Finance Director | SaaS scaleup

JR United Kingdom; Stoke-on-Trent; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading SaaS scaleup in Stoke-on-Trent is seeking a Finance Director to elevate their finance operations and prepare for a major exit. This role entails managing daily operations, evolving infrastructure, and leading cross-functional teams in a hybrid working environment. Ideal candidates are ACA qualified accountants with experience in high-growth tech settings and possess excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• ACA qualified accountant with a strong academic record.
• Experience in high-growth tech scaleups.
• Ambitious, detail-oriented, and reliable professional.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily finance operations and prepare the company for an exit.
• Evolve finance infrastructure for scalable processes and controls.
• Lead FP&A, commercial finance, and KPI tracking.

Skills

Cross-functional business partnering

Effective communication

Detail-oriented

Education

ACA qualified accountant

Tools

Xero

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Finance Director | SaaS scaleup, Stoke-on-Trent

Client:

Talentedge Exec (formerly Talentarc)

Location:

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

Finance Director | SaaS scaleup

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

Talentedge Exec is partnering with a hyper-growth SaaS scaleup on a newly created Finance Director role, working closely with an experienced CFOO (known and recruited for multiple times).

As Finance Director, you will oversee the daily finance operations, allowing the CFOO to focus more on Operations & GTM. You will also play a key role in preparing the company for an exit, which is currently underway.

Key responsibilities include:

• Evolving the finance infrastructure to ensure scalable processes and controls
• Leading FP&A, commercial finance, and KPI tracking
• Managing pricing strategies and updates
• Cross-functional business partnering
• Developing business cases for new services and geographical expansion
• Handling daily finance operations, including monthly Board reports, statutory reporting, taxes, and transactional finance (AP/AR)
• Utilizing Xero and related apps to automate transactional finance
• Mentoring and developing an overseas finance team

Profile:

• ACA qualified accountant with a strong academic record
• Experience in high-growth tech scaleups (late-stage VC or PE)
• Effective communicator comfortable with cross-team collaboration
• Ambitious, detail-oriented, and reliable

This opportunity is limited, so please contact us ASAP.