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Strategic Finance Director

2 months ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Talent Heroes (client ATS) Full time

Executive Leadership Role

A highly sought-after opportunity has arisen in our successful Series C, HR Technology client who is looking for a seasoned, analytical CFO with strong communication skills, business acumen, and a growth mindset.

  • Play a key role in setting the strategic direction of the business alongside the CEO and other members of the executive/management team.
  • Ownership of the financial plan and forecast model.
  • Help prepare for and lead a successful exit, which may be in the form of an IPO, trade, or PE sale.

Commercial Business Partner

  • Provide credible, commercial leadership as part of a strong executive team.
  • Develop and challenge business performance and plans across functions and business units, ensuring ROI on internal spend and great prioritization of company growth resources.
  • Review performance measures that support the company's direction and ensure that all financial and non-financial KPI reporting and forecasting is accurate and insightful.

Financial Operations and Management

  • Lead, develop, and mentor a high-quality finance team providing world-class financial planning, international accounting, and timely management reporting services suitable for a fast-growing tech business.
  • Manage accounting, payroll, and tax management.
  • Develop a strong treasury management function; ensuring budgeting and cash flow management is aligned with business growth, free cash is earning positive interest, and forex risks are low.
  • Ensure strong standards of financial accounting, reporting, and compliance across a global business.

Chief Financial Officer

  • Playing an integral role in executing transactions such as fundraising, M&A. Listed company experience is a bonus.
  • Building and challenging growth plans, setting KPIs, and managing spend/costs to achieve optimal business outcomes.
  • Operating in a business with similar unit economics, metrics, and drivers that are key to a vertical search, adtech, or b2b2c marketplace model is beneficial.
  • Business modeling, forecasting, and forming the long-term strategic financial business plan.
  • Sufficient exposure to the accounting/financial operations side of a business to be a credible leader of the Finance Team.
  • Exposure to M&A would be a plus, identifying strategic acquisition targets and leading the M&A and integration process.
  • A highly commercial thinker, ideally having worked as a strategy consultant, in the VC or banking space, or a functional role outside of finance in their career.
  • An autonomous, agile thinker who is willing to take ownership of things.