Chief Financial Officer (first time CFO role)

Chief Financial Officer – For first time CFOs - High-Growth Technology Business£110,000–£120,000 + bonus + potential equitySouth London based - with excellent rail link from Sussex/Surrey/Greater London | Hybrid – 3 days office / 2 days homeWe are exclusively supporting an exciting high-growth, technology-led business on the appointment of a commercially minded Chief Financial Officer.This is a genuine first-time CFO opportunity for an ambitious Finance Director, Head of Finance or senior finance leader who wants to step into a role with real influence.You'll be the right hand to the CEO, a key partner to the leadership team and an important voice in the company's commercial and strategic decisions.The opportunityThe business is scaling rapidly and has a proven, cash-generative model. The finance function is now at an exciting stage where the successful CFO will have a genuine opportunity to build, shape and modernise the function.You'll bring greater visibility around FP&A, forecasting, unit economics, KPIs and commercial performance, giving the CEO, board and investors a clear forward-looking view of the business.You'll also be heavily involved in commercial decision-making — from pricing and contract economics to investment decisions, negotiations and strategic growth initiatives.We're looking for someone who is commercial, pragmatic and hands-on. Someone who understands the detail but can also step back and explain the bigger picture.Key responsibilitiesAct as the right hand to the CEO across financial, commercial and strategic mattersBring greater rigour and insight to growth and investment decisionsPartner with the commercial team on pricing, negotiations and contract economicsBuild and own the FP&A, budgeting and forecasting capabilityDevelop board and investor reporting to provide a clear forward-looking view of performanceEstablish meaningful KPIs, dashboards and financial metricsOwn cash flow, working capital, capex and scenario planningBuild, lead and develop the finance team as the business growsIntroduce the processes, controls and systems required to support scale without unnecessary bureaucracyPartner with the CEO, board and investors on fundraising, refinancing and potential M&AManage banking, treasury and key financial relationshipsIdentify opportunities to use AI and automation to make finance faster, more efficient and more commercially valuableContinuously improve the contribution a lean finance function can make to the wider businessWhat we're looking forWe're particularly interested in candidates who can demonstrate:Experience operating at FD, Head of Finance, Senior Controller levelThe capability and ambition to step into a first CFO roleExperience within a high-growth, scaling environmentStrong commercial judgement — you understand the business behind the numbersThe ability to build FP&A, modelling, forecasting and scenario planningA genuinely hands-on approach — you're comfortable getting into the detailStrong communication skills and the ability to make financial information meaningful to CEOs, boards, investors and non-financial stakeholdersA forward-thinking approach to finance technology, AI and automationIdeally, you'll also haveExperience within a VC/PE-backed or investor-backed scale-upTechnology, SaaS, fintech, paytech, marketplace or another data-led business backgroundExperience supporting a fundraise, refinancing or M&AExperience presenting to a board and/or investorsExperience building and developing a finance team from a relatively small baseExperience with modern data/finance technologyHowever, we're deliberately open-minded on sector background.The most important thing is the person — your commercial mindset, ambition, judgement and ability to operate as a genuine partner to the CEO.For a confidential discussion, please contact John Richardson at Alexander Lloyd on jri@alexanderlloyd.co.uk please quote reference EJR52569Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.