Chief Financial Officer | Yorkshire
A substantial package appropriate to a senior CFO appointment.
I am delighted to have been appointed to lead a CFO search with real substance — an opportunity I believe will attract strong candidates from across Yorkshire and nationally.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business operating in a growing sector, with a strong heritage, genuine market capability and the leadership and ambition to grow ahead of the market. There is a solid platform to build from, but also plenty to do. For the right CFO, that combination creates the opportunity to make a very visible impact and play a central role in shaping the next stage of the business.
For the right CFO, that creates a compelling opportunity. This is not about inheriting a finished article. It is about getting close to the business, helping solve problems, creating greater visibility and ultimately playing a major part in building something better.
Working closely with the CEO, Chair and shareholders, the CFO will play a central role in:
- Strengthening cash, liquidity and working capital management
- Improving forecasting and financial visibility across the business
- Driving greater discipline around project performance, margins and commercial decision-making
- Partnering operational leaders and bringing finance closer to the business
- Leading and developing the finance function through a period of change
- Managing key relationships with shareholders, lenders, advisers and the Board
- Supporting future funding, growth and value creation opportunities
We are looking for a hands-on and commercially minded finance leader who is comfortable operating at pace and balancing immediate priorities with longer-term value creation as well as having exposure to cash-sensitive, leveraged, turnaround or performance-improvement situations.
Above all, this role will suit someone who enjoys being close to the action — combining strong financial leadership with commercial judgement, resilience and the ability to positively influence people across a business.
This search is retained with Gillian McBride, Partner – Executive Finance at Pratap Executive, at the heart of Yorkshire’s finance leadership community.