Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Posted on 19 March 2026
Competitive within the Market
Interim
Warwickshire, South of Birmingham
Private Equity
31441
Opportunity description
Job Title:
Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Fractional Chief Financial Officer
Contract Type: Fractional (1–2 days per week, Outside IR35)
Location: Warwickshire, South of Birmingham – Hybrid (1-2 days per week in the office)
Start Date: ASAP
Day Rate: Competitive in line with the market
An investor-backed (family office) buy-and-build group operating in the services sector. The group currently comprises two trading businesses, with under 100 employees and sub-£10m turnover.
Having completed initial acquisitions, the business is now focused on integration and organic growth, with a clear ambition to continue building out the platform over time. This is an opportunity to support a hands-on Managing Director and leadership team in shaping a scalable and effective finance function.
This is a high-impact fractional role, ideal for a commercially minded CFO who enjoys working in SME environments and driving tangible improvements in finance operations.
Key Responsibilities
To Be Suitable
A strong opportunity for an experienced fractional CFO to add immediate value within a growing, investor-backed platform at a key stage of its development.
Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.
Contract Type: Fractional (1–2 days per week, Outside IR35)
Location: Warwickshire, South of Birmingham – Hybrid (1-2 days per week in the office)
Start Date: ASAP
Day Rate: Competitive in line with the market
An investor-backed (family office) buy-and-build group operating in the services sector. The group currently comprises two trading businesses, with under 100 employees and sub-£10m turnover.
Having completed initial acquisitions, the business is now focused on integration and organic growth, with a clear ambition to continue building out the platform over time. This is an opportunity to support a hands-on Managing Director and leadership team in shaping a scalable and effective finance function.
This is a high-impact fractional role, ideal for a commercially minded CFO who enjoys working in SME environments and driving tangible improvements in finance operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and enhance the monthly management accounting process, delivering accurate and insightful reporting.
- Develop and maintain a robust 3-month rolling cashflow forecast for the group.
- Conduct a full diagnostic review of the finance function across both sites.
- Design and implement an improved finance structure aligned to business needs.
- Drive process improvements, including systems, automation, and reporting efficiency.
- Provide financial insight and support to the Managing Director to aid decision-making.
- Support ongoing integration of the group’s operating businesses.
To Be Suitable
- Proven experience in PE-backed buy-and-build environments, ideally within business services.
- Strong M&A and post-acquisition integration experience (preferred).
- Excellent technical skills, particularly in financial modelling and forecasting.
- Experience implementing systems, improving processes, and leveraging automation/AI.
- Background working within SME businesses (sub-£20m turnover).
- Hands-on and pragmatic approach, comfortable operating at both strategic and operational levels.
A strong opportunity for an experienced fractional CFO to add immediate value within a growing, investor-backed platform at a key stage of its development.
Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual feedback to all unsuccessful candidates.
