Chief Financial Officer

Eton Bridge Partners is supporting an innovative SME private equity-backed consumer goods business, to hire their Chief Financial Officer. This is a crucial role in professionalising the finance function and working together with the senior stakeholders & PE-house in driving business growth as the company prepares for a capital event in the future.

Responsibilities

• Financial management: managing all core finance processes: FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, cash flow monitoring, organizational budget, financial audit, and tax compliance.

• Strategic leadership: driving improvements in business performance by leveraging financial data & key insights, developing strategic plan with business stakeholders.

• Systems & processes: implementing infrastructure and core processes to make the business operate more efficiently and galvanizing the finance function.

• People development & leadership: leading the finance team, ensuring proper resource allocation, identifying team development needs, and creating opportunities to enhance knowledge & experience

Qualifications

• Private equity experience as CFO — working directly with PE-backed companies
• Leading the successful exit of a private equity-backed business
• 10–15+ years in finance/ops leadership, with experience as a CFO in a product-led business
• Deep knowledge of inventory and cost management in a physical product based business
• Experience working across E-Commerce & retail sales channels
• Strong financial modelling and forecasting skills (Excel, dashboards, ERP systems, etc.)