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Managing Director – Premium Fitness & Performance Brand

Clapham, London (onsite with some travel)

£100,000 base + 20–50% performance bonus

About CFGI:

Corporate Finance Group, Inc. (“CFGI”) was founded in 2000 by former Big 4 professionals. CFGI is an established industry leader with the resources to successfully navigate today’s complex accounting, reporting, compliance and now tax landscape. An assemblage of top-flight professionals with in-depth public accounting expertise, CFGI can fulfill a variety of client needs without the restrictions of auditor independence.

We provide our clients with a unique combination of integrity, flexibility, creative solutions, and deep tax technical expertise. Many of our clients are global, market leading, publicly held companies, while others are privately held, early stage, or venture-backed emerging businesses. Here at CFGI, we place a high value on a culture of continued learning, where teamwork is encouraged, and professional excellence is rewarded. We offer a flexible career progression model that allows for a variety of challenging opportunities throughout your career.

In 2022, CFGI opened its London office (its first outside the US) and achieved fantastic revenue in the first full year of trading, primarily derived from the accounting advisory practice. In January 2023 the UK tax practice was formed and the UK tax partner is looking to quickly assemble a high-quality team of tax professionals to grow the tax business and provide clients with an exceptional and differentiated service.

Position Summary:

CFGI seeks a highly motivated tax managing director to lead its' UK M&A tax offering. CFGI's unique client base of venture/PE- backed privately held companies to global multi-billion-dollar FTSE500 Companies provides for a unique environment for highly motived self-starters to continue and enhance their careers. 

This position reports directly to the Partner-in-Charge of Tax and will require an in-depth knowledge of taxation as it relates to strategic PE and corporate transactions in the mergers and acquisitions lifecycle. Our Transactions Tax specialists provide a variety of services, such a tax due diligence reviews (buy-side and sell-side), advice relating to private equity and similar structures, vendor assistance, and management tax planning. The successful candidate will work with business lines, service providers, and other tax professionals in fulfilling his or her responsibilities. In the beginning, tax work is not expected to require 100% of the executive’s time for project management and billable work, as they will be asked to do other tasks including: 

·    Interviewing and recruiting new tax team members to work under their direction.

·    Business Development activity, including getting to know the partners at CFGI within all verticals.

·    Identifying additional revenue streams within our clients.

Principal Responsibilities:

·    Lead M&A tax projects in accordance with the firm’s standard procedures and agreed arrangements with the client, including costs and billing logistics.

·    Perform tax due diligence reviews, tax structuring, tax modelling, and various other pre- and post- deal services.

·    Act as the main point of contact and manage client relationships, responding quickly to queries and internal teams.

·    Research and prepare proposals for new work, as well as taking part in presentations to prospective clients.

·    Support in strategic targeting and business development activity, particularly in the private equity space, with the Tax Partner.

·    Act as a people manager, including delegation and taking an active role in individuals’ training and career development via on-the-job coaching, delivering formal training, and carrying out requested feedback and career conversations.

Skills and Competencies:

·    Strong expertise in tax due diligence, structuring, fund flows, and SPA review, ideally with private equity clients.

·    Exposure to portfolio company tax work, UK and cross-border tax planning, and withholding tax is preferred.

·    Demonstrated ability to effectively present information and appropriately respond to questions from clients and team members.

·    Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and work under deadlines.

·    Excellent analytical, supervisory, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills are necessary.

·    Demonstrated ability to be accountable for independently completing assignments.

·    Capable of collaborating and communicating with people of different technical backgrounds and roles.

Education and Experience Requirements:

·    Ten plus years of M&A tax experience in the Big-4 and/or next tier UK accounting firms.

·    Significant experience of operating as a Senior Manager or Associate Director level (or equivalent) is necessary.

·    Up-to-date knowledge of Transactions Tax, in a specialist capacity or as a Corporate Tax professional.

·    Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, and an ability to adapt to changing priorities and learn new businesses quickly.

·    Other key areas to consider: the ideal candidate must demonstrate integrity and accountability, always remaining flexible, adaptable, and willing to accept coaching, building and managing professionally healthy relationships, and continually developing awareness of business-related topics.

·    Analytical ability to navigate work-related situations with practicality, sound reasoning, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving.

·    Leadership skills that display good judgment and certainty in decision making, taking initiative with job-related demands, demonstrating innovative thinking and sound planning with business practices, managing individual performance toward shared organizational goals, and thinking strategically to set and accomplish goals.

