Interim CFO – Engineering Business
Location: South Oxfordshire
Contract: 6 months
Type: Interim / Contract
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Interim CFO from the engineering and manufacturing / construction sector to join one of our engineering clients based in Oxfordshire.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key member of the senior leadership team, providing commercial and financial support to the CEO and wider business.
- Lead the finance function and ensure it is appropriately structured for the next stage of growth.
- Improve the quality, accuracy and timeliness of management information and board reporting.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-term financial planning.
- Develop robust cash flow forecasting and working capital management.
- Provide commercial insight into revenue, margins, project profitability and operational performance.
- Strengthen financial controls, processes and governance across the business.
- Review existing finance systems and processes and identify opportunities for greater scalability and efficiency.
- Support decision-making around investment, capacity, headcount and growth initiatives.
- Work closely with operational and engineering teams to improve financial visibility and accountability.
- Manage relationships with auditors, banks, advisers and other external stakeholders.
- Support funding, refinancing, M&A or other corporate activity where required.
- Develop the finance team and ensure appropriate skills, responsibilities and succession are in place.
Candidate Profile
Essential
- Qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
- Previous experience as a CFO/ Group CFO.
- Strong track record within the engineering/ logistics/ manufacturing sector
Desirable
- Experience within a private equity-backed, owner managed or investor-backed business.
