Interim Finance Director | AI SaaS Scale-Up | 6-Month Contract

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI SaaS Scale-Up is seeking an Interim Finance Director for a 6-Month contract. The role involves managing a finance team, improving internal processes, and delivering strategic financial insights. The client offers a dynamic environment with opportunities for the role to become permanent.

Qualifications

• Experience leading finance teams.
• Strong FP&A background and knowledge of financial controls.
• Understanding of high-growth start-ups or scale-ups.

Responsibilities

• Manage a Finance team of 4, focusing on automation and robust FP&A.
• Own financial modelling and business partner with various teams.
• Support strategic decisions through financial insights.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Financial modelling

Business partnering

Data-driven decision making

Communication skills

Education

ACA, ACCA, or CIMA Qualified

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Posted:

31.05.2025

Expiry Date:

15.07.2025

Job Description:

Interim Finance Director | AI SaaS Scale-Up | 6-Month Contract

Harmonic are delighted to be working with an AI/SaaS Scale-Up to recruit an experienced Interim Finance Director on an initial 6-Month contract. Our client has received significant funding (circa £50m) over the last 2 years which has led to a rapidly growing head count within the finance department.

The Client

Our client has developed a powerful SaaS product which is utilised by large corporations in the Financial Services space. They have integrated AI into their services which has seen significant growth in customers over the past 12 months. They are a leader in their market, and have employees spread across the UK and US, with the majority of their Finance team being located in the UK.

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The Role

This role comes with the responsibility of managing a Finance team of 4, with a large focus on automating finance systems and ensuring the FP&A function is robust and future proof. The successful candidate must have a broad range skills and be able to adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The contract will run for an initial 6-Month period, with the potential for this to become a permanent position.

Duties

• Owning the financial modelling and business partnering with the product and client engagement teams.
• Manage accounting function and make continuous process improvements.
• Support the Senior Leadership team with strategic decisions using key financial insights.
• Have ownership of the FP&A function, setting up both long & short-term revenue forecasts.
• Develop and present KPI’s to the executive team.
• Continuously improve and develop internal controls.
• ACA, ACCA, or CIMA Qualified
• Previous experience leading Finance teams.
• Commercial acumen and a strong FP&A Background.
• Strong understanding of financial controls and audit.
• Previous experience in a leadership role within a rapidly growing Start-Up or Scale-Up.
• High level of communication skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and partner with stakeholders.
• Background in improving internal processes and efficiencies.

Bonus Experience

• Experience in a B2B SaaS Scale-Up with high value, low volume model.
• Previously led a Start up between Series-A and Series-C

Location: Hybrid, London HQ. Open to remote options.

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Created on 31/05/2025 by JR United Kingdom