·    Bachelor’s degree in accounting with a preference in holding an accounting or tax professional certification (ATII, CTA, ideally along with an ACA, ACCA).

Managing Director – Premium Fitness & Performance Brand

Clapham, London (onsite with some travel)

£100,000 base + 20–50% performance bonus

About CFGI:

Corporate Finance Group, Inc. (“CFGI”) was founded in 2000 by former Big 4 professionals. CFGI is an established industry leader with the resources to successfully navigate today’s complex accounting, reporting, compliance and now tax landscape. An assemblage of top-flight professionals with in-depth public accounting expertise, CFGI can fulfill a variety of client needs without the restrictions of auditor independence.

We provide our clients with a unique combination of integrity, flexibility, creative solutions, and deep tax technical expertise. Many of our clients are global, market leading, publicly held companies, while others are privately held, early stage, or venture-backed emerging businesses. Here at CFGI, we place a high value on a culture of continued learning, where teamwork is encouraged, and professional excellence is rewarded. We offer a flexible career progression model that allows for a variety of challenging opportunities throughout your career.

In 2022, CFGI opened its London office (its first outside the US) and achieved fantastic revenue in the first full year of trading, primarily derived from the accounting advisory practice. In January 2023 the UK tax practice was formed and the UK tax partner is looking to quickly assemble a high-quality team of tax professionals to grow the tax business and provide clients with an exceptional and differentiated service.

Position Summary:

CFGI seeks a highly motivated tax managing director to lead its' UK M&A tax offering. CFGI's unique client base of venture/PE- backed privately held companies to global multi-billion-dollar FTSE500 Companies provides for a unique environment for highly motived self-starters to continue and enhance their careers. 

This position reports directly to the Partner-in-Charge of Tax and will require an in-depth knowledge of taxation as it relates to strategic PE and corporate transactions in the mergers and acquisitions lifecycle. Our Transactions Tax specialists provide a variety of services, such a tax due diligence reviews (buy-side and sell-side), advice relating to private equity and similar structures, vendor assistance, and management tax planning. The successful candidate will work with business lines, service providers, and other tax professionals in fulfilling his or her responsibilities. In the beginning, tax work is not expected to require 100% of the executive’s time for project management and billable work, as they will be asked to do other tasks including: 

·    Interviewing and recruiting new tax team members to work under their direction.

·    Business Development activity, including getting to know the partners at CFGI within all verticals.

·    Identifying additional revenue streams within our clients.

Principal Responsibilities:

·    Lead M&A tax projects in accordance with the firm’s standard procedures and agreed arrangements with the client, including costs and billing logistics.

·    Perform tax due diligence reviews, tax structuring, tax modelling, and various other pre- and post- deal services.

·    Act as the main point of contact and manage client relationships, responding quickly to queries and internal teams.

·    Research and prepare proposals for new work, as well as taking part in presentations to prospective clients.

·    Support in strategic targeting and business development activity, particularly in the private equity space, with the Tax Partner.

·    Act as a people manager, including delegation and taking an active role in individuals’ training and career development via on-the-job coaching, delivering formal training, and carrying out requested feedback and career conversations.

Skills and Competencies:

·    Strong expertise in tax due diligence, structuring, fund flows, and SPA review, ideally with private equity clients.

·    Exposure to portfolio company tax work, UK and cross-border tax planning, and withholding tax is preferred.

·    Demonstrated ability to effectively present information and appropriately respond to questions from clients and team members.

·    Excellent organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and work under deadlines.

·    Excellent analytical, supervisory, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills are necessary.

·    Demonstrated ability to be accountable for independently completing assignments.

·    Capable of collaborating and communicating with people of different technical backgrounds and roles.

Education and Experience Requirements:

·    Ten plus years of M&A tax experience in the Big-4 and/or next tier UK accounting firms.

·    Significant experience of operating as a Senior Manager or Associate Director level (or equivalent) is necessary.

·    Up-to-date knowledge of Transactions Tax, in a specialist capacity or as a Corporate Tax professional.

·    Strong collaboration and teamwork skills, and an ability to adapt to changing priorities and learn new businesses quickly.

·    Other key areas to consider: the ideal candidate must demonstrate integrity and accountability, always remaining flexible, adaptable, and willing to accept coaching, building and managing professionally healthy relationships, and continually developing awareness of business-related topics.

