A globally recognised, award winning PE backed SaaS business require an experienced Global CFO. Following significant investment from a Private Equity firm, the business is now entering a major scale‑up phase. With a global team operating across the UK, US, Australia and Asia‑Pacific, the business is building the foundations of a world‑class, investor‑ready SaaS organisation primed for rapid and capital‑efficient global expansion.
This is a pivotal appointment. The CFO will be the CEO’s closest strategic partner, helping transform global finance operations and embedding the discipline, insight, and cadence required for high‑velocity growth in a PE-backed environment. The CFO will combine investor‑grade financial leadership with a hands‑on, execution‑focused approach, shaping the financial engine room of a business undergoing step‑change transformation.
If you are a commercially minded, detail‑driven SaaS finance leader who wants to help scale a global SaaS company, this is one of the most exciting CFO mandates in the market.
Key Responsibilities:
Commercial Partnership
- Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering on pricing, forecasting, deal structures, and unit economics.
- Improve commercial accuracy, revenue predictability and financial insight across the organisation.
Financial Leadership & Value Creation
- Provide full financial stewardship, ensuring high‑quality reporting, governance and decision‑making.
- Translate strategy into measurable plans and performance targets aligned to the $100m ARR ambition.
- Drive predictable performance, operating leverage, and long‑term value creation.
Execution & Scaling
- Standardise and automate financial systems, processes and reporting.
- Establish and lead a high‑performing global finance function.
- Operate with sleeves rolled up, particularly through periods of rapid scale‑up and change.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Lead global reporting, audits, compliance and risk management across multiple geographies.
- Deliver PE-standard board packs, reporting and investor engagement.
External Stakeholders
- Lead global liquidity, tax and banking relationships.
- Support the CEO and Board on funding strategy, value-creation planning and long-term exit readiness.
Candidate Profile:
Skills and experience required:
- Proven experience as an International CFO in a PE-backed and high-growth SaaS business
- Demonstrated ability to scale finance functions across multiple geographies
- Deep expertise in SaaS metrics, subscription economics, forecasting and revenue recognition
- Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
- Strong commercial partnering across Sales, Marketing and Customer Success functions
- Extensive experience in board reporting, governance, and investor engagement
- Experience supporting private equity value-creation plans and exit readiness
- Exposure to international expansion and complex global operating environments
Personal Attributes:
- Trusted strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team
- Highly hands-on, execution-oriented leader who leads from the front
- Commercially astute, intellectually rigorous, and outcomes-focused
- Comfortable operating across strategy and detail
- Technologically literate with a bias toward automation and data-driven decision-making
Why This Role?
- Join at a strategic inflection point post‑PE investment
- Shape and build all aspects of a global finance organisation
- Partner directly with a growth‑driven CEO and experienced Board
- Influence every revenue, product and investment decision
- Play a defining role in scaling a category‑leading SaaS business towards a major value‑creation event
