Fractional Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

The Company is seeking a Fractional Chief Financial Officer to own and strengthen its finance function while supporting continued growth. Responsibilities include managing grant and loan reporting, claims, drawdowns, compliance, and funding governance; maintaining monthly management accounts and board reporting; and overseeing bookkeeping, payroll inputs, supplier payments, statutory accounts, tax, and month-end close. The CFO will lead cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, scenario planning, working-capital management, and subscription performance analysis, while supporting fundraising, investor reporting, and international expansion. The role also partners closely with senior leadership to guide financial decisions and ensure spending aligns with funded project delivery. Candidates should hold an ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification and have senior experience as a CFO, Finance Director, or Head of Finance. Experience in a fast-growing consumer, subscription, or direct-to-consumer business is preferred, along with confidence handling compliance-heavy grant and loan reporting. Strong forecasting, budgeting, management reporting, and communication skills are essential, as is experience working fractionally or in an embedded interim role. Familiarity with modern finance and AI tools is expected; experience with grant reporting, fundraising, investor schemes, R&D tax credits, multi-currency operations, or international expansion is an advantage.