Our client is a high growth, private-equity backed SaaS business and they are now looking to recruit a CFO who will act as a key strategic partner to the CEO. The business is well positioned to grow both organically and via acquisition and a key part of the incoming CFO's role will be to prepare the business for exit. Main tasks include Readying the Group for a sale and taking a key leadership role in that exit process including involvement in the preparation of sale materials, presentation to potential buyers, review of legal documentation and all other aspects of the process; Working with the Board as a peer as well as across the broader business as a motivator, facilitator and driver for financial performance with an emphasis on both profit and cash; Taking a key role in any further acquisition processes; Managing the working capital of the business; Maximising sales and margin opportunities; Ensuring production of budgets /forecasts in the required timescales; Ensuring maintenance of reporting systems including trend analysis and financial modelling; Ensuring the provision of timely, accurate and relevant information to fully support the business; Ensuring appropriate credit control and treasury policies are in place; Responsibility for the effective management of stakeholder relationships including Investors and Bank; Ensuring suitable and robust financial controls are maintained across the company; Lead and control the annual audit process; Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance. Preferred Profile and Experience Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent); Previous experience of working in a software / SaaS business; Substantial previous experience of working in an exit driven environment with PE/PE style investors; Previous experience of preparing for sale/selling a business; Excellent communication and presentation skills; Hands on, flexible, team player comfortable working across a business at all levels; Commercially astute, strong leader, good under pressure; Dynamic and driven. If you choose to email us in response to this advert please keep the data you send us to a minimum, i.e. your CV (in Word) , your email address and your contact number. We will store your data for a period of 3 months and will not send it to anyone else without your explicit consent. If we have not contacted you within 3 months (an estimate of the time period that it is likely to take to fill the advertised role) we will delete your data. Here's a link to our privacy policy . In this policy, you will find information about our compliance with Data Protection Laws. You can find how to send us a request to access your data, request a deletion of your data, correct any inaccuracies or restrict our processing of your data. You have the right to lodge a complaint about the way we handle your data with the Information Commissioner's Office or you can contact Sarah Hunt for more information or concerns.