients' financial ecosystem.

This is a rare opportunity to join a highly secure long-term real estate investment platform that will scale significantly over the coming years.

Working directly with the CEO and the leadership team, you will take full ownership of the financial team and play a pivotal role in shaping an emerging UK leader in the acquisition, development and management of income-generating properties.

The business is backed by a strong, evergreen balance sheet investor, providing long-term stability and resilience. The position is highly secure and not dependent on deal cycles, exits, or fund wind-downs. This is a long-term platform, not an exit-driven vehicle.

The business is transitioning from a single-investor model to a multi-investor platform. This role will sit at the centre of that evolution, leading on financial structuring, investor reporting, and systems as the platform broadens its capital base.

The role provides exposure to a platform with significant scale and ambitious growth plans.

As the business expands, the finance function will play a critical role in enabling growth, managing complexity, and supporting long-term value creation.

This individual will take full ownership of the finance function within a growing real estate investment platform. The role spans strategic finance, structuring, reporting, and operational oversight, with responsibility for building and running a best-in-class finance capability as the business scales.

The position offers direct access to the CEO and genuine influence over the platform’s strategy, financial architecture, and decision-making. The successful candidate will act as a trusted partner, shaping how the business is structured, funded, and governed as it evolves.

The culture is adult, flexible, and output-focused. Success is defined less by formal KPIs and more by value creation, ownership, and trust.

• Ownership and continuous improvement of financial statements under IFRS and UK GAAP, ensuring they are robust, clean, and investor-ready.
• Institutionalising reporting processes so that numbers are consistent across property management systems, models, bank statements, audits, and financial accounts.
• Oversight of the full finance function, including property accounting, fund and investor reporting, audits, and lender reporting.
• Preparing the business for third-party capital, including tax structuring input, fund or JV structures, and regulatory considerations.
• Acting as CEO’s right-hand partner on all financial, structural, and strategic matters.

• Senior finance background within real estate, private equity, or fund environments.
• Strong understanding of IFRS and UK GAAP.
• Experience preparing and presenting information for investors and boards.
• Exposure to fund, JV, or regulated structures, with awareness of FCA and AIFM considerations.
• Proven ownership mentality and strong time management.
• Understanding of UK real estate asset classes, particularly offices and retail warehousing.
• Prior exposure to fund structuring, AIFM environments, or regulated investment platforms.
• Fundraising or investor interaction experience.

Our client is a high-growth, internationally operating consumer and leisure business and they are seeking to appoint a new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to join its executive board. The company is profitable, ambitious, and at an inflection point, with continued organic growth alongside potential strategic initiatives including international expansion and M&A. This is a pivotal leadership role for a commercially minded CFO who enjoys operating close to the business, influencing strategy, and helping shape the next phase of growth within an entrepreneurial environment.

The CFO will act as a strategic partner to the CEO and Board, with full responsibility for financial leadership, performance insight, governance, and value creation. The role combines board-level influence with hands-on ownership of financial planning, control, and decision support.

Key areas of responsibility include:

• Shaping and executing the group’s growth and capital strategy
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting across the business
• Providing clear insight into performance drivers, KPIs, risks, and opportunities
• Partnering on strategic initiatives including M&A, investment decisions, and international development
• Managing cash flow, working capital, funding structures, and banking relationships
• Ensuring robust financial controls, governance, and readiness for future transactions
• Overseeing FX exposure, international tax considerations, and transfer pricing
• Supporting and challenging senior leaders across commercial and operational functions

• The ideal candidate will be a proven senior finance leader with board-level experience in a scaling or entrepreneurial business.
• Strong academic and professional finance background
• Commercially astute, strategic, and comfortable working at pace
• Experience supporting M&A, complex transactions, or transformational initiatives
• Hands-on, detail-oriented when required, with the gravitas to influence senior stakeholders
• Able to build trust across teams, investors, lenders, and external partners
• Experience in consumer, leisure, travel, or service-led sectors is advantageous but not essential.

