CFO – High Growth Fintech / SaaS Scale-up (VC Backed) - London

We’re excited to have been retained by one of the UK’s most innovative, AI-led, B2B fintech businesses as they appoint a CFO to help lead the next phase of their growth journey.

Having raised a significant Series B this year, attracting top venture capital investors, the business has developed a market-leading, AI-driven platform that is transforming their industry. With revenue doubling year-on-year, they are forecasting this to continue as they begin to scale internationally into the US.

With a rapidly expanding customer base, the company is now entering an exciting period of scale, with product innovation and international growth, and are looking for a CFO to help the business to continue scaling from Series B onwards.

Key responsibilities:

The CFO will lead on all financial aspects of the business, reporting directly to their Founder/CEO and leading the overall finance function.

Responsible for shaping and executing the company’s financial strategy to support its next phase of growth
Strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team, providing commercial insight and long-term strategic planning including evaluating strategic growth opportunities, international expansion and future exit plans
Leading future fundraising activity (leading on upcoming Series C fundraise) and manage relationships with existing and prospective investors
Manage and build a world class finance team, including hiring of a VP Finance
Build and develop best-in-class financial planning and forecasting
Own board reporting, financial modelling and KPI reporting across key metrics
Act as the primary finance contact for investors, board members and external stakeholders
Driving process improvement, automation and operational efficiency across the finance function
Identifying performance gaps and areas for potential improvement

Requirements:

Proven experience operating as a CFO within a VC-backed environment
Experience leading venture capital fundraising and managing investor relations, ideally post Series B
Highly commercial with the ability to influence strategic decision making
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Previous experience operating at Board level
Experience in the insurance or SaaS space is a bonus

Please get in touch with Charlie on charliewhitaker@pearseprofessionals.com for more information.

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