FD Capital Recruitment are a niche FD and CFO recruitment and consultancy boutique based in Great Portland Street London and we are get nearly weekly requests for Interim CFO or Interim FD’s. There are many situations where bringing in an experienced senior finance professional makes sense, albeit for a short period of time.
An organisation can be faced with the unexpected departure of their incumbent meaning a safe pair of hands are need to head the finance function until such time as a permanent replacement can be sourced. We often help with both roles and sometimes the interim candidate can also turn out to be interested and suitable for the long term opportunity.
Raising debt or equity are skills that require experienced and familiarity with the criteria of banks and lenders and knowledge of what PE Houses and Venture Capital firms are looking for. The sorts of skills included Financial modelling to include Cash Flow Available for Debt Service (known as CFADS) need by the banks and other lenders and pitch decks, business plans and financial projections which are required by the PE Houses and VC firms. An Interim CFO can help with this.