Commercial Finance

• Partner with Sales, Commercial and Customer teams to improve revenue visibility and predictability.
• Analyse customer economics, pricing, margins, contract structures and profitability.
• Support enterprise deal evaluation and commercial negotiations from a financial perspective.
• Develop a clear understanding of unit economics and the key drivers of sustainable growth.
• Provide insight into customer and product profitability.

Finance Function & Infrastructure

• Assess and strengthen the existing finance function, systems and processes.
• Introduce scalable financial processes appropriate for a growing international technology business.
• Improve the quality, timeliness and usefulness of management information.
• Work directly with internal and external finance resources, including accountants, auditors, tax advisers and other professional advisers.
• Ensure appropriate financial controls, compliance and reporting processes are in place across international operations.
• Be prepared to get into the detail and personally execute key finance activities where required.

Investor & Board Support

• Prepare high-quality financial reporting and analysis for the Board and investors.

• Support investor reporting, due diligence and fundraising activity where required.

• Develop credible financial narratives around growth, performance, cash requirements and future opportunities.

• Act as a trusted financial representative of the business with external stakeholders.

Strategic Projects

• Lead or support strategic finance projects as the business evolves.
• Evaluate potential investments, acquisitions, partnerships and other growth opportunities.
• Support organisational planning, including headcount and resource allocation.
• Provide financial leadership on transformation and scaling initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency and operational leverage.

Experience & Skills

Essential

• Significant experience at VP Finance, Finance Director, CFO or equivalent senior finance level.
• Strong track record within a high-growth, technology, SaaS, AI, data, analytics or digital business.
• Experience operating as a strategic partner to a CEO, Board and/or investors.
• Excellent understanding of financial planning, forecasting, cash management and management reporting.
• Strong commercial finance capability, including revenue, margin, pricing and customer economics.
• Experience building or improving finance processes and infrastructure in a scaling business.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical capability.
• Highly hands-on approach, with a willingness and ability to personally execute financial analysis, modelling, reporting and operational finance activities.
• Comfortable moving between strategic priorities and detailed financial work.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear business decisions.
• Comfortable operating in an environment where priorities move quickly and senior leaders need practical, commercially focused advice.

Desirable

• Experience in venture-backed or investor-backed businesses.
• Previous experience supporting fundraising, investment rounds, M&A or financial due diligence.
• International finance experience across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience with SaaS, recurring revenue or complex enterprise commercial models.
• Experience scaling a finance function from an entrepreneurial environment into a more mature operating model.
• Previous experience working on an interim or contract basis.

What Success Looks Like

In the first 3–6 months, the successful candidate will have:

• Established clear and reliable financial visibility across the business.
• Strengthened forecasting, budgeting and cash-flow management.
• Improved the quality and consistency of Board and management reporting.
• Identified key financial risks, opportunities and efficiency improvements.
• Established meaningful commercial and operational KPIs.
• Provided leadership with a clear view of the financial drivers of growth.
• Strengthened the finance function, processes and controls.
• Built strong relationships with the CEO, leadership team, Board, investors and external advisers.
• Taken ownership of hands-on finance deliverables and delivered immediate improvements rather than simply providing strategic recommendations.

Engagement

This is intended to be a contract / interim senior leadership appointment, with the scope and duration agreed according to business requirements.

The successful candidate should be comfortable rolling up their sleeves, getting into the detail and delivering hands-on finance outcomes, while providing the strategic perspective expected of a senior finance leader.

Why Join?

• Senior leadership position within a high-growth technology business.
• Opportunity to shape the financial strategy and infrastructure of a scaling international company.
• Direct influence on commercial and strategic decision-making.
• Exposure to AI, data analytics and enterprise technology.
• Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership, investors and major enterprise customers.
• Flexible contract / interim engagement.
• Entrepreneurial, collaborative and highly visible environment.
• Opportunity to make a tangible impact from day one.
• A genuinely hands-on leadership role with the ability to influence both strategy and execution.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where different perspectives, ideas and experiences are valued and respected. We believe diverse teams make better decisions, build better products and create stronger businesses.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to providing fair and equal opportunities throughout the recruitment process.