Chief Financial Officer

Blair West is supporting a high growth specialised manufacturer of advanced components, in their search for a CFO.

The business has scaled rapidly whilst maintaining exceptional EBITDA margins and enjoys deeply embedded relationships with its internationally significant clients. This is a key leadership appointment, as the business completes a Private Equity investment round and embarks on a growth strategy comprising customer diversification, M&A, and investment in operational excellence that will result in a vertically integrated, market leading Group. Geographic flexibility is essential and relocation may be required.

The opportunity:

• Lead all financial operations across the group, including reporting, planning, controls, and cash management.
• Operate as a true partner to the CEO and PE investors, with active involvement in board-level strategy and decision making.
• Drive financial and operational transformation, introducing best-practice processes and scalable systems.
• Own and lead M&A processes, from deal evaluation through to execution and integration.
• Navigate a leveraged environment, ensuring strong compliance, financial discipline, and risk management.
• Lead funding and banking relationships, ensuring liquidity and alignment with growth plans.
• Support the professionalisation of the business, transforming an under-invested finance function.
• Be a key figure in supporting broader operational improvements and cross-functional development.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this position if you have:

• Previous experience as CFO in a private equity-backed business with EBITDA in excess of £20m.
• A strong background in manufacturing or services, with a clear understanding of complex operations.
• Experience operating within a leveraged business structure.
• Proven success scaling and professionalising finance operations in under-invested businesses.
• Hands-on experience with M&A, including diligence, deal execution and integration.
• Experience working with both public sector clients and scaled commercial organisations.
• A strategic mindset combined with a roll-up-your-sleeves approach to transformation.
• Availability to be on site at least 4 days a week, with additional travel as required. Geographic flexibility is key to success in this role.

The benefits included with this opportunity:

• High-impact CFO role in a private equity-backed growth business.
• Competitive salary package with equity.
• Opportunity to work alongside a new CEO and shape the organisation’s next chapter.
• Active involvement in M&A activity with full backing from a committed investor group.

Our commitment

Blair West is an equal-opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us. Please speak to their consultant if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us.