Finance Director - SaaS

HW Finance; Manchester; In loco; GBP 100.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

HW Finance are partnering with a high growth SaaS business to appoint a Finance Director to support the CFO on strategic projects ahead of a potential PE sale. The role combines commercial rigour with strong financial control, IFRS reporting, and leadership of a junior team.

You will lead financial modelling, 3-statement scenarios, and business partnering with sales and marketing, delivering MI for the board and investors while shaping the data strategy using Power BI.

Competenze

• Fully qualified accountant with ACA/CIMA/ACCA.
• Experience in private equity environment is essential.
• Experience in SaaS/recurring revenue is advantageous.
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and investors.

Mansioni

• Adding significant commercial rigor to the existing finance team
• Ensuring fit for purpose financial controls in line with business growth
• Signing off on month and year end including statutory accounts under IFRS
• Managing and developing a junior finance team
• Financial modelling, particularly around 3 statement
• Business partnering with operations, primarily sales and marketing
• Providing high level MI to the board and investors to aid in strategic decision making
• Supporting planned acquisitions as well as the eventual PE sale
• Developing the data strategy, harnessing PowerBi to produce invaluable insight

Conoscenze

Commercial acumen

Financial modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Business partnering

Formazione

Qualified Accountant (ACA/CIMA/ACCA)

Strumenti

Power BI

Descrizione del lavoro

HW Finance are currently partnered with a high growth, private equity backed SaaS business with an international presence in sourcing a Finance Director. Our client are undergoing significant transformation in anticipation of a secondary PE sale across the next 18-24 months and require a commercially focused FD to support the CFO on a number of projects during that period. Due to the global presence of our client, there will be an expectation of occasional travel across the UK and overseas.

The Role

• Adding significant commercial rigor to the existing finance team
• Ensuring fit for purpose financial controls in line with business growth
• Signing off on month and year end including statutory accounts under IFRS
• Managing and developing a junior finance team
• Financial modelling, particularly around 3 statement
• Business partnering with operations, primarily sales and marketing
• Providing high level MI to the board and investors to aid in strategic decision making
• Supporting planned acquisitions as well as the eventual PE sale
• Developing the data strategy, harnessing PowerBi to produce invaluable insight

The Person

• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA)
• Experience of operating in a private equity environment is a must
• Exposure to SaaS or recurring revenue is highly desirable
• Ability to engage senior stakeholders and investors