SF Executive have been retained by a high growth private equity backed manufacturing business near to Leeds to recruit a CFO.

The role in question will sit as right hand to the Chief Executive Officer and play a fundamental part in leading the derivation, direction and delivery of company strategy.

You will take an active role in all operational and manufacturing processes - looking at product costings, overhead allocation, scrap levels to name but a few. You will also play a big part in pricing and customer engagement.

Given the ownership structure of the business, at some point there may be some kind of business transaction to manage.

We are looking for a driven Group Financial Controller looking to step up, or indeed a quality Finance Director, or Chief Financial Officer. Either way you will have lots of IQ and EQ but you will be low ego.

We need someone who has worked in manufacturing and can navigate shop floor issues just as easily as financial ones - you're probably working in a standalone / family owned or investor backed business at the moment - that said we would consider good, upwardly mobile candidates from bigger businesses looking for a broader role in an SME. Given the hands on nature of this role, and the ethos of the business this role will be based largely on site, with some flexibility around hours and the odd day from home where essential, but clearly not a hybrid role as such.

Although there is an opportunity to partake in a business exit, this isn't a prerequisite although we'd certainly be interested to speak to candidates who have led or been involved in this before - this could have been through a finance or corporate finance role.

Given the expected number of applications, we will only be able to get back to relevant candidates.