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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
role at Harper James. This is a senior, strategic finance leadership position within a PE-backed, fast-growing law firm with a remote-first culture.Location: Remote-first (UK-wide) with regular travel to BirminghamPackage: Market-leading salary and equity participationThe Opportunity
This is more than finance. It’s about turning numbers into strategy. As CFO, you’ll partner with the Founder and CEO and leadership to steer the business through rapid growth. You’ll own financial strategy, forecasting, and investor relations, and translate data into actionable insights that inform how we operate and where we invest.You’ll use financial and operational data to inform go-to-market and lead generation, capital allocation, recruitment planning and legal team capacity models so we deploy spend and people where they drive the most value. As the CEO’s right hand, you may also take on a broader remit overseeing People/HR, day-to-day Operations and Compliance as the business scales.Key Responsibilities
Lead financial planning, forecasting and reporting; be fully accountable for the numbers and the detail behind them.Translate data into clear commercial insight that guides where we invest: campaigns, channels, headcount and service lines.Partner with Marketing, Sales and Service Delivery to align pipeline with capacity; build models that link demand, utilisation and hiring.Manage relationships with LDC, lenders and the board; deliver crisp, timely performance narratives and forward views.Ensure compliance, tax, statutory accounts and governance are watertight.Lead and develop a capable finance team; potentially oversee People/HR, Ops and Compliance as appropriate.Ideal Candidate
Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with senior finance leadership experience in PE-backed professional services (legal, consulting, accountancy) and/or recurring-revenue/SaaS models.Proven at turning data into action: building KPIs and dashboards, interrogating funnels, unit economics and pricing to drive growth.Board-level communicator who can challenge constructively and influence decisions.Comfortable in a fast-paced SME: strategic at board level and hands-on when needed.MandA exposure (or ability to deliver with external support).Smart, agile, down-to-earth; strong work ethic; great chemistry with the team; no ego.What We Offer
A career-defining seat at the table in a PE-backed, high-growth firm.Market-leading salary and future equity participation.Remote-first working with regular collaboration in Birmingham.A culture that values openness, trust and getting things done.Ready to help us scale with pace and precision? We’d love to hear from you.NO AGENCIES PLEASEJob Details
Seniority level: Not ApplicableEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: FinanceIndustries: Law Practice and Legal ServicesReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Harper James by 2xLondon, England, United Kingdom (posted 1 month ago; 2 months ago; 2 weeks ago)London, England, United ..... full job details .....
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