Key Responsibilities

• Lead the group financial reporting and consolidation process, including international entities and multiple business units.
• Spearhead the professionalisation and standardisation of group reporting, improving processes, controls, reporting quality and consistency.
• Take ownership of the year-end audit process, acting as a key point of contact for external auditors.
• Support the Finance Director across tax, statutory reporting and technical accounting matters.
• Produce high-quality management information and analysis to support senior leadership and Board-level decision making.
• Support the preparation of Private Equity-standard reporting and diligence materials.
• Partner with business unit leaders to understand performance, challenge numbers and improve financial visibility across the group.
• Support the integration of newly acquired businesses, ensuring appropriate reporting processes and controls are embedded.
• Identify opportunities to improve systems, processes and automation across the finance function.
• Work closely with the Finance Director on projects associated with M&A, integration, business improvement and the eventual exit process.
• Act as a key finance partner to senior stakeholders across the organisation.

The Requirements

The business is looking for an ambitious and technically strong finance professional who is ready to move beyond a pure reporting role.

The successful candidate is likely to be:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Experienced within financial reporting, group reporting, consolidation or a similar role.
• Highly competent in Excel, with strong analytical and financial modelling capability.
• Experienced working in a high-growth, changing environment, rather than a static or highly process-driven corporate.
• Comfortable operating with ambiguity and taking ownership of projects and processes.
• Experienced in working with senior stakeholders and able to communicate financial information clearly.
• Exposure to Private Equity or Venture Capital-backed businesses would be highly advantageous.
• Experience within SaaS, technology or another recurring-revenue environment is highly desirable.
• Exposure to NetSuite would be a significant positive.
• Commercially minded, ambitious and keen to broaden their remit beyond traditional financial reporting.
• Someone who has demonstrated that they can drive change, rather than simply operate within established processes.

Why This Role?

This is not simply an opportunity to become a Financial Reporting Manager.

It is an opportunity to join a business at a genuinely exciting point in its growth journey, work directly for an experienced Finance Director and receive the mentorship and exposure required to become a Financial Controller.

The successful individual will gain hands-on experience across group reporting, international consolidation, audit, tax, M&A, PE diligence, commercial analysis and Board reporting, whilst working within a business that is continuing to grow rapidly through both organic expansion and acquisition.

With a likely exit in approximately two years, there will also be significant exposure to the preparation, scrutiny and execution of an eventual Private Equity exit process.

For an ambitious, qualified accountant looking for a genuine step up in responsibility and career trajectory, this represents an excellent opportunity to join a high-growth SaaS business and become a key member of its senior finance team.