Finance Director - PE backed FinTech - FTC (temp2perm)
Posted 5 days ago by Talentedge
£120,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Finance Director at a private equity-backed fintech involves leading the finance function during a critical growth phase. This position requires a commercially driven finance leader to work closely with senior leadership and investors, shaping financial strategy and building infrastructure. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment and be responsible for various finance operations, including reporting, compliance, and investor readiness. This is a unique opportunity to be the number one finance hire in a scaling business.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work closely with senior leadership as a trusted advisor, delivering insights on unit economics, margins, budget performance, and cash runway.
- Take full responsibility for day-to-day finance operations, ensuring a smooth, scalable foundation as the business grows.
- Lead the evolution of finance systems and processes, implementing best-in-class tools to support a fast-scaling environment.
- Support fundraising efforts by maintaining robust equity records and preparing financials for investor reporting and board engagement.
- Own and refine the financial model, providing dynamic forecasts and scenario analysis for strategic planning.
- Ensure strong financial controls and full regulatory compliance, managing audits and tax matters.
Key Skills:
- ACA qualified from the big 4/top 10 with 4+ years PQE in a high-growth start-up or scale-up business.
- Experienced in Financial Reporting and Commercial Finance with the ability to build a finance function.
- Strong Financial Modelling skills and advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Tech-savvy with the ability to create automation and harness AI/Tech for efficiencies.
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and deliver complex financial deliverables under pressure.
- Understanding of long-term plans and ability to set strategic plans to support growth and revenue.
Salary (Rate): £120,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Finance
PE Backed FinTech - 9-12 month FTC Finance Lead - Number 1 Finance Hire £100k-£120k London - Hybrid working
Talentedge are partnering with a high-growth, private equity-backed fintech, to hire a commercially driven finance leader at a pivotal stage of their journey. This role is suited for someone who is looking to be the number 1 in finance. This is a rare opportunity to step into a broad, high-impact role within a scaling business, working closely with senior leadership and investors to shape financial strategy, build best-in-class infrastructure, and support continued expansion. The business is entering an exciting phase of growth, making this an ideal role for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to play a key part in building a modern finance function within a PE-backed setting.
Key Responsibilities:
- Commercial Finance Partnering: Work closely with senior leadership as a trusted advisor, delivering sharp insights on unit economics, margins, budget performance, and cash runway to drive high-impact decisions
- Own the Finance Engine: Take full responsibility for day-to-day finance operations — from core accounting and reporting through to payables, receivables, and payroll — ensuring a smooth, scalable foundation as the business grows
- Build & Scale the Finance Stack: Lead the evolution of finance systems and processes, implementing best-in-class tools (ERP, expenses, payroll) to support a fast-scaling, PE-backed environment
- Fundraising & Investor Readiness: Support a private equity-backed growth journey by maintaining robust equity records and owning the preparation of financials for fundraising, investor reporting, and board engagement
- Planning, Forecasting & Scenario Modelling: Own and continuously refine the financial model, providing dynamic forecasts and scenario analysis to support rapid growth and strategic planning
- Governance, Compliance & Audit: Ensure strong financial controls and full regulatory compliance, managing audits and tax matters while operating to the standards expected in a PE-backed business
About you:
- ACA qualified from the big 4/top 10 with 4+ years PQE working in a high-growth start-up or scale-up business
- Experienced in Financial Reporting and Commercial Finance who has the experience to build a finance function
- Strong Financial Modelling skills - you can build models from scratch and are a pro advanced candidate in Excel
- Tech savy - you are able to create automation, build out processes and harness AI/Tech to create efficiencies
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and work under pressure to deliver complex, financial deliverables
- You understand long term plans and are able to set strategic plans to the board to support growth and revenue