Financial Director | PE Backed SME

Financial Director | London | PE Backed Hospitality | £90,000 to £110,000 + Bonus & Package

Our client is a high‑growth, private equity‑backed hospitality business. The role offers hybrid working near West London.

Operating in a dynamic SME environment, the business is embarking on a buy‑and‑build strategy with a number of further acquisitions in the pipeline. As they scale toward an eventual PE exit over the next few years, they are looking for a high‑calibre, hands‑on FD to take full ownership of the function, bring rigour and structure, and drive the modernisation of the business.

You will have total responsibility for all financial matters. This is a highly operational role where you will be tasked with transforming the function, moving away from legacy, manual Excel processes and implementing lean, automated systems and ERP tools to support a scalable platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the key finance business partner to the CEO, Chair, and the private equity investors.
• Lead, mentor, and professionalise a lean finance team to support the expansion.
• Manage all financial reporting, Management Accounting, tax, covenant management, and cash flow forecasting.
• Manage banking relationships and deliver rigorous PE‑facing reporting.

What we are looking for

• A highly ambitious, technically sound, ACA‑trained qualified accountant.
• Proven experience operating as a hands‑on Financial Director within an SME or PE‑backed environment.
• A track record of driving change, implementing systems/automation, and scaling a business.
• M&A and integration experience is desirable.
• Experience within property, operational real estate, hospitality/leisure, facilities management or other asset‑backed businesses.

This is a rare opportunity to step into a definitive number one role, lead a major business transformation, and directly share in the success of a PE exit.

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