Finance Director

Eton Bridge Partners have been retained to appoint a Finance Director for a PE-backed, fast growing business providing specialist intermediary people services. This organisation is a leader in its field, known for its ethical values and technology driven approach. This is a newly created role reporting directly to the CFO with strong scope for progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and transforming the Group finance function across a multi-site team
• Drive greater efficiency, consistency and alignment across the finance team
• Lead the end-to-end transformation of the finance function, covering:
• Tax and treasury
• Financial controls and governance
• Operational finance
• Deliver process automation initiatives to improve scalability and reduce manual intervention
• Oversee the implementation and maximise the value of new and existing systems
• Define and implement the organisation’s approach to AI within finance
• Manage key external relationships
• Ensure the finance function is robust, scalable, and positioned to support future growth, including potential M&A activity
• Work closely with senior leadership to prepare the organisation for the next phase of development under private equity ownership

Candidate Profile

• You may currently be operating as a Group Financial Controller, Financial Controller, or equivalent within a small to mid-sized organisation
• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA)
• Demonstrated experience in leading or supporting finance transformation programmes, including process improvement, automation, and operating model redesign
• Experience within service-based or people-led organisations is advantageous, though not essential
• Private equity experience is beneficial but not a prerequisite
• Exposure to finance operations and shared services environments is highly valuable
• Experience supporting or contributing to M&A activity is desirable, particularly in preparing finance functions for integration or scale
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving environment

This role offers the chance to join a growing, market-leading organisation and to shape and modernise a critical function within a private equity environment. There is strong scope for progression as the business evolves through transformation and potential acquisition activity.

Location: London (3 days in the office)

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