VP Finance (all genders)

Nicholson Search and Selection; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 370,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicholson Search and Selection represents a fast-growing B2B SaaS company looking for a VP Finance. The role is based in London or San Francisco with a Santa Clara office presence (3 days in the office).

You will oversee all financial and administrative functions, including fundraising and the exit process, with a clear path to CFO. Candidate must have SaaS scale-up experience (Series A–C), multi-entity finance, cross-border exposure, and hands-on FP&A, budgeting, and modeling.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in Finance within a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Experience across Series A to C fundraising or exits preferred.
• Experience in multi-entity, cross-border finance including UK/US/Asia entities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare investor updates, Board material, and monthly consolidated accounts across four entities globally (UK/US/Asia).
• Lead FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic decisions.
• Oversee AP/AR processes to maintain cash flow.
• Coordinate with external accountants and tax experts to optimize tax strategies and compliance.
• Implement inter-company pricing and transfer pricing documentation.
• Manage external auditors for annual audits across four entities.
• Contribute to pricing and deal desk operations.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial Modeling

Transfer Pricing

Cross-border Finance

Leadership Reporting

Multi-Entity Accounting

Job description

For our client, a highly successful and rapidly growing B2B SaaS company, we are seeking a VP Finance for its next phase of growth, based in either London or San Francisco (3 days in the office in Santa Clara).

In this role, you will assume overall responsibility for all financial and administrative functions, including the preparation of future funding rounds and the company’s exit process. The position offers a clear development path to Chief Financial Officer (CFO).

Candidates must have experience in the SaaS and scale-up environment, particularly across Series A to Series C stages, as well as within international and high-growth organisations.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage investor updates, Board meetings, and monthly consolidated management accounts spanning 4 entities globally (UK / US / Asia)
• Lead financial planning and analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Develop and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic decision-making and operational planning
• Oversee accounts payable and enforce accounts receivable processes to maintain smooth cash flow operations
• Collaborate with external accountants and tax experts to optimize accounting and tax strategies, ensuring compliance and efficiency
• Implement inter-company pricing measures, including managing transfer pricing documentation and compliance
• Oversee external auditors for a yearly audit across 4 global entities
• Contribute to pricing and deal desk operations

Who we are looking for:

• 5+ years of professional experience, with a solid background in Finance in a high-growth environment
• Must have hands-on FP&A or Strategic Finance experience, including budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, variance analysis, and leadership reporting, gained in roles such as FP&A Analyst, FP&A Manager, Head of FP&A, or Strategic Finance Lead
• Must have prior experience in a SaaS start-up environment (Series A to C)
• Hands-on experience with fundraising and/or acquisition processes required
• Experience operating across multiple entities, jurisdictions, currencies, and time zones, with an understanding of cross-border finance and multi-entity accounting, as well as HR, legal, tax, and compliance considerations
• Strong working knowledge of SaaS business models, including ARR, retention, gross margin, CAC/payback, burn, runway, cash forecasting, and investor-facing operating metrics
• Comfortable being both strategic and hands-on: able to advise leadership while also diving into models, contracts, payroll issues, vendor workflows, and operational details when needed
• Proven people-management experience, ideally managing distributed or offshore teams, with high standards for ownership, responsiveness, and execution - note that the team reporting to this role is based in Asia