The CFO Practice delivers interim finance transformation solutions for businesses navigating growth, operational change, systems evolution, and increasing organisational complexity.
Working predominantly with investor-backed and founder-led companies, The CFO Practice supports organisations undertaking critical transformation initiatives, including finance process improvement, systems implementation, reporting enhancement, operational restructuring, and scalable infrastructure development.
These appointments often provide specialist expertise across finance transformation, FP&A, financial control, commercial finance, and operational finance leadership, helping businesses improve visibility, strengthen decision-making, and execute change effectively during periods of rapid evolution.
Typical mandates include:
Every transformation search is tailored to the operational challenges, pace, and strategic priorities of the business, ensuring access to experienced finance leaders capable of delivering measurable and lasting impact.
The current situation and key deliverables of the assignment, along with the skills, experience, and attributes required for success.
The longlist using The CFO Practice network and a range of executive recruitment tools — screening and shortlisting the role with pace and precision.
The interview process through focused, time-concentrated stages — enabling fast yet thorough identification of the ideal candidate.
The search by managing the offer and acceptance process, ensuring a smooth and intensive close for an ASAP start.
Stay in regular contact between client and candidate to ensure alignment and delivery of the assignment’s objectives.
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The CFO Practice identifies 84% of appointed candidates within the first 5 days of commencing an interim search.
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The CFO Practice averages two first-round interviews to every successful interim search.
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Over half of the finance leaders placed by The CFO Practice are female, representing 54% of all interim searches.
From equity to exit
At The CFO Practice, we believe successful leadership placements are about more than simply securing an exceptional candidate - they’re often rooted in long-standing relationships and a deep understanding of client needs.
Read MoreRobert is one of those rare recruiters who cares as much about his candidates as his clients. Having placed me, I found him highly professional and attentive – not only during the recruitment process but also throughout my assignment. As I client, I have found that he listens carefully to the role brief, but also ensures that he understands and challenges the wider issues, such as company culture, team dynamics and future prospects. This ensures he is able to identify the right candidate for the role efficiently and effectively.
Suzanne Shine, Interim Finance Transformation Director
I have worked with Rob Baker as both a client and a candidate for over 10 years and cannot recommend him highly enough. He is honest, straightforward, and hardworking. After founding The CFO Practice, Rob placed me with Ceuta Group, a PE-backed business, and I have since hired further candidates through him. From a client’s perspective, Rob takes the time to fully understand the brief, only putting forward candidates that meet the criteria. As a candidate, I felt well-briefed and supported throughout the interview and onboarding process, with Rob consistently checking in to ensure everything was progressing smoothly. I have no hesitation in recommending Rob and The CFO Practice.
Graeme Holt, Interim Finance Transformation Director
Having placed me at Clear Course in 2019, Robert has successfully hired a number of key individuals across the business. He not only recognises the importance of matching skills but also ensuring the candidate personality fits the profile for a high-growth, private equity environment. His straightforward but passionate approach to recruiting sets him apart from the competition.
Dipesh Chheda, Group Financial Controller
ClearCourse Partnership
Finance transformation typically involves improving finance systems, processes, reporting, controls, automation, and operational efficiency to better support business growth, scalability, and decision-making.
Businesses often appoint interim finance transformation professionals during periods of rapid growth, systems implementation, restructuring, acquisitions, reporting challenges, or operational change where specialist expertise is required to deliver improvement at pace.
Interim finance transformation professionals often provide a more hands-on and integrated approach than traditional consulting firms, operating as part of the leadership team while remaining closely involved in day-to-day execution and delivery. Many businesses also value the flexibility, speed, and commercial practicality that experienced interim finance leaders can bring to transformation projects.
Interim finance transformation professionals bring specialist expertise, objectivity, and immediate impact during complex projects and operational change initiatives. They are often experienced in delivering transformation programmes quickly within fast-paced and evolving business environments.
Finance transformation professionals can support a broad range of projects including ERP and systems implementation, reporting improvement, process redesign, automation, operational restructuring, finance team development, post-acquisition integration, cash flow improvement, and broader scalability and operational efficiency initiatives.
The cost of hiring a finance transformation professional can vary depending on the complexity, scope, and duration of the project. However, many businesses view these appointments as a strategic investment, particularly where improved reporting, operational efficiency, scalability, automation, or systems enhancement can deliver significant long-term commercial value.
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