Chief Finance Officer - Central & East London at The CFO Centre

Department: CFO / Finance Director

Setup: Hybrid
Location: London, England
Type: Contract
Level: senior
Posted: Jun 18, 2026

Description

The Chief Financial Officer will provide CFO services to ambitious £2–50M private businesses, supporting business owners with commercial finance, business strategy, growth, acquisition, consolidation, and lifestyle planning. The role is self-employed and autonomous, with a portfolio of clients, while working within a defined model and supported by a team of CFOs and Finance Directors. Candidates must be qualified from a major UK chartered accounting institute and have real-life CFO or Finance Director experience, strong commercial finance and business strategy knowledge, and a track record of success.

Required Skills

Commercial finance
Business strategy
Client relationships
Business growth

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Qualification from a major UK chartered accounting institute
Required Previous Experiences: Real-life CFO or Finance Director experience
Preferred Qualifications: Ability to build genuine long-lasting client relationships
Self-starter with ambition, energy, and a can-do attitude
Translation Company Name: The CFO Centre

Benefits & perks

You need to be qualified from one of the UKs major chartered accounting institutes and have been a real-life CFO/FD once, twice or several times over, with strong experience and understanding of comme
Working closely with your Regional Director and team of CFO/FDs in a highly collegiate environment. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work, with family at our core, as is often found in our
“I love the family feel of working here. People genuinely care, and you’re not just a number. Colin, his wife Julie and all four of their sons make you feel like this business is yours as well.”* *UK
We want to continue to change the game, and we are looking for a game changer to join us. Apply now if this sounds like you!