IBMC is managing a executive search for a global Fintech firm. With a high-volume, multi-asset trading environment and a 100% international clientele, the firm is currently in a phase of strategic scaling.

The CFO will be a key strategic partner to the Board, overseeing all financial operations across multiple international jurisdictions. This role requires an executive with a deep understanding of the Prop Trading or Fintech landscape, capable of managing complex capital structures, multi-currency reporting, and high-stakes financial risk. You will drive the company’s financial planning, audits, and compliance while leading a high-performing global finance team.

• Experience: Minimum 12–15 years in senior financial leadership, with at least 5 years as a CFO or VP of Finance.
• Industry Expertise: Proven background in Proprietary Trading, Hedge Funds, or high-frequency Fintech firms is mandatory.
• Education: Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting and professional certification (CPA, CFA, or CA).
• Technical Depth: Expert knowledge of international tax laws, IFRS, and multi-currency consolidation.
• Confidentiality: Must demonstrate the highest level of integrity and discretion in handling sensitive corporate information.
• Language: Native or professional-level English is mandatory.

• Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute the group’s global financial strategy to support rapid scaling and international expansion.
• Financial Operations: Oversee all accounting, tax, treasury, and financial reporting functions across multiple entities.
• Risk & Compliance: Ensure 100% adherence to international financial regulations and manage the firm’s exposure to market and operational risks.
• Audit & Reporting: Lead internal and external audit processes and deliver high-level financial insights/reporting to the Board.
• Capital Management: Optimize the firm’s capital allocation, liquidity, and trading-related financial workflows.
• Team Development: Mentor and scale the finance department, fostering a culture of precision and accountability.

• Runway & Liquidity: Maintenance of optimal cash reserves for both operations and trading spikes.
• Capital Efficiency: Successful closing of funding rounds at favorable valuations with minimal dilution.
• M&A Success: Realization of projected synergies within 12 months post-acquisition.
• Tax Optimization: Year-over-year reduction in the group’s effective global tax rate.
• Executive Compensation: Highly competitive salary + performance-linked executive bonuses.
• Global Impact: A pivotal role in a market-leading firm with significant international influence.
• Professional Growth: Opportunity to shape the future of a global multi-asset trading group.

Founded in 2001, Resident Advisor (RA) is one of the world's longest-running music media brands and a cornerstone of the dance, electronic and DJ ecosystem. The site's audience of over 7 million monthly users is drawn in by a combination of news, editorial, club listings and ticketing, RA‑branded events at venues and festivals worldwide, original films and a weekly mix series that has run for 20 years.

Today, RA operates a complex global business spanning ticketing, media, events, agency services, and software. Hundreds of millions move through our platform each year across multiple markets, entities, currencies, and payment flows.

As we enter our next phase, the challenge is not simply growth. It is building the systems, infrastructure, and operational leverage that allow us to scale efficiently while continuing to serve the culture that made RA what it is.

RA is entering a period where operational leverage, payments infrastructure, systems architecture, data visibility, and AI‑enabled efficiency will be as important to long‑term success as revenue growth itself.

This is not a traditional finance leadership role. While ownership of financial planning, governance, reporting, and capital efficiency remains fundamental, the broader mandate is to build the systems, infrastructure, controls, and decision‑making frameworks that allow a complex global platform business to operate with greater speed, visibility, and leverage.

Working closely with engineering, product, data, and commercial leaders, the CFO will modernise how information flows through the organisation, improve payments and financial infrastructure, unlock AI‑driven efficiencies, and create the operational foundations required for sustainable growth.

The successful candidate will see finance, data, systems, payments, and operational design as parts of the same problem: building a company that can scale efficiently while preserving the culture, independence, and ambition that make RA unique.

