Interim Finance Director | VC Backed SAAS | Start-up
Posted 2 weeks ago by STOIX | B Corp™
£150,000 Per year
Outside
Onsite
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Interim Finance Director role is a 12-month contract position based in London, focusing on providing financial leadership for a fast-growing, VC-backed B2B SaaS business during its international expansion. The successful candidate will report directly to the CEO and collaborate closely with the COO, overseeing financial control, compliance, and strategic planning. This position requires a qualified accountant with significant experience in fast-paced environments, particularly in SaaS or tech sectors. The role emphasizes continuous improvement and effective stakeholder management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead all aspects of financial control, management accounts, and month-end close.
- Oversee global entities with a focus on US payroll, tax, and statutory obligations.
- Act as the primary contact for the UK audit, ensuring readiness and governance.
- Improve internal controls, finance systems (NetSuite), and operational efficiency.
- Manage banking relationships, intercompany transactions, and cross-border cash management.
- Oversee financial planning cycles, including forecasts, budgets, and long-term planning.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to the CEO, COO, and leadership team on KPIs and business insights.
- Lead board packs, investor presentations, and strategic financial insights.
- Support the Head of FP&A with financial models, business cases, and performance analysis.
- Build scalable processes, enhance data quality, and drive cost-efficiency initiatives.
Key Skills:
- A qualified accountant with significant post-qualified experience.
- Proven experience as an Interim Finance Director in fast-paced SaaS, tech, or AI businesses.
- Strong exposure to VC-backed, start-up environments and scaling finance teams.
- Expertise in US compliance, tax, and accounting standards.
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite and familiarity with emerging finance systems.
- Commercially astute, highly analytical, and able to influence C-suite stakeholders.
- Pragmatic, hands-on leadership style with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Available to interview immediately and commence role in the next 3-4 weeks.
Salary (Rate): £150,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Interim Finance Director — 12-Month Contract
Location: London HQ | 4 days in the office
Start: August 2025
Salary: Up to £150,000 + Benefits
We are exclusively supporting a fast-growing, VC-backed B2B SaaS business in the search for an accomplished Interim Finance Director. This 12-month assignment will report directly to the CEO and work closely with the COO, providing financial leadership during a pivotal phase of international expansion, with a growing US presence.
Key Responsibilities
- Financial Leadership: Lead all aspects of financial control, management accounts, and month-end close — ensuring accuracy, rigour, and deadlines met.
- International Compliance: Oversee global entities with a strong focus on US payroll, tax, and statutory obligations.
- Audit & Governance: Primary contact for the UK audit, ensuring readiness and best-practice governance.
- Systems & Processes: Continuously improve internal controls, finance systems (NetSuite), and operational efficiency.
- Banking & Treasury: Manage banking relationships, intercompany transactions, and cross-border cash management including FX.
- Planning & Forecasting: Oversee financial planning cycles — monthly forecasts, budgets, long-term planning — driving data-led decisions.
- Strategic Partnering: Trusted advisor to CEO, COO, and leadership team — shaping KPIs, SaaS metrics, and business insights.
- Investor & Board Reporting: Lead on board packs, investor presentations, and strategic financial insights.
- FP&A & Modelling: Support the Head of FP&A with financial models, business cases, and performance analysis.
- Continuous Improvement: Build scalable processes, enhance data quality, and drive cost-efficiency initiatives.
The Successful candidate:
- A qualified accountant with significant post qualified experience
- Proven experience as an Interim Finance Director in fast-paced SaaS, tech, or AI businesses
- Strong exposure to VC-backed, scrappy, start-up environments and scaling finance teams in growth contexts
- Expertise in US compliance, tax, and accounting standards
- Hands-on experience with NetSuite and familiarity with emerging finance systems.
- Commercially astute, highly analytical, and able to influence C-suite stakeholders and investors
- Pragmatic, hands-on leadership style with a focus on continuous improvement
- Available to interview immediately and commence role in the next 3-4 weeks
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