Interim Chief Financial Officer
Posted 1 day ago by Finatal
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Chief Financial Officer will lead the finance function of a large-cap private equity-backed infrastructure services platform during a secondary buy-out. This role involves providing senior financial leadership, supporting M&A activities, and enhancing governance and reporting structures. The position requires close collaboration with shareholders, lenders, and the Board to navigate the transition and ensure continued growth. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in private equity environments and a strong background in infrastructure services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the finance function through a secondary PE transaction, working closely with shareholders, lenders, and advisers
- Provide senior financial leadership to a complex, acquisitive infrastructure services group
- Support ongoing M&A activity, including integration, reporting alignment, and value-creation initiatives
- Enhance group governance, controls, forecasting, and reporting appropriate for large-cap PE ownership
- Act as a trusted partner to the CEO and Board during a period of change
Key Skills:
- Strong exposure to secondary buy-outs and institutional PE environments
- Deep understanding of buy-and-build models and post-acquisition integration
- Background in infrastructure, industrial, utilities, or engineering-led services preferred
- Comfortable operating at Board and investor level, with a pragmatic, hands-on approach
- ACA qualification is highly preferred
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Large-Cap PE-Backed Infrastructure Services Platform
Location: Central London (Hybrid)
Contract: 6–9 months | Outside IR35
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We are supporting a large-scale infrastructure services business operating across critical national infrastructure. The group is private-equity backed and is entering a secondary buy-out with a highly regarded global fund. The business has historically grown through an aggressive buy-and-build strategy, creating a multi-entity, operationally complex platform. Under new ownership, the strategy is to continue acquisitive growth, while further strengthening group-level financial discipline, governance and scalability.
An experienced Interim CFO is required to support the business through this transition period and into the next phase of ownership.
Scope of Role
- Lead the finance function through a secondary PE transaction, working closely with shareholders, lenders and advisers
- Provide senior financial leadership to a complex, acquisitive infrastructure services group
- Support ongoing M&A activity, including integration, reporting alignment and value-creation initiatives
- Enhance group governance, controls, forecasting and reporting appropriate for large-cap PE ownership
- Act as a trusted partner to the CEO and Board during a period of change
Candidate Profile
- Strong exposure to secondary buy-outs and institutional PE environments
- Deep understanding of buy-and-build models and post-acquisition integration
- Background in infrastructure, industrial, utilities or engineering-led services preferred
- Comfortable operating at Board and investor level, with a pragmatic, hands-on approach
- ACA qualification is highly preferred.