Financial Director

Green Recruitment Company; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading clean-technology scale-up is seeking an experienced Finance Director to join their senior leadership team. This role involves shaping financial strategy, delivering management accounts, and engaging in fundraising activities. Candidates should possess strong financial controls and modeling skills, with experience in high-growth environments. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact the company's future and work closely with the CEO and Board.

Qualifications

• Proven Finance Director/Head of Finance experience in high-growth business.
• Strong background in reporting, compliance, and financial controls.
• Track record of leading or supporting fundraising efforts.

Responsibilities

• Lead all financial reporting, delivering management accounts and analysis.
• Own statutory accounts, audits, and tax compliance.
• Develop advanced financial models and scenario planning.

Skills

Leadership

Financial analysis

Tax compliance

Financial modeling

Investor relations

Job description

We’re seeking an experienced Finance Director to join a fast-growing, innovative clean-technology scale-up. This is a hands-on senior leadership role, working directly with the CEO and Board to shape financial strategy, strengthen controls, and support upcoming fundraising rounds.

The role

• Lead all financial reporting, delivering board-level management accounts and analysis.

• Own statutory accounts, audits, and tax compliance.

• Build and maintain robust controls, cash flow and working capital management.

• Develop advanced financial models and scenario planning to guide strategic decisions.

• Partner with the CEO on fundraising, investor relations, and presentations.

• Oversee project-level finance for engineering and hardware deployments.

About you

• Proven Finance Director/Head of Finance experience in a high-growth business.

• Strong background in reporting, compliance, and financial controls.

• Track record of leading or supporting fundraising (equity, debt, or asset-backed).

• Excellent financial modelling and investor communication skills.

• Sector knowledge in engineering, industrials, chemicals, or clean-tech is a plus.

How to apply

Please submit your CV along with a short note (max 200 words) highlighting a recent fundraising or investor-facing project you led.