Director of Finance – Consumer subscriptions startup

Talentedge Exec (formerly Talentarc); Greater London; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative consumer subscription startup is seeking a Finance Director to lead its financial strategies and operations. In this pivotal role, you will shape finance processes, integrate with BI & Data teams, and drive commercial insights from data. The ideal candidate will possess strong analytical and financial modelling skills, and be able to communicate complex financial information effectively. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company backed by top-tier VCs, where your contributions will be crucial in steering the business towards profitability. Join a forward-thinking team and help shape the future of this exciting venture!

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with relevant PQE in a high growth environment.
• Advanced financial modelling skills required.

Responsibilities

• Implement scalable processes and controls for finance operations.
• Lead monthly management and annual statutory reporting.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Financial Modelling

Business Partnering

Communication Skills

Education

Qualified Accountant

MBA

Tools

Financial Modelling Software

Job description

Director of Finance – Consumer subscriptions startup

Remote (fortnightly London meetups)

Talentedge Exec have been exclusively engaged by a high-profile VC backed consumer subscription startup to identify their first permanent Finance Director, taking over the reins from an experienced Fractional.

The business is relatively early stage, pushing towards profitability and has the backing of Top Tier global VCs.

As Finance Director (#1), you will have the opportunity to shape the way that finance looks, integrating as much as possible with in-house BI & Data teams. You’ll be expected to drive forward decision making and turn data generated across the business into commercial insights.

If you are curious and inquisitive by nature, with strong analytical and financial modelling skills, coupled with excellent business partnering capabilities, then we’d love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities:

• Continue to implement scalable processes and controls
• Lead the day-to-day finance function, including all monthly management & annual statutory reporting
• Analyse, report on and track D2C & SaaS KPIs (financial and non-financial)
• Build various financial models to support business decision making
• Play a lead role on the creation and review of new business cases (for example a B2B play or launching into new geographies)
• Partner all functions across the business, with a particular focus on Product & Engineering + GTM

Profile:

• Qualified accountant with relevant PQE within a high growth environment (preferably VC backed SaaS / D2C with UK & US entities)
• MBA is advantageous however non-essential
• Advanced financial modeller (scenario, sensitivity & 3-way integrated financial statements ideally)
• Curious mind-set
• Comfortable explaining complex financial information to non-financial people

Please get in touch ASAP as this opportunity will not be around for long!

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Accounting/Auditing, Analyst, and Finance

Industries

Technology, Information and Media and Software Development