Finance Director - Private Equity

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement robust financial controls, governance frameworks, and reporting standards across multiple operating entities.
• Lead annual budgeting and long-range financial planning cycles for the operating assets portfolio.
• Provide financial oversight on new asset openings, ramp-up phases, and the stabilization of operations.
• Build and lead a high-performing finance team supporting the operating assets function.
• Act as a key finance business partner to executive leadership, delivering insights on revenue optimization, cost management, and capital efficiency.
• Support investment committee papers, board reporting, and stakeholder presentations related to operating asset performance.
• Drive standardization of financial processes and systems across a growing and diversifying asset base.

About The Role

This is a senior leadership position within a private equity firm, responsible for building and running the financial infrastructure, controls, and commercial performance frameworks that underpin a rapidly growing, multi-asset operating environment.

The role carries broad ownership across a large, diversified portfolio of operating assets and requires a finance executive capable of operating at both a strategic and operational level.

Skills & Experience

• Proven track record in a senior finance leadership role, with direct responsibility for a complex or multi-entity operating portfolio.
• Strong technical grounding in financial controls, governance, and reporting across multiple legal or operational entities.
• Experience leading budgeting and long-range planning processes at scale.
• Demonstrated ability to oversee the financial aspects of new asset launches, including ramp-up and stabilization phases.
• Experience building, developing, and leading high-performing finance teams.
• Ability to function as a credible business partner to executive and board-level stakeholders.
• Familiarity with investment committee and board reporting processes within a private equity or asset-intensive environment.
• Track record of driving process standardization and systems improvement across a growing organization.

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