Interim Finance Director | Hyper Growth SaaS Scale-Up

Harmonic Finance™ | Certified B Corp; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as an Interim Finance Director for a rapidly growing SaaS company. This role offers a chance to shape the finance function and drive strategic growth in a dynamic environment. You will work closely with founders to build robust financial systems, oversee group consolidations, and implement budgeting processes. With a focus on international expansion, your expertise in financial management will be pivotal. Join a leadership team known for scaling successful businesses and make a significant impact in a company poised for greatness in the tech sector.

Qualifications

• Experience in start-up/high-growth environments, especially in B2B SaaS.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale the finance team and infrastructure.
• Design financial reporting formats and implement internal controls.
• Manage consolidation of financial data for subsidiaries.

Skills

Communication Skills

Financial Planning

Budgeting and Forecasting

Cash Flow Management

Experience in High-Growth Environments

Job description

Interim Finance Director | Hyper Growth SaaS Scale-Up

Interim Finance Director | Hyper-Growth SaaS Scale-Up | Contract

Harmonic is delighted to be working exclusively with one of the UK’s fastest scaling technology companies to find them an Interim Finance Director, for an initial 3-6 month contract period with the high likelihood of becoming permanent in the future.

The Client

Our client is a B2B SaaS business and has successfully carved out a niche within their subsector. Within a relatively short space of time, they have earned a fantastic reputation in the UK start-up/scale-up community.

They have a fantastic footing to be able to expand and grow to become one of Europe’s leading SaaS players. They have already grown to circa £12m ARR within a relatively short amount of time and have also received significant fundraising from exceptional investors. You will be working with an exciting leadership team with a track record in scaling some of the world’s most renowned and successful scale-up businesses.

The Role

Reporting directly into the founders, this is a fantastic opportunity to play a pivotal role in building and developing an exceptional finance function. You will be focusing on group consolidations, ensuring rigour, controls, and consistent reporting. As well as building out FP&A capabilities across the company to ensure insightful MI and accurate tracking of financial performance.

With global expansion on the horizon, it’s crucial to have experience working with international entities. You’ll be focusing on creating standard reporting formats, overseeing consolidation, and implementing budgeting and forecasting processes.

Duties:

• Build and scale the finance team and infrastructure.
• Design standard financial reporting formats and implement robust internal controls and policies.
• Manage the consolidation of financial data for the different subsidiary businesses.
• Develop and lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Establish and monitor KPIs like ARR, Churn, and revenue unification to support strategic growth.
• Ensure effective cash flow management and financial liquidity for operations and growth.
• Manage banking relationships and covenants.

What we need to see (Essential experience):

• Experience working in a start-up/high-growth environment (PE or VC Backed)
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Experience within B2B SaaS environment.

What we would like to see (Bonus experience):

• International Group Consolidation experience
• Experience of setting up finance processes in a start-up/high-growth environment
• Debt financing experience
• Big-4 trained

Start Date: ASAP

Location: Central London (3-4 days per week in the office)

If this is something of interest, please apply online or get in touch at [e-mail]

At Harmonic, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We

actively welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and assure you that every candidate will be thoughtfully considered for the roles we represent, without regard to race, religion, gender expression, disability, or sexual orientation.

Seniority level

Director

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Accounting/Auditing and Finance

Industries

Technology, Information and Media, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals, and Software Development