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Chief Financial Officer - PE-backed FinTech Software

Springwood Executive • Full-time • San Francisco Bay Area, US • $250k - $400k / year • 1d ago

Springwood Spotlight Mandate | U.S. PE-Backed FinTech Software Platform

Sector: FinTech / Payments Enabled Software

Location: West Coast HQ | Hybrid preferred (Remote considered within U.S.)

Ownership: PE-backed growth platform (institutional sponsor)

Scale: $30 to 100M ARR | Strong EBITDA trajectory

Process: Search launching mid-January

Company & Role Overview

Springwood Executive has been instructed on a Chief Financial Officer mandate for a West Coast based FinTech/SaaS platform serving SMB customers across services led industries.

The platform combines workflow, payments, billing, and client management into a mission critical operating system for its customer base driving high retention and strong recurring revenue visibility.

Backed by private equity, the business is entering a next phase of scale, with priorities spanning margin expansion, pricing optimisation, payments monetisation, and selective M&A. The incoming CFO will partner closely with the CEO and sponsor to professionalise finance, sharpen KPI, and support long-term value creation.

Three Key Responsibilities

Finance Leadership & Scale

Build and lead a best-in-class finance function across Accounting, FP&A, payment economics, and SaaS metrics to support a multi-product, high-volume transaction environment.

Board & Sponsor Partnership

Own board reporting, forecasting, and investor communication. Act as a trusted partner to PE across performance tracking, capital allocation, and strategic planning.

Value Creation & Strategic Finance

Drive EBITDA, automation, support add-on acquisitions and product expansion initiatives.

Three Key Experience Requirements

Proven No.1 finance leadership experience (CFO or senior VP Finance) within a PE-backed SaaS or payments-enabled software platform ($25–150M ARR range). Preference is knowledge of the FinTech space.
Demonstrated success scaling recurring revenue, transaction-based models, with clear EBITDA impact.
Strong board-level presence with hands-on experience across PE reporting, strategic finance, and growth execution.

To express interest, please apply via this advert. Further information on Springwood Executive can be found at www.springwoodexecutive.com.

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