·    Analytical ability to navigate work-related situations with practicality, sound reasoning, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving.

·    Leadership skills that display good judgment and certainty in decision making, taking initiative with job-related demands, demonstrating innovative thinking and sound planning with business practices, managing individual performance toward shared organizational goals, and thinking strategically to set and accomplish goals.

·    Bachelor’s degree in accounting with a preference in holding an accounting or tax professional certification (ATII, CTA, ideally along with an ACA, ACCA).

BACKGROUND 

EvolveYou was co-founded in 2019 by personal trainer Krissy Cela and fitness entrepreneur Jack Bullimore, with a dream of creating a global fitness community that would help women build strength and confidence from the inside out.

Learning from her own experiences, Krissy realised that both the gym, and fitness generally, can be intimidating for women who are starting out. She made it her goal to change that for the better. By fusing fitness and technology to create a platform that would expertly guide its users on their fitness journey, EvolveYou was born!

The EvolveYou community grew quickly and has become central to everything we do. It’s fuelled by women supporting each other to feel fitter and more confident, because how you feel matters.

ABOUT EVOLVEYOU

We are on a mission: to educate all women about how simple fitness can be, make them believe fitness is not about quick fixes but about longevity and well-being. Our goal is to become the biggest and best female strength & conditioning app in the world, helping women build strength, confidence and to evolve their mental and physical wellbeing through movement, resilience and consistency. 

We believe fitness should be accessible to anyone, at any time and from anywhere. We strive to build the most affordable, innovative and easy-to-use fitness app, while acknowledging everyone's abilities, goals and preference. 

Want to be part of it? 

We have an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and operationally strong Managing Director to join our team. Leading the day to day business operations in helping us grow our global fitness brand, this role is based in our London office and will be the most senior hire into the business to date, reporting directly into the board.

The Managing Director will take the operational lead of EvolveYou, overseeing the day-to-day activities and ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals. Reporting directly to the board, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in executing the business strategy, maintaining operational efficiency, and cultivating a positive and innovative company culture.

This new role will also take responsibility for bringing a new subsidiary business to market, creating and owning the critical path to launch. This is a rare opportunity to be part of an exciting new business launch from the get go.

If you’re passionate about fitness, motivated by agile growth environments and love developing young brands, then this could be your perfect role.

ABOUT YOU

You’re highly organised and a proven leader, with a problem solving mindset. You have deep experience in building and leading teams that deliver cross functional excellence. You are operationally strong and strategically minded, allowing you to structure for productivity and lead for growth. You are a highly skilled people manager and adept at driving a positive and inclusive company culture. 

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Operational Leadership:

• Assume operational leadership of EvolveYou, ensuring all aspects of the business are aligned with strategic objectives.
• Collaborate with the board to set business strategy, goals, and launch roadmap.
• Report core business growth metrics and company KPIs to the board (CEO, CBO & CMO)
• Oversee the company’s financial performance, managing the company P&L and annual budgets
• Manage our small but growing merchandise business, looking for ways to increase growth

Operational Efficiency:

• Drive operational efficiency across the business, identifying and implementing process improvements to optimise performance.
• Identifying and proactively improve operational friction points - strategically collaborating with teams by taking a deep dive approach into department level operations and increasing internal efficiencies
• Develop and implement OKR frameworks and key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and enhance operational effectiveness.

Team Management:

• Directly manage the Customer Experience, Finance and HR functions, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment.
• Provide leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, promoting a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Drive a diverse and high-performing culture, through personal demonstration of company values and ensuring business direction enables the achievement of EY’s  mission and strategic goals

Leadership and Industry Expertise:

• Serve as an inspirational leader within the organisation, motivating teams to achieve excellence.
• Act as an expert industry figure, staying abreast of industry trends and leveraging knowledge to drive innovation.

Subsidiary Business Launch:

• Bring a new subsidiary business to market within 12 months, taking ownership of the critical path to launch.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive critical pathway to launch, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives.

Stakeholder Management:

• Manage stakeholders effectively, both internal and external, to ensure successful execution of the business plan.
• Allocate and optimise internal resources to deliver against strategic goals.

