Interim Chief Financial Officer – Innovative, PE-Backed Biotech - Cambridge
Are you an interim finance leader who thrives in fast-paced, private equity-backed environments? An innovative Cambridge-based biotech is seeking an Interim Chief Financial Officer to play a pivotal role for the next 3-6 months paying a competitive daily rate.
This PE-backed business is scaling rapidly, with ambitious international expansion plans. The Interim CFO will be a key strategic partner to the CEO, Board, and investors — balancing commercial agility with governance, while enabling the business to capitalise on significant market opportunities. This is a highly visible, hands-on role, requiring someone who can problem solve and make an immediate impact.
The Opportunity
As Interim CFO, you will:
* Partner with the CEO and executive team to shape and deliver ambitious growth and value creation plans.
* Act as a trusted advisor to the Board and private equity investors, ensuring financial strategy is aligned with commercial objectives.
* Provide commercial insight and financial modelling to support international expansion, new product development, and potential M&A.
* Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis, ensuring agile decision-making.
* Manage cashflow, working capital, and risk to sustain growth and resilience.
* Ensure strong governance and compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
* Build scalable finance systems, processes, and controls to support rapid growth.
* Develop and lead a high-performing finance team while working cross-functionally to drive commercial and operational alignment.
About You
We're looking for someone who can hit the ground running in a PE-backed environment and bring credibility with both investors and internal stakeholders. You will bring:
* Proven experience as a CFO, Finance Director, or senior finance leader in a private equity-backed, high-growth business.
* Strong commercial and strategic finance expertise, with a practical, hands-on mindset.
* Track record of building scalable finance processes in international businesses.
* Experience in fundraising, capital structure optimisation, and/or M&A.
* ACA, ACCA, CIMA Qualified
* Resilience, adaptability, and an entrepreneurial, problem-solving mindset.
Why Join?
This is a rare opportunity for an interim professional to join an innovative, PE-backed biotech at a pivotal stage of growth, where your leadership will directly influence value creation and long-term success. If you're energised by challenge, motivated by impact, and bring the proven experience of working with private equity investors, we'd love to hear from you.