Financial Director

Finance Director | Fintech / FCA-Regulated

We’re working with a high-growth, VC-backed business to find a Finance Director to lead and build its finance function through the next stage of growth.

This is a senior, hands-on role working closely with the CEO, Board and investors. We’re particularly interested in people who have worked within an FCA-regulated environment and understand the additional financial control, reporting and governance requirements that come with it.

Fintech experience is also highly preferred
, particularly within payments, lending or other regulated financial services.

You’ll take ownership of the finance function end-to-end, combining strategic leadership with a willingness to get into the detail when needed.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading budgeting, forecasting and scenario planning
• Owning management reporting, KPIs and Board/investor reporting
• Partnering with the CEO on strategy, pricing, unit economics and funding
• Managing cash, liquidity and working capital
• Developing a robust financial control environment suitable for an FCA-regulated business
• Supporting regulatory reporting and information requests
• Overseeing audit, year-end, tax and statutory reporting
• Supporting future equity and debt fundraising
• Improving finance systems, processes, data and automation
• Building out the finance function as the business grows

It’s a broad FD role where one day you might be discussing funding strategy with the CEO and investors, and the next working through liquidity forecasts, controls or a regulatory request.

You’ll ideally have:

• Significant senior finance leadership experience within an FCA-regulated business
• Fintech experience
  , ideally across payments, lending or a related area
• Strong financial control, reporting and planning experience
• Experience working in a scaling, entrepreneurial business
• Confidence working with CEOs/founders, Boards and investors
• Exposure to regulators, auditors, banking partners and external advisers
• Experience supporting fundraising would be highly useful
• A commercial mindset alongside strong technical finance fundamentals

You don’t need a huge team around you to be effective. This will suit someone who enjoys the combination of strategy, building and doing
.

There’s a genuine opportunity here to shape the finance function rather than inherit something already fully built, with significant exposure to the CEO, Board and the wider direction of the business.

£150,000 + bonus | London | Hybrid