• Lead a comprehensive review of RA’s financial, operational, payments, and reporting infrastructure, and modernise the tooling and processes needed for the next stage of scale
• Design and implement the operational and commercial architecture required to support a significantly larger business
• Partner closely with Engineering, Product and Data to improve visibility, decision‑making, automation, and operational efficiency across the company
• Identify and deploy AI‑enabled opportunities that improve productivity, decision quality, and operating efficiency
• Lead ERP selection and implementation alongside broader finance and operational systems modernisation
• Improve payments infrastructure, settlement processes, controls, and financial workflows across a high‑volume global platform

• Own the company’s long‑range financial plan and help drive a substantial increase in profitability and enterprise value
• Improve cash generation, working capital efficiency, and capital allocation
• Establish clear operating metrics, forecasting processes, and performance frameworks that connect strategy to measurable outcomes
• Improve visibility into performance across RA’s various business models and revenue streams
• Partner with commercial leaders on pricing, margin optimisation, commercial discipline, and investment decisions
• Provide financial insight and challenge that improves decision‑making across the leadership team

• Serve as the independent financial voice to the Board and shareholders
• Own the integrity, reliability, and usability of the financial information used to run the company
• Maintain effective financial controls across a multi‑entity, multi‑currency international business
• Oversee treasury, compliance, audit, legal coordination, and financial risk management
• Ensure payments, fraud, chargeback, settlement, and regulatory risks remain appropriately managed as the business scales
• Continue improving the speed, efficiency, and automation of core finance processes and reporting cycles

• Genuine affinity for electronic music culture and RA's mission
• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with a proven CFO track record in growth and transformation
• Experience leading large‑scale operational, systems, infrastructure, or finance transformation within a complex platform, marketplace, payments, software, or technology business
• A track record of improving profitability, cash generation, and operational efficiency without compromising culture or growth
• Strong understanding of payments, transaction flows, working capital management, and platform economics
• Comfortable operating across multiple entities, currencies, jurisdictions, and regulatory environments
• Able to move seamlessly between strategic thinking and operational execution
• Highly analytical, commercially minded, and deeply curious about how systems work
• Strong collaborator who can build credibility across finance, product, engineering, data, and commercial teams

• Generous annual leave policies aimed at promoting work‑life balance.
• Flexibility in working arrangements, offering hybrid or remote work options based on role requirements and location.
• Matching pension schemes and/or 401k.
• Comprehensive staff wellbeing initiatives, featuring regular activities and workplace programmes to support mental and physical health. This includes discounted Classpass memberships, and custom‑fitted earplugs.
• Company‑led social events, team lunches, and discounts on RA merch.
• Paid annual volunteering allowance, encouraging contributions to community projects and charities you care about.
• Regular company‑wide Q&A with senior leadership, along with ongoing virtual educational training sessions for all staff.

As an independent company run by devoted dance music enthusiasts, our mission is to bring together the world's electronic music communities. Our Global Content Network (GCN) and international teams help us establish connections with hyper‑niche local scenes.

We became B‑Corp certified in 2024, which counts us among businesses leading a global movement for an inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economy and part of a community that meets high social and environmental impact standards.

We especially welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, abilities, ethnicities, experiences, gender identities, and sexual orientations. We aim for our team to reflect the communities we engage with. We ensure everyone is valued and respected by actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in our workplace.

• Electronic music is art.
• We celebrate the progressive values that underpin electronic music.
• We advocate for a more inclusive and equitable electronic music community.
• We honour the past, present and future of electronic music.
• We use innovation to empower the community.
• We choose honesty over gain and purpose over profit.
• We are always front left.

About Our Client

Our client is leading marine electrification through an aggregation of marine technology specialists. These established specialists develop fully electric solutions for both commercial and recreational markets, creating a comprehensive ecosystem to drive the transition to zero emission boating.

The group includes high performance electric vessels and system integration, high-output electric marine propulsion systems and the world's first production electric watercraft & snowmobiles, all supported by the first global marine fast charging network.

The Group CFO will play a critical role in shaping and executing the financial strategy to support this accelerated growth, integration activity, and long-term value creation.

