Financial Director

Space Executive; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 113,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth consumer hardware company is seeking an experienced Finance Director to lead its global financial operations remotely. This role includes ownership of financial strategy, budgeting, and reporting while ensuring compliance across regions. The ideal candidate has 8-12 years of finance leadership experience, particularly in hardware or supply chain sectors, and possesses strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary of up to 180k USD.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12 plus years of progressive finance leadership experience.
• Strong background in hardware, consumer electronics, manufacturing or supply chain finance.
• Proven experience in FP&A, modelling, forecasting and building financial systems.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of financial strategy, budgeting, FP&A, and reporting.
• Advising leadership on risks and opportunities through long-term modelling.
• Maintaining financial hygiene and compliance across multiple regions.

Skills

Financial strategy

Budgeting

FP&A

Accounting oversight

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Job description

Finance Director
Location: Remote
Type: Full-time
Salary: Up to 180k USD

A high-growth consumer hardware company is looking for an experienced Finance Director to help build, lead and mature its global financial operations. The business is scaling internationally across manufacturing, distribution and product lines, and needs someone comfortable operating both strategically and hands‑on in a fast‑moving environment.

About the Role

You’ll take ownership of financial strategy, budgeting, FP&A, reporting, accounting oversight, cash flow planning and operational finance. You’ll work closely with leadership and cross‑functional teams across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain and sales. This role suits someone who can build structure where needed, refine existing processes and support the organisation as it scales.

Key Responsibilities

• Financial strategy, long‑term modelling, scenario planning and advising leadership on risks and opportunities
• Budgeting, forecasting, reporting and building strong unit economics, cost models and margin analysis
• Accounting oversight, global compliance and maintaining financial hygiene across multiple regions
• Cash flow, capital and liquidity management including investor materials, due diligence support and board reporting
• Partnering with hardware and supply chain teams on BOM optimisation, supplier terms, cost structures and inventory controls
• Developing scalable financial systems, processes and controls suitable for a global hardware organisation, and building a finance team as the business grows

Requirements

• 8 to 12 plus years of progressive finance leadership experience
• Strong background in hardware, consumer electronics, manufacturing or supply chain finance
• Proven experience in FP&A, modelling, forecasting and building financial systems
• Experience working across international operations
• Understanding of hardware unit economics, COGS and manufacturing cost structures
• Strong communication skills and ease working cross‑functionally in a fast‑paced setting
• Fluent in English

Nice to Have

• Experience with fundraising and investor relations
• Background in gaming, entertainment hardware or modular electronics
• Experience partnering with R&D or engineering on cost strategy
• Familiarity with modelling for hardware plus digital ecosystem businesses