Corporate Finance Manager (Interim)

Job Title: Interim Corporate Finance manager

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Interim Corporate Finance manager to lead the Group’s corporate finance activity through a critical refinancing and build‑out phase. The role will focus on delivering a successful refinancing of existing facilities, securing funding headroom to support a multi‑year capex and expansion programme, and strengthening capital structure discipline in a leveraged, PE‑backed environment.

The role will work closely with the CEO, CFO, Board and private equity sponsor, and will play a central role in lender engagement, financial modelling, covenant management and investment appraisal as the platform scales. This is a hands‑on interim role requiring strong execution capability, technical depth and credibility with senior stakeholders.

Refinancing and Capital Structure

· Support the preparation and execution of the Group’s refinancing process, including amendment, extension or replacement of existing debt facilities

· Own refinancing financial analysis, including base case and downside modelling, covenant structuring, headroom analysis and sensitivities

· Support negotiations with lenders and credit committees on pricing, maturity profiles, covenants, security packages and flex provisions

· Prepare high-quality refinancing materials for the Board, lenders and PE sponsor

Capex and build-out funding

· Together with the Treasurer, support the CFO relating to the Group’s data centre build and expansion programme, ensuring funding structures support phased delivery and utilisation ramp-up

· Own and apply robust investment appraisal processes for new builds, expansions and major enabling infrastructure (power, cooling, land, shells)

· Ensure capex plans, drawdown profiles and commissioning timelines are aligned with financing structures and covenant requirements

· Develop and maintain site-level and portfolio-level models reflecting key data centre drivers (capacity, utilisation, pricing, power costs, capex efficiency)

· Support post-investment performance tracking against underwriting assumptions

Financial Modelling, Forecasting and Covenants

· Together with the Head of FP&A, support the Group’s integrated corporate and financing model, ensuring consistency between budgets, forecasts, covenant models and lender reporting

· Lead covenant forecasting, stress testing and scenario analysis to support ongoing compliance and strategic decision-making

· Support preparation of refinancing, lender and rating (if applicable) materials, including base and downside cases

· Translate complex modelling outputs into clear, decision-ready insights for senior stakeholders

Governance, Risk and Board Support

· Prepare clear, high-quality papers for the Board and Audit & Risk Committee covering refinancing, capex commitments and covenant position

· Ensure financing and investment decisions comply with internal governance, approval thresholds and lender requirements

· Identify and manage risks associated with leverage, liquidity, construction phasing and macroeconomic changes

· Support development of a disciplined capital allocation and funding framework appropriate to a scaling platform

Leadership and Ways of Working

· Coordinate cross-functional teams across Finance, Development, Commercial, Operations, Legal and Tax

· Provide hands-on leadership and prioritisation across multiple concurrent workstreams

· Embed best-practice processes around modelling, governance and decision-making that endure beyond the interim period

Required Qualifications and Experience

Essential Requirements:

· Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or strong corporate finance / investment banking background

· Significant experience leading or supporting refinancing processes in leveraged or PE-backed environments

· Strong understanding of debt structures, covenants, security packages and lender dynamics

· Advanced financial modelling capability, including covenant and downside modelling

· Experience operating in capex-intensive, asset-heavy or infrastructure-style businesses

· Ability to add value quickly in an interim, delivery-focused role

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience in data centres, digital infrastructure, real assets or regulated / contracted-revenue sectors

· Prior exposure to construction-phase risk, phased capex drawdowns and utilisation ramp-ups

· Experience working directly with private equity sponsors and investment committees

· Previous interim or transformation-phase senior finance roles

Key Skills and Competencies

· Strong commercial judgement combined with technical rigour

· Credible presence with lenders, advisers, PE sponsors and Boards

· Clear communicator able to simplify complex financing and risk issues

· Highly organised, resilient and outcome-focused

· Comfortable operating under time pressure and with incomplete information

What We Offer:

· A high-impact interim role at a pivotal point in the platform’s development

· Direct exposure to refinancing negotiations, capex funding and PE-level decision-making

· Close working relationship with the CFO, CEO and sponsor

· Competitive interim compensation aligned to experience and delivery expectations