• Develop and maintain strong banking and financial institution relationships, securing funding and finding solutions to enable sales such as international retail financing, fleet financing or dealer floorplan financing. Implement financing instruments to effectively manage working capital in high‑growth supply chains.
• Full ownership of all financial planning and reporting, budgeting, and forecasting processes across all affiliated entities.
• Evaluate new business opportunities, partnerships, and growth initiatives with a data‑driven, strategic approach.
• Act as a key strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team, supporting public and private fundraising efforts and providing actionable financial insight to drive company growth strategy.
• Support the development and execution of a robust investor relations strategy.
• Oversee daily treasury processes, cash management, and liquidity forecasting, providing timely insights to optimise working capital and cash flows.
• Oversee cash‑flow modelling for long‑term planning and support financial decision‑making across departments.

It is crucial that you are able to travel for this role as there will be some time spent between sites in Canada, UK intuitively, and Italy.

We are looking for candidates who have experienced a start‑up rojo/scale‑up business and have led investor relations with a proven track record in fundraising, banking relationships, and financial structuring – whether from investment banking, corporate development, or senior finance roles. Ideally you will have had capital markets/venture capital or investment banking exposure that has then led onto a hands‑on role in an entrepreneurial setting. You will be comfortable operating in a lean, growth‑stage environment. You will have excellent communication and relationship‑building skills with executives, investors, and financial partners. Understanding of the financial operations of manufacturing, hardware, or capital‑intensive industries would be highly advantageous.

Executive Package

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third‑party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Job Ref: JN- Z

Not Applicable

Full‑time

Accounting/Auditing

MBR partners are currently working with a PE backed High growth B2B SAAS analytics and performance company focused on the Unified Comms vertical. The clients provide optimisation solutions for outstanding customer experience, productivity and communication performance.

We’re looking for aproven finance leader to drive value creation, sharpen commercial execution, and prepare the business for a successful exit within the next 18 months.

This is a hands‑on role combining strategic finance with commercial partnership. You’ll build scalable financial processes and infrastructure while enabling accelerated, profitable growth through our channel partners.

Working closely with the CEO and senior leadership team , you’ll play a key role in shaping the company’s financial direction and decision‑making. You’ll also develop strong external relationships with key partners across the MSP and UCaaS ecosystem to support long‑term growth and strategic success.

• Lead planning, forecasting, and performance management with high accuracy.
• Deliver the value‑creation plan in line with private equity goals.
• Track key SaaS and channel metrics (ARR, NRR, CAC, churn, etc.) and drive growth through pricing, cost control, and efficiency.

• Produce accurate monthly finance packs and KPIs on tight deadlines.
• Maintain forecast discipline, transparency, and investor confidence through consistent, “no‑surprises” reporting.

• Prepare for exit with due diligence, QofE, and data‑room readiness.
• Support advisors and investors with robust financial models and a clear, defensible narrative.

• Partner with the SLT to drive accountability and results across all functions.
• Work with Product, Sales, and Operations to improve margins, pricing, and ROI.

• Build financial relationships with key MSP and telecom partners.
• Deliver partner‑level reporting, forecasting, and performance insights.

• Oversee accounting, tax, treasury, and cash management.
• Strengthen systems, automation, and controls to support scale and exit readiness.

• Build and lead a small, high‑performing finance team.
• Foster a culture of pace, accuracy, and ownership aligned with private‑equity standards.

• Senior finance leadership in PE‑backed or high‑growth SaaS/recurring revenue businesses.
• Hands‑on operator with transaction experience (FDD/QoE/vendor DD).
• Strong commercial finance acumen (pricing, margins, forecasting, partner economics).
• MSP/UCaaS/telecom or related ecosystem experience preferred.
• Skilled at scaling finance functions and implementing BI/reporting tools.

• Data‑driven, analytical, and commercially curious.
• Calm and credible under board, investor, and exit‑process pressure.
• Collaborative, influential, and hands‑on.

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We are seeking a CFO/COO , a proven operator, who combines financial acumen with operational excellence, someone who enjoys the grass roots start up mindset and conceptual thinking to be able to scale. This commercially savvy individual will take full responsibility for the operating cadence of the business driving growth from 0 → 000’sM , enabling the CEO to remain focused on strategy, business development, and talent.

