Stanton House has been engaged by a mid-market fund to recruit an Interim CFO for one of their high-growth portfolio companies in the Financial Services sector. The business is pursuing an ambitious buy-and-build strategy, with two acquisitions set to be announced in the coming months and a robust pipeline of future opportunities. This presents an exceptional opportunity to lead a dynamic organisation through a period of rapid expansion and transformation.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Interim CFO will be responsible for:

• Managing relationships with key stakeholders across the group.
• Driving group performance with a focus on organic growth and margin enhancement.
• Overseeing group cash flow, liquidity, and funding requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with FCA regulations, including Client Money policies and procedures.
• Leading and mentoring a finance team of approximately 12, spread across two locations.
• Spearheading group-wide cost reduction and efficiency initiatives.
• Developing and managing growth reporting metrics and forecasting tools.
• Enhancing group-wide reporting and overseeing key financial workstreams.
• Improving the business's BI/MI reporting capabilities.
• Leading strategic projects, such as optimising operating systems, corporate structures, and trading models.

To be suitable, you must have the following:

• Qualified Accountant (preferably ACA).
• Proven experience as a CFO within Private Equity-backed businesses is essential.
• 10+ years of senior finance leadership (FD/CFO level), demonstrating a track record of success.
• Extensive Financial Services expertise, with a focus on General Insurance.
• Low ego, high emotional intelligence, with a genuine desire to lead and collaborate at a business level.
• Strong background in leading Buy & Build initiatives.
• Immediate availability to start within 2 weeks.

If you meet the above criteria, please do drop me a line. Likely to be a very quick turnaround. Unfortunately, due to the number of applications, we may be unable to provide feedback to all unsuccessful profiles.