Zanda
CFO | B2B SaaS | Series B
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Zanda works exclusively with high growth start-ups as they look to scale their business with senior talent. Zanda partners with VC’s, Founder’s, CEO’s and CFO’s when it comes to successfully delivering on key senior appointments.
Who’s the Business
Zanda is partnering with a high growth AI-driven B2B SaaS business as they look to identify an accomplished scaleup CFO. This high growth, international venture backed business has recently hit £10m ARR and is looking to identify a CFO to strengthen its finance function to enable it to become a strategic partner to the business ahead of its next stage of growth.
With a growing international customer base across enterprise and mid-market clients, the business is now entering its next phase of scale, with ambitions to grow to £30m ARR and position the company for a successful exit within the next 2-3 years.
As part of this journey, the CEO is looking to hire a Chief Financial Officer to join the leadership team. Reporting directly to the CEO, and working closely with the board and senior leadership team, the CFO will act as a true strategic co-pilot, combining commercial acumen and financial leadership to guide the business through its next phase of growth and towards exit.
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In the first 6 months the incoming CFO will be responsible for:
- Assessing the current state of the finance function
- Benchmarking it against best practice
- Driving the relevant improvements
- Reviewing the businesses fundraising options
- Positioning the business towards a successful exit in the coming years
What Experiences You Will Gain
- Acting as a strategic partner to the CEO across growth, capital allocation and key business decisions
- Building and strengthening investor-grade reporting, forecasting and financial infrastructure
- Owning FP&A, including budgeting, forecasting and long range planning to support scaling the business towards £30m ARR
- Driving commercial insight across the business, partnering closely with Sales, Marketing and Product to improve performance and efficiency
- Supporting investor relations, board reporting and external stakeholder management
- Preparing the business for a future fundraising and exit readiness, including building the financial narrative and ensuring operational readiness
- Introducing operational rigor, processes and discipline while maintaining a fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture
- Enhancing data integrity and building a robust SaaS metrics framework (CAC, LTV, retention, payback)
- Supporting strategic initiatives including pricing, revenue optimisation and margin improvement
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What Background Should You Have Before You Press Apply
- Previous CFO within a VC or PE backed SaaS / technology business
- Experience scaling a business through a high growth phase (c. £10m → £30m+ ARR)
- Strong commercial finance mindset, with the ability to partner across go-to-market and product functions
- Experience preparing for, or executing, an exit or liquidity event is highly desirable
- Proven ability to build credibility with investors, boards and senior stakeholders
- Strong track record across FP&A, reporting, and building scalable financial infrastructure
- Hands-on, pragmatic operator comfortable working in a founder-led environment
- Naturally inquisitive, data-driven, and able to translate financial insight into strategic decision making
Please note that due to the expected volume of applications, we will only be able to respond to those candidates whose experience matches the requirements of our client. If you have not heard from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
To apply for this role, please use the Apply button, or alternatively, email your CV to Andrew Waters: Andrew.waters@zandasearch.com.
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