Finance Director

TipTopJob; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing SaaS firm in the UK seeks a Finance Director to professionalise the finance function. This senior role involves strategic partnership with the CEO and leadership team, focusing on financial planning, budgeting, and robust reporting. Candidates should have a strong track record in SaaS or subscription-based companies, alongside experience in PE-backed environments. The ideal candidate will lead a finance team and ensure financial operations support the firm's ambitious growth goals.

Qualifications

• Strong exposure to PE-backed environments or similar investor-led, high-growth settings.
• Experience as a Finance Director, Head of Finance, or senior finance leader in a SaaS or subscription-based business.
• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics: ARR, MRR, churn, LTV/CAC, cohort analysis.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team on strategy.
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and modelling aligned to the PE value creation plan.
• Provide clear, insightful reporting to the Board and PE stakeholders.

Skills

Financial planning

Strategic thinking

SaaS metrics

Operational execution

Leadership

Education

Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Accounting software

FP&A tools

CRM integrations

Job description

Finance Director, London, SaaS, A GBP 120k

We are supporting a PE:backed SaaS business entering a critical scale:up phase. With strong product:market fit and ambitious growth targets, they are seeking a Finance Director to professionalise the finance function, act as a true business partner to the CEO and PE sponsors, and help drive value creation.

This is a senior, hands:on role suited to someone who thrives in fast:paced environments, is comfortable building from first principles, and can balance strategic thinking with operational execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted partner to the CEO and leadership team on strategy, growth initiatives, pricing, and investment decisions
• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long:range modelling aligned to the PE value creation plan
• Support fundraising, refinancing, and exit planning (data room readiness, due diligence, investor materials)
• Provide clear, insightful reporting to the Board and PE stakeholders, including KPI dashboards and performance commentary
• Own the end:to:end finance function: management accounts, statutory accounts, cash flow, tax, and audit
• Ensure robust financial controls, processes, and systems appropriate for a PE:backed environment
• Oversee revenue recognition (SaaS / subscription models), ARR/MRR reporting, churn, cohort analysis, and unit economics
• Manage relationships with auditors, advisors, banks, and PE operating partners
• Lead improvements to finance systems, tools, and data (e.g. accounting software, FP and A tools, CRM integrations)
• Build scalable processes to support rapid growth and international expansion where relevant
• Ensure accurate, timely financial information to support decision:making across the business
• Build, develop, and lead a high:performing finance team (or operate lean and hands:on initially)
• Set standards for excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement within finance

Candidate Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent)
• Experience as a Finance Director, Head of Finance, or senior finance leader in a SaaS or subscription:based business
• Strong exposure to PE:backed environments (or similar investor:led, high:growth settings)
• Deep understanding of SaaS metrics: ARR, MRR, churn, LTV/CAC, cohort analysis
• Comfortable operating both strategically and tactically in a scaling business
• Experience supporting PE transactions, refinancing, or exits
• Background in a startup or scale:up rather than large corporation
• Experience implementing or upgrading finance systems