CFO - PE-Backed Clean-tech Business

Eames Consulting are partnering with a high-growth, PE-backed Clean-tech innovator to appoint a Chief Financial Officer.

As a key strategic partner to the CEO, you will drive financial rigour for a business where sustainability is the core mission. You will lead the organisation through a period of transformative scaling, ensuring the business is commercially robust while spearheading the preparation for a future liquidity event.

Title: Chief Financial Officer

Location: London

Work Pattern: Hybrid, 3 Days Office

Salary: £150,000 – £175,000 + Bonus + Equity (MIP)

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Partnership: Act as a critical advisor to the CEO and Board, aligning financial strategy with the sustainability roadmap to maximize both environmental impact and enterprise value.
• Professionalisation: Lead the evolution of the finance function, embedding advanced digital reporting, ESG-linked metrics, and disciplined performance frameworks to support rapid scaling.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the primary point of contact for PE investors and lenders, providing transparency on financial performance and the commercial viability of green-tech initiatives.
• Capital & Cash Mastery: Manage a leveraged balance sheet with a focus on optimized cash flow, managing the CAPEX requirements of clean-tech infrastructure, and ensuring debt compliance.
• Operational Excellence: Implement scalable financial controls and KPIs that provide clarity on margins and project returns as the business expands its footprint.
• Exit Readiness: Oversee the preparation for a successful exit, ensuring the "sustainability equity story" is supported by high-quality data and rigorous financial due diligence.

Skills:

• Qualified: ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.
• Sector Expertise: Experience in Clean-tech, Renewable Energy, Circular Economy, or a high-growth, sustainability-led infrastructure business.
• PE Pedigree: Proven experience as a CFO within a Private Equity-backed environment is essential.
• Transaction Track Record: Demonstrated success in managing exits, refinancing, or complex M&A cycles within a growth environment.
• Agility: A hands-on leader who can operate at a strategic level while remaining close to the operational details of a scaling technology business.

Package:

• Base Salary: £150,000 – £175,000 (DOE)
• Equity: Significant Management Incentive Plan (MIP) / Carry
• Performance Bonus: Executive-level annual bonus structure
• Benefits: Comprehensive executive benefits package
• Flexibility: Hybrid working model (3 days in-office)