Paul Carey
Big 4-trained, FCA-qualified CFO with a track record in PE-backed growth, M&A, 15x revenue scaling and exit readiness across B2B, B2C and SaaS businesses.
CFO Profile
Paul is a commercial CFO and operator with a strong track record across private equity-backed and high-growth businesses, delivering value through M&A, scaling and finance transformation. He is Big 4 trained at KPMG and FCA qualified, with experience operating at CFO, CEO and CRO level. He combines financial leadership with hands-on commercial execution to drive revenue growth, EBITDA improvement and exit readiness.
He has experience across multiple sectors and takes a delivery-focused approach suited to fractional and portfolio roles. Paul has demonstrated success in leading acquisitions and integrations, including a £9m logistics acquisition, and was a key contributor to a £38m private equity exit. He has also played a significant role in scaling businesses, including achieving 15x revenue growth within a global digital business and doubling EBITDA in a high-growth environment.
Paul possesses strong commercial leadership capability, with direct influence over revenue strategy, the build-out of sales and marketing functions, and KPI-driven marketing effectiveness. He has a proven ability to build and transform finance functions from the ground up, implement robust forecasting and reporting frameworks, and develop investment-grade financial infrastructure.
He is highly experienced in preparing businesses for private equity investment and exit, with particular expertise in multi-entity and international group structures.
CFO Highlights
- Big 4 trained (KPMG) and FCA qualified, operating at CFO, CEO and CRO level.
- Led a £9m logistics acquisition and contributed to a £38m private equity exit.
- Achieved 15x revenue growth within a global digital business.
- Doubled EBITDA in a high-growth environment.
- Built finance functions from the ground up with investment-grade reporting frameworks.
- Extensive experience with multi-entity and international group structures.
- Hands-on commercial influence over revenue strategy and sales and marketing build-out.
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