Requirements

• You have 6+ years of leadership experience
• Proven experience in a leadership role within a tech-focused scale-up or similar high-growth environment.
• Strong strategic mindset with a track record of successfully executing business plans.
• Demonstrated ability to drive operational efficiency and implement process improvements.
• Experience in directly managing Finance and HR functions.
• Inspirational leadership style with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge and passion for the fitness and wellness industry.
• Experience working in a SaaS business structure
• Effective people manager with excellent leadership skills and the ability to motivate and develop the staff.
• Compelling communicator, able to drive our mission through your actions and continuous messaging to the team, aligning the teams’ goals around achieving excellence and executing on our core purpose
• Strong strategic, entrepreneurial and commercial thinking skills
• Excellent leadership, enablement and change management skills
• Comprehensive risk management skills, including knowledge of related legislation and regulatory compliance requirements
• Bonus : Are not allergic to dogs (we have two office golden retrievers!)

If you are a dynamic and results-oriented leader with a passion for technology and fitness, we invite you to join EvolveYou on this exciting journey. Apply now to be a key driver of innovation in the health and wellness space.

Benefits

Quotacom have an opportunity to join their client; a rapidly expanding global consulting firm at a pivotal moment of strategic growth and transformation. With a strong track record of success and ambitious plans for the future, they are seeking an AI Practice Director to lead the build-out of its UK AI business. This role will shape how leading organisations leverage AI and data to gain a competitive advantage and will have a tangible impact on both client outcomes and the company’s continued growth.

This newly created role represents a rare opportunity to join a fast-scaling consultancy at a pivotal stage of its expansion, leading the build-out of a UK AI practice that will shape how clients leverage data and AI to achieve meaningful business impact.

With a global presence across multiple continents and thousands of professionals delivering data, AI, and technology solutions, the company is significantly expanding its UK operations following a period of strategic acquisitions and rebranding. This includes a growing UK team of over 500 consultants, with more than 160 focused on Data and AI.

The Role

As AI Practice Director , you will be a key figure in the company’s new, transversal Data & AI division. Acting as a “business translator,” you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and tangible business value, developing and delivering impactful AI strategies and solutions for clients across diverse sectors. This role combines strategic consulting, commercial leadership, and practical delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Practice Building & Leadership

• Lead the establishment and growth of the AI practice, reporting directly to UK and EMEA Data & AI leadership.
• Hire, mentor, and develop a high-performing team while creating reusable frameworks and go-to-market propositions.
• Embed the UK AI practice within the broader international AI leadership team.

Commercial & Business Development

• Drive new business growth and revenue generation with a proven track record in sales and commercial leadership.
• Lead pre-sales activities, develop proposals, and identify new opportunities while expanding relationships with existing clients.
• Leverage your professional network to grow market presence and oversee the full engagement lifecycle, from scoping to delivery and value realisation.

Client Advisory & Delivery

• Act as a trusted advisor, translating client challenges into actionable AI strategies, responsible AI governance, operating models, and enterprise-scale implementation roadmaps.
• Lead the design and oversee the successful delivery of AI solutions that demonstrate measurable business value.

AI Transformation Leadership

• Guide clients through AI transformation journeys, demonstrating how technologies such as Generative and Agentic AI can reshape business models, drive efficiency, and create new revenue streams.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking candidates with a proven ability to blend deep technical understanding with sharp commercial acumen and a consultative mindset .

Essential Background & Experience:

• A strong track record in a management consulting environment is highly preferred.
• Candidates from industry backgrounds will be considered if they can demonstrate a consulting approach (e.g. building frameworks, nurturing client accounts, driving commercial outcomes).
• Proven success in a client-facing role with significant business development and revenue responsibility.
• A strong professional network and the ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience building and scaling practices with P&L ownership and delivering against revenue and margin targets.
• Experience mentoring and developing high-performing consulting teams.

Core AI Expertise

• Deep understanding of AI solutions, frameworks, and security, with the ability to apply them to real business challenges.
• Expertise in cloud data platforms and architecture (e.g. Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS).
• Awareness of emerging technologies, regulatory trends, and developments in areas such as Agentic AI.
• Strong capability across key data domains including Data & AI Governance, Data Quality, and Data Engineering.
• Ability to design and architect AI/data solutions linked to sector-specific business requirements.
• Exceptional communication skills and executive presence — this is a business leadership role, not purely technical.

Priority Industry Experience

Demonstrable experience and success in one or more of the following key growth sectors:

• Financial Services (e.g. retail banking, asset management, insurance)
• Energy & Utilities (e.g. energy transition, hydrogen, low-carbon technologies)
• Travel & Transport
• Manufacturing & Defence
• Luxury & Retail