Interim Financial Modelling Consultant

Financial Modelling Consultant (Heavy Capex / Construction / Infrastructure)

Private Equity Backed

Predominately remote (London sometimes)

Outside IR35

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Financial Modelling Consultant to take ownership of financial modelling and board-level financial reporting for a complex, capital-intensive construction and infrastructure business undergoing a private equity exit process.

This is a hands-on, specialist role focused on building and maintaining high-quality financial models and delivering professional, board-ready financial analysis. The primary initial deliverable is the creation of a new, best-in-class board pack, brought fully in-house and aligned with the standards expected by investors, lenders, and directors.

The successful candidate will replace an externally prepared, junior-level board pack with robust, insightful reporting, establish proper actuals vs budget tracking and variance analysis, and act as the core financial modelling resource for the business during a period of rapid change.

Key Responsibilities

• Board Pack Ownership & Reporting
• Design and deliver a new board pack that meets professional board and private equity standards.
• Bring board pack preparation in-house, replacing the current externally produced materials.
• Establish clear, consistent processes for:
• Actuals vs budget tracking
• Variance analysis with meaningful commentary
• Cash flow visibility and forward-looking insights
• Ensure reporting reflects senior-level financial judgment, not junior or newly-qualified output.
• Produce materials the board can rely on for decision-making in a fast-moving environment.

Financial Modelling & Analysis

• Build and maintain best-in-class financial models, including:
• Detailed three-statement models
• Integrated cash flow forecasting models
• Capex-heavy project and construction cash flow models
• Take over and further develop the cash flow forecasting function currently being built externally, improving speed, accuracy, and usability.

Private Equity & Transaction Support

• Operate effectively in a private equity environment, understanding the demands of:
• Equity raises
• Debt raises and refinancing
• Investor and lender reporting
• Rapidly update models and analysis as deal structures, timelines, and assumptions evolve.
• Partner closely with senior leadership to ensure financial outputs remain consistent, credible, and decision-useful.

Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with the hiring manager and senior leadership as a trusted modelling and analysis partner.
• Clearly articulate model logic, assumptions, and outputs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Be able to walk through financial models in detail, both internally and during interviews.

Required Experience & Skills

Essential

• Exceptional financial modelling capability – this is the core requirement for the role.
• Proven experience building sophisticated, audit-ready models in capital-intensive businesses.
• Strong background in private equity environments, including exposure to complex financing structures.
• Experience producing board-level financial reporting that meets institutional standards.
• Deep understanding of cash flow dynamics in construction or infrastructure contexts.
• Ability to work accurately and decisively in a fast-changing, transaction-driven context.

Industry Background (Strongly Preferred)

• Construction
• Property infrastructure
• Energy or other heavy capex industries

Personal Attributes

• Highly detail-oriented with strong commercial judgment
• Comfortable operating independently as a specialist
• Able to impose structure and discipline on financial processes

What Success Looks Like

• A professional, credible board pack that reflects board-level standards and replaces junior-quality external reporting.
• Robust, transparent financial models that leadership and investors can rely on.
• Effective actuals vs budget tracking and variance analysis embedded into regular reporting.
• A streamlined, accurate cash flow forecasting process owned internally.
• The ability to respond quickly and confidently to evolving private equity and transaction requirements.