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We’re a team of passionate, data-driven people on a mission to help the accounting and financial services industries move faster with better data. Our platform is built to extract and standardise accounting data, making it easy for audit firms and financial institutions to securely connect to their customers’ accounting packages. Validis is a B2B SaaS company with operations in the UK, US, and Australia.
About the role
Off the back of our growth trajectory and ambitious plans, this is a high-impact role supporting the CFO in providing insight into the financial performance of the business while identifying and seizing opportunities. It’s a genuinely commercial, analytical role within a fast-paced SaaS start-up, ideal for a qualified accountant who wants to move beyond reporting the numbers to shaping the decisions behind them.
Key responsibilities of the Finance Manager
- Produce and continually refresh monthly and rolling forecasts as actuals land, flagging variances early so leadership’s view of the year stays current and reliable.
- Own cashflow forecasting, runway and burn, with weekly look-forward reporting on sales pipeline and working capital requirements.
- Deliver monthly and quarterly cashflow reporting to the CFO at a strategic level, clear and decision-ready, so it can be taken straight to Leadership & Board
- Lead “what-if”, downside and upside modelling to quantify risk and opportunity, with actionable commentary for the CFO
- Build and maintain the integrated P&L, balance sheet and cash flow model, creating new models from scratch to support strategic initiatives and fundraising.
- Work alongside department leads in Product, Engineering, Sales and Customer Support supporting them on their numbers and the financial impact of operational decisions.
- Develop, track and report company-wide KPIs and SaaS metrics — ARR/MRR, net revenue retention, gross margin, churn and cohort analysis, burn and runway. Surfacing trends and unit-economics insight.
- Drive continuous improvement toward scalable, well-controlled planning processes and a single source of truth, applying automation and AI to streamline forecasting, reporting and analysis.
- Own the year end audit process and liaise with external auditors
- Drive process improvements and implement robust financial controls
- Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll
- Prepare and submit VAT returns and other regulatory filings
- Manage cash flow, working capital requirements and treasury activities
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You’re a hands-on, commercially minded qualified accountant who’s comfortable being close to the detail in a lean start-up finance team while still communicating at a strategic level. You’re motivated to add value and insight, not just report on the numbers
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Qualifications:
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA
- Strong, hands-on experience across budgeting, forecasting and cashflow. Comfortable owning the detail as well as the strategic picture.
- Experience preparing monthly and quarterly reporting for senior and Board-level audiences, able to distil the detail into a clear strategic narrative for the CFO.
- Strong Excel and financial modelling skills, including building integrated three-statement (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) models from scratch.
- Experience in SaaS, fintech or a high-growth / invested start-up or scale-up (very desirable), and comfortable in a fast-moving, resource-conscious environment.
- Confident with data-visualisation tools and using automation or AI to streamline reporting and analysis (desirable).
- Strong commercial acumen, able to translate pipeline detail into clear, actionable insight for senior, non-finance stakeholders.
- Excellent stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to build effective working relationships and influence at a senior level.
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.
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