Chief Financial Officer

Brighton (3 Days)

We require a business-minded, commercial CFO with a growth mindset, and extensive online or digital experience, ideally for a platform, membership, or subscription brand.

We need a CFO who can drive pace, be a thought partner to the CEO, enable strategic investment, and embed accountability, while ensuring financial control, FCA compliance, and governance.

Key Highlights:

B2B2C Members Exclusive Digital Marketplace
Legacy brand with a great reputation and loyal user base
Profitable, well capitalised, and well organised
Ambitious digital transformation plans
Embarking on a bold modernisation journey

Role Purpose

To provide strategic financial leadership, governance oversight, and regulatory compliance
Strategic Finance & Growth Enablement
Financial Control & Leadership
Governance & Company Secretary Duties
FCA Compliance & Risk Management
Cultural & Organisational Leadership

Person Specification

Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
Senior finance leadership experience in comparable organisations.
Demonstrable experience of having contributed to profit and loss growth in a business or business unit.
Has delivered process change and proven efficiency gains while maintaining pace and team engagement.
Proven ability to develop finance teams into high-performing, insight-driven functions.
Strong skills in financial control, capital allocation, and scenario planning.

Desirable:

Experience in membership, benefits, or consumer-facing sectors.
Knowledge of retail and B2B business models.
Experience in digital or platform-led business transformations.
Experience in regulated environments, with FCA compliance and risk management.
Previous Company Secretary experience or equivalent governance leadership.

Attributes:

Commercially astute, pragmatic, and delivery focused.
Constructively challenging, yet collaborative.
High integrity, resilience, and independence of judgement.
Strong communicator capable of influencing the Board and executive team.

Application Process:

To apply for this position, please email me a short precis: stephenr@alexanderrhodes.co.uk

C.250 words is fine, be as concise as you like, and please attach your CV in word or pdf format.

If you need to speak with me or want immediate feedback don't hesitate to call on 07834 585199.

I appreciate that applying for jobs can be frustrating or difficult and I want to deliver as human a service as possible.

Please try to ensure you have read the complete job description and can comfortably work 2-3 days a week from the Brighton HQ.

Kind regards - Stephen Rhodes, Director

Alexander Rhodes Associates Ltd

Alexander Rhodes Associates Ltd

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