Zanda
Head of Finance | ConsumerTech | Series B
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SUMMARY OF THE JOB
Job title: Head of Finance (Maternity Cover 12 Month FTC)
Reporting to: CFO, leading a team of four, including a Financial Controller and Senior Finance Analyst
Package: Competitive salary + 25 days holiday + birthday day + life assurance + employee discounts
Location: Remote UK ONLY (No VISA sponsorship Available)
Industry: CleanTech / ConsumerTech
Job type: 12-month fixed term | Start date: ASAP
ABOUT ZANDA
Zanda is an executive search partner that works exclusively with high-growth start-ups as they look to scale their business with senior talent. Zanda partners with VCs, founders, CEOs, and CFOs to deliver key senior appointments.
WHY THIS COMPANY AND ROLE
Zanda is partnering with a PE-backed CleanTech and ConsumerTech scale-up at an exciting point in its journey. The business has sold hundreds of thousands of products internationally and is now moving towards profitability. Founder-led and engineering-driven, it has real commercial traction and the ambition to match.
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This is a hands-on interim seat reporting directly to the CFO, leading a team of four. The role covers a period of maternity leave and requires someone who can step in at pace and hold the function with confidence. Cash management is central: short and mid-term forecasting, weekly covenant monitoring, and active management of a receivables financing facility. Alongside that, you will own the audit, lead FP&A and budgeting, maintain the five-year strategic model, and partner with heads of department on performance and commercial decisions. It is equally a detail role and a leadership role, and the right candidate will be comfortable moving between both.
WHAT EXPERIENCES YOU WILL GAIN
- Owning bottom-up cash forecasting, weekly cash management and active management of a receivables financing facility
- Leading the annual audit end-to-end, including R&D tax credit submission
- Delivering management reporting and commercial insights to senior leadership across a fast-paced consumer business
- Leading the FP&A timetable, annual budget process and financial modelling to support strategic decision-making
- Maintaining and developing the five-year strategic plan model in partnership with the leadership team
- Leading a finance team of four in a high-growth, product-led environment
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ABOUT YOU
Essential
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with a minimum of five years' post-qualification experience
- Background in a consumer, retail or SME/PE environment
- Strong all-round skills across financial accounting, treasury and commercial finance
- Proven experience leading multi-entity audits under FRS 102
- Comfortable operating at both strategic and granular level
Advantageous
- Experience with receivables or inventory financing facilities
- R&D tax credit experience
- Microsoft Dynamics D365 familiarity
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