Group Finance Director £120,000 - £160,000 + Equity Lancashire PE-Backed, Acquisitive and Exit-Focused Axon Moore is partnering with a high-quality, rapidly growing Lancashire-based business to appoint a Group Finance Director. This is a pivotal board-level hire for a successful, acquisitive organisation backed by Private Equity. The business has scaled impressively through both organic growth and MandA and is now gearing up for a future exit. With a strong and ambitious senior leadership team already in place, they require a commercially astute, investor-ready Group Finance Director to lead the next phase and ultimately deliver a successful transaction. Reporting to shareholders, you will take full responsibility for the group finance function, lead a sizeable team, and act as the financial and strategic lead throughout the exit journey.Essential Candidate Criteria:Proven experience working within a Private Equity-backed environmentDemonstrable background in an acquisitive, multi-entity businessPrior involvement in a successful exit process, ideally having led the transaction as FDStrong shareholder presence with the ability to operate confidently in front of investors and advisorsTrack record of leading and developing high-calibre management teams - able to manage and inspire ambitious "talent"Commercially sharp, strategically minded, but hands-on when requiredThe Opportunity:£120,000 - £160,000 base salaryMeaningful equity package aligned to exitHigh-growth, high-quality b