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The Opportunity:

We’re hiring on behalf of a highly respected UK investment firm with a growing group of entrepreneur-led businesses in the professional and people-based services space.

As Group CFO/FD, you’ll work directly with the founders and investors to drive financial leadership across the platform, supporting individual portfolio companies through exit readiness, value creation, and long-term strategic planning.

This is a key role for a commercially minded finance leader who has hands-on experience preparing companies for private equity exits, and wants to operate across multiple high-potential businesses.

What You’ll Do:

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Act as the Group-level finance lead across a growing portfolio of people-focused service businesses

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Support individual portfolio company CFOs and founders on:

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Exit readiness and financial structuring

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Reporting and KPI alignment

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Investor-facing materials and diligence processes

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Strengthen finance infrastructure at HoldCo level, including reporting consolidation and board pack oversight

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Advise on M&A opportunities, platform integration, and growth-stage planning

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Serve as a trusted commercial partner to both founders and investors

What You’ll Bring:

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Proven experience as CFO or Group FD in a multi-entity environment (bonus: professional services / people-based sectors)

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Private equity exit exposure at portfolio level (ideally more than one transaction)

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Able to operate across strategic and operational finance: from investor reporting to hands-on controls

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ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent

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Comfortable in fast-paced, founder-led businesses with lean teams

Why This Role?

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Work directly with investors, founders, and board members

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Lead financial performance across multiple high-growth companies

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Opportunity to influence value creation and exit outcomes across the group