Finance Director at HRtchX

HRtechX; City Of London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic international startup in London seeks a Finance Director to oversee financial operations and strategies. You will prepare budgets, manage cash flow, and contribute to company-wide financial health. The ideal candidate has an accounting background with experience in leadership roles within finance, preferably in media or conferences. This role offers significant responsibilities and potential for internal promotion.

Benefits

Operational experience in a startup

Monthly reporting to investors

Unlimited growth potential

Qualifications

• More than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
• Experience as CFO, Head of Finance, or Finance Director in small or medium-sized business.
• UK working permit.

Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
• Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for comprehensive financial insights.
• Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
• Review intercompany and external loans to ensure optimal financial health.
• Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
• Manage Human Resources Financial Planning.
• Support sales and operations teams.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Financial planning

Budget preparation

Cost optimization

Proactive ownership

Education

Accounting background

Job description

Do you thrive in a fast‑paced environment, where you gain a tremendous amount of responsibility? Do you want to be part of an exceptional entrepreneurial team with young, motivated and extremely driven people? And are you curious or passionate about finance? If so, you might be our Finance Director.

About us

HRtechX is part of United Media (https://www.united-media.com/) which focuses on building large‑scale industry media and conference products in sectors such as insurance, HR, private equity, retail, etc.

What we offer you

As our Finance Director you get the unique opportunity to be a key player in building one of our portfolio companies. By providing you with the ownership of our finances, we want to constantly push you out of your comfort zone. You'll be working out of our HQ in London and to ensure a never ending growth curve, we provide you with:

• An opportunity for getting operational experience in a start‑up or scale‑up where both your work and the results are highly tangible and matter to the business.
• A chance to work closely together with one of our CEO's on our finances and budgets as well as report to investors on a monthly basis and participate in board meetings.
• Unlimited growth potential in our company – we strongly believe in and have a track record of promoting internally.

Your responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets for effective financial planning.
• Provide weekly updates on cash flow.
• Conduct monthly P&L and cash updates for comprehensive financial insights.
• Evaluate and implement cost optimisation programs.
• Review intercompany and external loans to ensure optimal financial health.
• Lead the Working Capital responsibilities.
• Manage the Human Resources Financial Planning responsibilities.
• Offer support to sales and operations teams.

What we expect from you

You possess an unparalleled work ethic with a high sense of urgency. You have a relentless drive and desire to be the very best at what you do. You take ownership of everything you do, are proactive and follow through on commitments. Moreover, you're humble and you share our passion for building and executing new businesses. Furthermore, we expect that you have:

• Accounting background. Ideally, more than two years of experience from a Big Four firm.
• Experience as CFO, Head of Finance or Finance Director from a small or medium‑sized business.
• UK working permit.
• Media and Conferences industry background preferred but not mandatory.