Finance Director | SaaS scaleup

JR United Kingdom; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS scaleup in Bolton is seeking a Finance Director to oversee financial functions and prepare for an exit. This pivotal role involves leading FP&A, mentoring a finance team, and evolving scalable finance processes. Candidates should have an ACA qualification, significant experience in high-growth tech environments, and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Strong academic background and ACA qualified accountant.
• Experience in high growth tech scaleups, preferably VC or PE funded.
• Effective communicator and able to mentor a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day finance function including monthly Board pack preparation.
• Lead on FP&A, commercial finance & tracking KPIs.
• Evolve finance infrastructure and processes.

Skills

Financial Planning & Analysis

Communication

Mentoring

Detail Oriented

Education

ACA Qualification

Tools

Xero

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Finance Director | SaaS scaleup, bolton, greater manchester

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Client:

Talentedge Exec (formerly Talentarc)

Location:

bolton, greater manchester, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

Finance Director | SaaS scaleup

Hybrid working (West London office 2-3 days p/w, WFH the remainder)

Talentedge Exec are delighted to be partnering with a hyper growth, SaaS scaleup on a newly created Finance Director opportunity, working closely with an exceptional CFOO (someone that we as a business have known for many years and recruited for numerous times).

As Finance Director, you will own the day-to-day finance function, freeing up the CFOO to focus more of their time on Operations & GTM. You’ll also play a lead role in preparing the company for an exit, which is something that they are currently moving towards.

Key responsibilities to include:

• Continually evolve the finance infrastructure, ensuring all processes and controls are scalable
• Lead on FP&A, commercial finance & tracking KPI’s
• Own pricing structures and changes
• Business partner cross functionally
• Create business cases for new services as well as geographical expansion
• Own the day-to-day finance function, including monthly Board pack preparation, statutory reporting, tax work and transactional finance (AP / AR etc)
• Utilise Xero & its’ wider ecosystem of apps & tools to automate transactional finance
• Mentor and develop an ambitious and progressive finance team (based overseas)

Profile:

• ACA qualified accountant with a strong academic background
• High growth tech scaleup experience (later stage VC or PE)
• Effective communicator, comfortable working with teams across the business
• Ambitious, driven and detail oriented. Someone who can be trusted to deliver

This opportunity won’t be around for long, so please get in touch ASAP.