CFO

Are you an entrepreneurial finance leader with experience scaling businesses and navigating investor relations?

CMA Executive is delighted to be partnering with this trusted, long-established third-generation family business; a specialist materials distributor serving the UK construction sector. As the company embarks on an ambitious growth journey, it is seeking a commercially astute CFO to drive its scaling and funding strategy.

What will the CFO role involve?

Working closely with the Managing Director, the CFO will shape the financial strategy for a £20m+ turnover business, optimise operational efficiency, and secure the funding required to deliver scaled success as it embarks on further nationwide expansion.

• Architect and execute the financial roadmap to scale nationwide, creating infrastructure, processes, and systems fit for a business aiming to double in size
• Lead planning, forecasting, and reporting with rigour, providing clear insight and commercial challenge across the executive team
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and debt position, establishing best practice for a scaling logistics operation
• Drive funding strategy: own the preparation, modelling, and execution of external fundraising, including liaising with banks, private equity, or investors
• Guide transformation projects to optimise operational efficiency, enhance margin, and unlock value across supply chain, inventory, and process
• Strengthen governance and risk management, ensuring the business is investor-ready at all times
• Build and mentor the finance team, instilling scale-up discipline and data-driven culture

Suitable Candidate for the Finance Director vacancy:

We welcome candidates with proven success as a Finance Director or CFO in a similar business.

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with CFO/FD experience in distribution, logistics, or fast-paced supply businesses
• Track record of driving performance improvement and preparing businesses for external funding
• Change leader, skilled in implementing systems/processes to support scale
• Commercially astute, analytically strong, and a confident communicator at board level
• Strong commercial awareness and leadership skills
• Confident working under pressure and meeting deadlines
• Excellent communicator and team leader, able to inspire and develop others

You will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a respected, rapidly growing UK business. Leading high-impact finance and investor engagement activities during a transformative scale-up phase.

Joining a values-led, collaborative executive team determined to deliver market leadership in the coming years.

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