Pearse Professionals
Finance Director - High Growth Fintech/SaaS Scale-up
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The Client
Pearse has partnered exclusively with a leading fintech/SaaS business to appoint a Finance Director into their growing team. The business combines deep expertise in financial products and services with a technology-led approach, and has scaled rapidly.
As the business continues to grow headcount and double revenue year on year, they are looking to appoint a Finance Director to take ownership of an established finance team and optimise processes, bring greater structure, consistency, and strategic direction to the finance function.
The Role
As Finance Director, you will report directly to the CFO and work closely with the wider finance functions to ensure financial processes keep pace with the business. You will inherit a lean, established team and take on genuine ownership of their development, workload, and output from day one.
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This is a strategic role with real scope to influence how the finance function operates including reporting standards, systems and controls within a business that offers a flat structure, a collaborative culture, and accelerated exposure to senior decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Take ownership of the finance team, managing and developing existing direct reports
- Maintain full compliance with local GAAP / IFRS standards across day-to-day accounting
- Lead the month-end close process, with a focus on accuracy and scalability as the business grows
- Own the production of financial statements and supporting workpapers for the annual audit
- Support with FP&A activity, including forecasting and budgeting processes
- Take ownership of corporate tax strategy and submissions, managing external advisors throughout
- Lead quarterly and annual regulatory submissions across relevant entities
- Drive process improvement, including streamlining workflows and implementing automation tooling
- Act as a key point of contact for ad-hoc strategic projects as the business continues to scale
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Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience operating at a senior level within a scaling fintech, SaaS, or tech environment
- Track record of managing and developing a finance team
- Strong knowledge of financial processes and reporting across multiple entities and currencies
- Proficiency in Excel and ERP / accounting software
- Genuine interest in fintech and financial products
- Excellent communication skills
- Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, evolving business environment
Location
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