Blair West are supporting a high-growth, VC backed cybersecurity SaaS business to find a Chief Financial Officer. The business has a global operating footprint across EMEA, APAC and North America. With ARR having grown rapidly post-investment and further funding planned later this year, the business is entering its next phase of scale. This is a newly defined, high-impact role combining financial leadership with operational oversight, positioned as the right hand to the CEO and forming a key part of the executive leadership team.
The opportunity:
- Act as a strategic partner to the CEO, providing financial insight and operational leadership across the business.
- Own financial planning, forecasting and cash management, with a particular focus on ARR predictability and rollout modelling.
- Lead and develop the existing finance function, including oversight of the Financial Controller and other outsourced support.
- Improve and embed scalable processes, controls and reporting frameworks appropriate for a high-growth SaaS environment.
- Drive operational clarity across teams, supporting customer success, HR and broader business infrastructure where required.
- Support future fundraising activity, investor reporting and board engagement.
- Enhance systems utilisation (including CRM and finance tools) to improve data integrity and commercial visibility
- Play a key role in establishing and shaping the London office as a core business hub.
You’ll be the ideal candidate for this role if you have:
- Proven experience in a high-growth B2B SaaS environment, ideally in a PE or VC-backed business.
- Operated as a CFO, COO, FD or a strong number two ready to step into a number one role.
- Experience scaling businesses from early-stage ARR through significant growth milestones.
- A track record of implementing financial controls, systems and operational processes in evolving environments.
- Strong forecasting capability, particularly within subscription-based revenue models.
- Experience supporting or leading fundraising processes and board-level reporting.
- A hands-on, operational mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive structure.
- The credibility and presence to act as deputy to the CEO and lead in their absence.
The benefits included with this opportunity:
- Shape and influence a scaling, international SaaS business at a pivotal stage of growth.
- Executive-level exposure with meaningful board and investor interaction.
- Autonomy to build processes, systems and team capability from the ground up.
- Flexibility to initially transition from a fractional or part-time arrangement if required.
- A collaborative, open leadership culture with significant scope for impact.
Our commitment
Blair West is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process. We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during your experience with us. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.
