Financial Controller

Stanton House; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanton House is recruiting a Financial Controller for a fast-growing SaaS business in South Yorkshire. You will lead day-to-day finance and run a major transformation program, building robust reporting, forecasting, systems, controls and SaaS metrics.

Reporting to the CEO and collaborating with investors, you will own month-end close, investor packs, and driver-based modelling, while strengthening governance and partnering with senior leaders on pricing and growth initiatives.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with post-qualification experience.
• Strong technical accounting and financial controls expertise.
• Experience building or improving finance functions in growing businesses.
• Advanced financial modelling and cash flow management.
• Experience in SaaS/recurring revenue models.
• ERP implementations and finance systems improvements.
• Comfortable engaging with board-level stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the finance transformation programme and month-end close.
• Own rolling 13-week cash flow forecast and short-term cash visibility.
• Develop long-range financial models including scenario planning.
• Establish and embed a SaaS KPI framework (recurring revenue, retention, churn, value).
• Define revenue recognition policies for a recurring revenue business.
• Strengthen financial controls, policies and governance processes.
• Drive process improvement and automation to increase efficiency and reporting quality.
• Coordinate statutory accounts and manage external advisers.
• Prepare board/investor reporting packs with commercial insight.
• Mentor and develop the finance team; support growth initiatives.

Skills

Financial modelling

SaaS finance

Board communication

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Location: South Yorkshire (Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days remote)

JN: 31009

Overview

Our client is a SaaS business embarking on the next stage of its growth journey. With a strong recurring revenue model, established customer base, and ambitious growth plans, the business is now seeking its first dedicated senior finance leader to build the financial infrastructure, reporting capability, and controls required to support institutional ownership and future scale.

Role Summary

Reporting to the CEO and working closely with investor stakeholders, the Financial Controller will lead both the day-to-day finance function and a significant finance transformation programme. This is a hands-on role suited to an individual who enjoys building from the ground up establishing robust reporting, forecasting, systems, controls and SaaS metrics whilst ensuring strong financial governance and operational delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

Finance Transformation

• Design and implement a private equity-standard management information pack, including financial performance, profitability, cash flow and operational metrics.
• Build and maintain a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast and improve short-term cash visibility.
• Develop integrated long-range financial models, including scenario planning and board-level forecasting.
• Establish and embed a SaaS KPI framework covering recurring revenue, retention, churn, contract value and profitability metrics.
• Implement appropriate revenue recognition policies for a recurring revenue business.
• Design and strengthen financial controls, policies and governance processes.
• Drive process improvement and automation initiatives to increase efficiency and reporting quality.
• Own the month-end close process and deliver accurate, timely management accounts.
• Maintain and evolve management reporting and KPI dashboards as the business scales.
• Coordinate statutory accounts preparation and manage external advisers.
• Monitor working capital performance, including cash conversion, invoicing, collections and deferred revenue.

Systems & Process Development

• Lead the selection and implementation of a cloud-based finance system to replace legacy platforms.
• Define system requirements, manage implementation projects and ensure successful adoption across the business.
• Ensure finance systems support investor reporting, scalability and automation objectives.

Business Partnering & Investor Reporting

• Prepare board and investor reporting packs with clear commercial insight.
• Partner with senior leadership on pricing, investment decisions, resource planning and growth initiatives.
• Support future fundraising, acquisitions and strategic projects through financial analysis and modelling.
• Mentor and develop existing finance team members.
• Support the growth and evolution of the finance function as the business expands.

To Be Suitable

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with post-qualified experience.
• Strong technical accounting and financial control expertise.
• Demonstrable experience building or materially improving finance functions within growing businesses.
• Advanced financial modelling capability, including forecasting, scenario planning and cash flow management.
• Experience within SaaS, software, technology or other recurring revenue business models.
• Track record delivering ERP implementations and finance systems improvements.
• Comfortable engaging with board-level stakeholders, investors and senior leadership teams.
• Hands-on, pragmatic and capable of balancing operational delivery with transformation activity.
• Previous private equity or investor-backed experience is advantageous.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a high-quality, recurring revenue software business at a pivotal stage in its development. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the finance function from the ground up, influence strategic decision-making and play a key role in supporting long-term value creation within an investor-backed environment.

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