Job Opportunity: Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Location: Suffolk Permanent/ Hybrid: Full-time, (4 days on-site, 1 day remote) Salary: c£150,000 Basic and attractive benefits Reporting to: CEO The Role As CFO, you will be a key strategic partner to the CEO, providing financial leadership and commercial insight to support critical business decisions. You will lead a finance team of 6, oversee financial strategy, ensure robust controls, and play a pivotal role in site/system integration, M&A activity, and driving performance improvement. Importantly, your turnaround experience will be valuable initially and once key objectives have been met, your broader experience will enable you to commence growth projects and likely additional acquisitions in the near future. Key Responsibilities: Lead and evolve the finance function across both sites Drive business transformation and financial turnaround initiatives Provide commercial insight to support growth to £40m turnover Own budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and long-term planning Support M&A strategy and execution, including due diligence and integration Oversee financial controls, audit preparation, and risk management Partner with CEO as a sounding board and strategic adviser Work cross-functionally with internal HR and outsourced IT (dotted-line oversight) What We’re Looking For Essential: Proven CFO/FD-level experience in manufacturing, supply chain, distribution, or electronics Demonstrated turnaround or transformation case studies Strong commercial mindset; comfortable switching between strategy and operational detail Fully qualified (ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) M&A, systems integration, and contract negotiation experience Team leadership, coaching, and development capability Desirable: Audit background Experience within electronics manufacturing Change management or business transformation background Why Join? This is a rare and exciting opportunity for a high-calibre CFO with gravitas and ambition. You’ll be working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment, taking on broad, strategic responsibility with clear visibility across the board. For the right individual, this role offers significant growth, influence, and future succession potential. To learn more, please contact Chris Easom with your CV: chris@socode.co.uk