Chief Financial Officer – PE-Backed Software Platform jobs in United States
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Springwood Executive · 21 hours ago

Chief Financial Officer – PE-Backed Software Platform

Springwood Executive is working on a priority CFO mandate for a U.S. private-equity-backed vertical software and tech-enabled services platform. The role involves driving EBITDA expansion, building a finance organization, and owning board-level reporting and performance transparency.

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Sebastian Osborne
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Responsibilities

Value Creation, Integration & Exit Readiness - Drive EBITDA expansion, cash discipline, and operating leverage while supporting active M&A integration. Play a central role in shaping the platform’s trajectory toward a future liquidity event
Enterprise Finance Leadership - Build and lead a sponsor-grade finance organisation. Support a business with multi-entity complexity, recurring revenue dynamics, and external stakeholders
CEO, Board & Sponsor Partnership - Own board-level reporting, forecasting cadence, KPI discipline, and performance transparency. Translate operational complexity into clear, decision-ready insight for leadership and investors

Qualification

CFO experiencePE-backed experienceFinancial leadershipRegulatory complianceData accuracyKPI managementOperational disciplineHands-on execution

Required

CFO experience within a PE-backed vertical software or tech-enabled services platform, typically operating in the $50M–$250M revenue range
Demonstrated success managing regulated, compliance-sensitive, or reimbursement-linked environments, where data accuracy, controls, and operating discipline are critical
Comfortable operating as a hands-on, execution-oriented CFO, supported by a strong Controller, with a clear focus on KPIs, systems, and value creation rather than pure technical accounting

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.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
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