CFO PE Backed SaaS business

Marks Sattin; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the SaaS sector is seeking a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) to lead its finance function during a pivotal growth phase. The role involves implementing key performance indicators, optimizing financial systems, and providing strategic guidance to shape decision-making across the organization. Ideal candidates will have experience in high-growth environments, particularly with private equity backing, and strong leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in finance functions for PE-backed and/or SaaS businesses.
• Strong grasp of SaaS KPIs and financial systems implementation.
• Ability to scale finance functions in high-growth environments.

Responsibilities

• Shape the finance function and implement SaaS-specific KPIs.
• Work closely with stakeholders on budgeting and scenario planning.
• Lead financial systems improvements and enhance operational reporting.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Operational Leadership

Commercial Acumen

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Marks Sattin Executive Search is working with a high-growth, PE-backed SaaS business entering a pivotal phase of development. With strong commercial traction, an expanding customer base, and a clear strategic plan, the business is now focused on building the financial leadership and operational foundation required to support its next stage of growth and value creation.

In this pivotal role, the CFO will be responsible for shaping a modern finance function, introducing greater structure, rigour, and insight to support informed decision-making across the business. A key focus will be embedding SaaS-specific KPIs to give the leadership team and investors clear visibility on performance and value drivers. You’ll also lead the implementation or optimisation of financial systems and tools to improve reporting, forecasting, and planning.

The role will involve working closely with stakeholders across the business, providing strategic guidance around budgeting, cash flow, and scenario planning, while building a finance capability aligned to the future needs of the business.

Uniquely, the client would consider candidates operating at Divisional Finance Director or Financial Controller level in a larger organisation now looking to step up to their first number one role. The ideal candidate will bring a strong mix of commercial acumen, operational grip, and leadership to help drive growth in a fast-paced, PE-backed environment.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Demonstrated experience within a PE-backed and/or SaaS or tech-enabled business, with a strong grasp of key performance indicators and investor reporting expectations
• A track record of building and scaling finance functions in high-growth, unsophisticated environments
• Strong command of SaaS KPIs, with experience implementing financial and operational reporting frameworks
• Experience implementing financial systems, improving processes, and building scalable infrastructure
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with credibility at board level and with investors

Please understand that due to the expected high number of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance

• Industries

  Software Development

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