Careers at ARQ
We Are Building the Next Generation of CFO Advisory
We're currently expanding our team of Embedded CFOs across Lancaster, Manchester, Newcastle and Leeds.
If you're an experienced CFO, Finance Director, Head of Finance or commercially minded finance leader who enjoys working directly with founders, we'd love to have a conversation.
No CV required. No commitment. Just a conversation.
Help Ambitious Founders Build Better Businesses
At ARQ, we believe great finance leadership is about far more than reporting.
The best finance leaders help founders make better decisions, navigate uncertainty, raise investment, improve performance and build stronger businesses.
That's why we're building a team of commercially minded finance professionals who want to work closely with ambitious businesses across the UK.
Whether you're an experienced CFO, Finance Director, Finance Manager or someone looking to build a career in advisory, we offer the opportunity to work on meaningful challenges that have a direct impact on growing businesses.
Most growing businesses don't need more reports.
They need better decisions.
ARQ works alongside founder-led businesses to provide the financial clarity, structure and strategic insight needed to scale successfully.
Our clients are typically:
Innovation-led businesses
Technology and SaaS companies
E-commerce businesses
Professional services firms
Investment-backed growth companies
We help founders understand what the numbers mean and what they should do next.
Why ARQ?
Building Something Different
Many experienced finance leaders eventually face a choice.
Stay in corporate and lose variety.
Go independent and build a portfolio alone.
We're building a third option…
ARQ combines:
Strategic work that genuinely shapes business decisions
Direct relationships with ambitious founders
Shared infrastructure and support
Peer collaboration and learning
Business development support
The opportunity to help build something ambitious
Our goal is to create the North's leading embedded CFO platform and, over time, expand nationally.
We're currently building hubs across:
Lancaster
Manchester
Newcastle
Leeds
with further expansion planned.
Embedded CFO
We're looking for commercially minded CFOs, Finance Directors and senior finance leaders who enjoy working directly with founders and helping ambitious businesses grow.
Best suited to:
CFOs
Finance Directors
Heads of Finance
Fractional CFOs
Commercial finance leaders
Location: Hybrid and flexible - located within one of our hub regions
Status: Ongoing conversations
Current Opportunities
The people who tend to succeed here are:
Commercially curious
Comfortable with ambiguity
Strong communicators
Founder-friendly
Practical problem-solvers
Interested in helping businesses grow
Willing to challenge constructively
Motivated by impact rather than hierarchy
We care more about judgement, commercial thinking and real-world problem solving than job titles alone.
Who Thrives at ARQ?
You don't need an up-to-date CV.
You don't need to be actively looking for a move.
And there is no expectation or commitment.
If you're interested in what we're building, we'd be delighted to have a conversation.
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