Strategic Finance Director — SaaS

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Back in 2019, spider

Silk was born with a bold idea: build regional, sovereign cybersecurity IP that could stand tall on the global stage.

Our mission? To shake up the way organizations protect their ever‑changing digital worlds with continuous, intelligent, and autonomous security that doesn’t miss a beat.

We’re a global mix of curious minds, problem‑solvers, and passionate builders, all united by one goal: making the internet a safer place for everyone. Around here, we thrive on vision, energy, and a strong sense of ownership.

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Silk as Director of Finance: shape financial strategy, drive sustainable growth, strengthen controls, and enable scalable, profitable security software — partner with CEO and Board.

The Finance Director is a strategic, hands‑on leader responsible for spider

Silk’s financial strategy, performance, governance, and operational finance. This role will partner closely with the CEO and executive team to drive sustainable growth, improve unit economics, strengthen controls, and enable capital‑efficient scaling. The Finance Director will own reporting, budgeting/forecasting, cash management, fundraising support, and finance operations (including accounting, tax, compliance, procurement, and commercial finance).

• Build and own spider
  
  Silk’s financial strategy aligned to growth goals and product roadmap.
• Act as a trusted advisor to CEO/Board on performance, runway, scenarios, and trade‑offs.
• Lead annual planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long‑range financial models.
• Establish KPI frameworks for SaaS/security metrics (ARR/MRR, NRR/GRR, CAC, LTV, payback, churn, margin, pipeline‑to‑revenue).

• Own accounting, month‑end close, financial statements, and management reporting cadence.
• Implement strong internal controls, policies, and approval workflows (spend, procurement, delegations).
• Ensure compliance across tax, regulatory, audit, and corporate governance requirements both for UAE and KSA with North America in the pipeline.
• Oversee payroll, treasury, cash flow, and working capital management.

• Partner with Sales leadership on pricing, discounting, deal structuring, and approvals.
• Improve revenue recognition processes and contract review (SaaS/subscriptions, services, multi‑year deals).
• Build a scalable order‑to‑cash process: invoicing, collections, revenue reporting, and renewal forecasting.

• Prepare investor‑grade reporting, board packs, and performance narratives.

• Select and implement finance tooling (ERP/accounting, FP&A, billing, expenses) that scales.
• Build a finance data model that connects product usage, sales pipeline, and revenue outcomes.
• Develop a lean, high‑performance finance function (internal team + external partners as needed).

• Hire, coach, and develop a high‑performing finance team over time.
• Build a culture of accountability, ownership, and operational discipline across the company.

• Accurate monthly close and reporting delivered on time with clear insights.
• A reliable forecast model connecting pipeline, ARR and cash, with scenario planning.
• Strong controls and spend governance without slowing the business.
• Clear view of unit economics and initiatives to improve margin and efficiency.
• Board/investor‑ready reporting and diligence readiness.

• 10+ years in finance leadership roles, including experience as Finance Director, VP Finance, or Finance Director in a high‑growth company.
• Strong SaaS/subscription business experience (cybersecurity or B2B software strongly preferred).
• Deep understanding of revenue recognition, contract/accounting implications, and multi‑entity operations.
• Demonstrated strength in FP&A, cash management, and scaling finance operations.
• Experience working with Boards, investors, fundraising, and diligence processes.
• Strong knowledge of UAE/GCC finance, tax, and compliance frameworks.

• Strategic thinker with hands‑on execution bias and comfortable building from scratch.
• Strong commercial…