Chief Financial Officer - PE-backed GovTech Software jobs in United States
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Springwood Executive · 1 day ago

Chief Financial Officer - PE-backed GovTech Software

Springwood Executive is engaged on a CFO mandate for a U.S. private equity-backed software and tech-enabled services platform supporting government and public sector entities. The CFO will operate as a true right hand to the CEO and PE, setting finance strategy, ensuring operational excellence, and preparing the business for future exit.

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Sebastian Osborne
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Responsibilities

Build and lead a best-in-class finance organisation covering Accounting, FP&A, compliance, RevOps, and business intelligence to support a multi-product, multi-state platform with complexity and scale
Own board-level reporting, sponsor communications, forecasting, KPI discipline, and performance transparency. Operate as a trusted thought-partner to the CEO and PE sponsor
Drive EBITDA improvement, operational leverage, and cash performance while supporting active M&A execution and integration. Play a key leadership role in shaping and readying the organisation for future exit

Qualification

CFO experiencePE-backed softwareM&A executionFinancial strategyOperational excellenceBoard reportingStakeholder partnershipValue creationCash performanceTeam leadership

Required

Proven CFO within a PE-backed software or tech-enabled services platform, operating at $100M–$300M revenue scale
Demonstrated success across scaling, transformation, M&A execution/integration, with a preference of a track record exiting similar platforms
Dual lens of strong board presence, sponsor credibility, and hands-on, operational leadership, balancing strategy with execution

Company

Springwood Executive

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Springwood Executive is a boutique executive search firm dedicated to connecting exceptional finance leaders with private equity-backed technology businesses across the United States.

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Current Stage
Early Stage
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