Interim Finance Director for VC-Backed Deep-Tech Scale-Up

Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 185,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Harmonic are partnering with a VC-backed deep-tech business in London for an Interim Finance Director / VP Finance to lead the finance function in a hands-on or transformation-led capacity. The role focuses on cash, forecasting, working capital, and commercial reporting, with ownership of month-end close, controls, and investor reporting; the candidate will build a capable finance team.

Scope includes upgrading working capital management, building structure around capex, and delivering

Qualifications

• Senior finance leadership experience (FD, VP Finance or CFO) in a VC-backed, high-growth business.
• A strong grasp of complex commercial models, and the ability to turn them into decisions for an operational leadership team.
• Hands-on experience building cashflow forecasting and managing working capital in a cash-sensitive business with capex exposure.
• A track record of fixing core finance processes and building team capability at pace.

Responsibilities

• Build a reliable short and medium-term cashflow forecast and give leadership clear, regular visibility of cash.
• Get control of working capital, tightening the cash cycle across customers and suppliers.
• Put structure around capital expenditure: approvals, tracking, and the link through to forecast and cash.
• Build the commercial insight leadership needs, with clear reporting on unit economics, margin and customer profitability.
• Streamline and drive efficiencies through the core finance processes, starting with month-end close, management reporting and controls.
• Break down silos and set up proper business partnering with operations, commercial and product leads.
• Assess the existing team, raise capability, and hire where needed.
• Support board and investor reporting.

Skills

Senior finance leadership

Cashflow forecasting

Working capital

Process improvement

Team building

Job description

Harmonic are partnering with a VC-backed deep-tech business in London for an Interim Finance Director / VP Finance to lead the finance function in a hands-on or transformation-led capacity. The role focuses on cash, forecasting, working capital, and commercial reporting, with ownership of month-end close, controls, and investor reporting; the candidate will build a capable finance team.

Scope includes upgrading working capital management, building structure around capex, and delivering