This is a board level role with potential to CEO succession .

• Operational Leadership – Own day to day execution, implementing systems, processes, and accountability structures that scale the business through early stage growth to maturity.
• Financial Strategy – Lead financial planning, fundraising, and investor relations. Model growth, profitability, and capital efficiency.
• Capital and Transactions – Drive capital raises, structure deals, and prepare the business for strategic partnerships, M&A, or exit.
• Enterprise Partnerships – Structure and deliver enterprise level partnerships that accelerate adoption and growth.
• B2B Growth Strategy – Drive self serve and product led growth in the B2B market, building scalable go to market models without reliance on heavy sales headcount.
• SaaS and AI Scaling – Translate deep SaaS and AI expertise into product, GTM, and operational leverage.
• Team and Culture – Build, mentor, and retain exceptional talent. Foster a culture of clarity, accountability, and high performance.
• Board and Governance – Partner with the CEO and board to ensure strong governance, compliance, and shareholder alignment.

• Proven track record as CFO or COO leader across multiple businesses that scaled from 0 → 000’sM.
• Demonstrated success in fundraising, exits, or IPOs .
• Deep experience in enterprise partnership development and partner channel growth.
• Proven experience scaling B2B SaaS businesses with self serve and product led growth models .
• Exceptional emotional intelligence and leadership skills , with a reputation for building high performing teams.
• Dynamic, driven, and intellectually sharp, thrives in fast moving environments.
• Strong understanding of AI platforms and ecosystems .

• Founding team level equity and ownership.
• The opportunity to lead operations at scale, with CEO succession potential.
• A culture that values bravery, clarity, and execution.

Direct message the job poster from ACUITY UK LTD

South East London | Hybrid working available

Competitive salary + performance-based incentives + long-term value participation (phantom equity or equivalent)

Acuity is supporting the confidential search for a Chief Financial Officer on behalf of a B-Corp certified, purpose-led professional services firm committed to shaping a more sustainable built environment.

With consistent double-digit growth and a reputation for client-first delivery, the firm is entering a new phase of expansion. A live M&A deal (adding £3m+ in revenue) is on track to complete this quarter—supporting a strategic goal to exceed £50m turnover by 2030 through targeted acquisition and regional growth.

This is a unique opportunity to join the executive team as the organisation’s first CFO—guiding financial strategy, strengthening governance, and enabling long-term value creation in a high-growth, mission-driven business.

Your Impact

• Develop and lead long-term financial strategy

• Build forecasting models that support decision-making and valuation uplift

• Collaborate with the Managing Partner, Board, and investors

• Deliver timely, transparent financial reporting across jurisdictions

• Implement scalable systems, controls, and governance processes

• Provide insights that link commercial performance with long-term goals

• Manage budgeting, cash flow, funding, and supplier value

• Communicate clearly with internal and external stakeholders

What You’ll Bring

• A recognised UK accountancy qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

• Significant experience in a senior finance role (CFO, Group FD or similar), ideally in high-growth or investor-backed environments

• Experience supporting M&A activity and scaling operational finance functions

• Strong command of financial systems (e.g., Sage Intacct) and Excel

• A collaborative, inclusive, and strategic leadership style

• Confidence working with diverse stakeholders in a partner-led environment

Great people don’t always tick every box. If this opportunity excites you and you believe you could thrive in the role, Acuity would be pleased to hear from you.

Why Join This Firm?

• Lead a strategic finance function in a values-led, fast-scaling firm

• Help shape the future of an organisation making real impact

• Work with a driven, supportive leadership team

• Build financial infrastructure from the ground up

• Benefit from long-term value creation opportunities

• Enjoy a flexible, learning-oriented culture

Apply confidentially today to explore this transformative leadership opportunity.

All candidates will be asked to complete The Acuity Measure as part of the selection process.

• Seniority level Executive

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Strategy/Planning, Finance, and Accounting/Auditing
• Industries Professional Services, Building Construction, and Surveying and Mapping Services

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