Strategic Finance Consultant
Posted 1 week ago by Investigo
£500 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Strategic Finance Manager is a 6-month contract position focused on supporting high-profile strategic initiatives within a rapidly growing, Private Equity-backed technology business. The position requires collaboration with senior leadership to shape the company's long-term direction through detailed financial analysis and strategic insight. This role is distinct from traditional FP&A roles, emphasizing strategic finance and corporate strategy in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial modeling skills and experience in high-growth or Private Equity settings.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the delivery of strategic finance and value creation projects across the business
- Build detailed financial models to evaluate strategic scenarios, market opportunities and investment cases
- Support analysis relating to international expansion, market entry and acquisition opportunities
- Assist with board and investment committee materials, including commercial analysis and strategic recommendations
- Work across multiple concurrent projects, supporting senior stakeholders with financial and strategic insight
- Partner closely with FP&A, finance leadership and commercial teams to support strategic decision-making
- Support strategic planning exercises and long-term business modelling
- Deliver ad hoc commercial and financial analysis to support executive-level decision making
- Contribute to wider discussions around growth strategy, capital allocation and future business direction
Key Skills:
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified or equivalent
- Strong strategic finance, transaction services, corporate finance, consulting or commercial finance background
- Experience operating within Private Equity-backed, high-growth or international businesses
- Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and across evolving strategic projects
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present analysis to senior stakeholders
- Experience supporting board-level or investor-related work is highly desirable
- Commercially minded with strong problem-solving capability
Salary (Rate): £500/day
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Interim Strategic Finance Manager 6-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £500/day outside IR35 Hybrid Working | London ASAP start | 2 weeks notice max
A high-growth, Private Equity-backed global technology business is seeking a Strategic Finance Manager to support a number of high-profile strategic initiatives during a key phase of growth and international expansion. Backed by a leading PE investor, the business has grown significantly both organically and through acquisition, with continued expansion across international markets.. Following sustained year-on-year growth, the leadership team is now evaluating a number of strategic pathways for the next phase of the business, including international expansion, investment prioritisation, M&A activity and longer-term exit optionality.
Working closely with the Finance Director and senior leadership team, this role will support a range of board-level strategic projects, helping shape the long-term direction of the business through detailed analysis, modelling and commercial insight. This is not a traditional FP&A role. The position sits at the intersection of strategic finance, value creation, commercial analysis and corporate strategy within a fast-paced, PE-backed environment.
- Key Responsibilities
- Support the delivery of strategic finance and value creation projects across the business
- Build detailed financial models to evaluate strategic scenarios, market opportunities and investment cases
- Support analysis relating to international expansion, market entry and acquisition opportunities
- Assist with board and investment committee materials, including commercial analysis and strategic recommendations
- Work across multiple concurrent projects, supporting senior stakeholders with financial and strategic insight
- Partner closely with FP&A, finance leadership and commercial teams to support strategic decision-making
- Support strategic planning exercises and long-term business modelling
- Deliver ad hoc commercial and financial analysis to support executive-level decision making
- Contribute to wider discussions around growth strategy, capital allocation and future business direction
Candidate Profile
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified or equivalent
- Strong strategic finance, transaction services, corporate finance, consulting or commercial finance background
- Experience operating within Private Equity-backed, high-growth or international businesses
- Advanced financial modelling and analytical capability
- Comfortable working in ambiguity and across evolving strategic projects
- Strong communication skills with the ability to present analysis to senior stakeholders
- Experience supporting board-level or investor-related work is highly desirable
- Commercially minded with strong problem-solving capability
Additional Information
- 6-month initial contract with potential for extension
- Outside IR35
- Hybrid working model with 2/3 days per week in the London office
- High exposure role working closely with senior leadership and strategic stakeholders
- Opportunity to support genuinely business-critical strategic initiatives within a globally scaling business