Chief Financial Officer

A rapidly expanding SaaS organisation is looking to appoint an experienced Interim Chief Financial Officer to become a key member of its executive team. This senior leadership role offers the chance to play a central part in shaping the company’s financial direction, supporting global scale-up plans, and contributing to high-level commercial decision-making.

Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will assume overall responsibility for the finance function. They will operate as a trusted advisor to the leadership team, ensuring strong financial controls while driving performance, insight, and discipline across the organisation.

This position will appeal to a commercially focused finance executive who is comfortable operating in a high-growth, evolving business. The CFO will lead a capable finance team, elevate financial operations, and support scalable growth through robust forecasting, planning, and analysis.

• Define and execute the financial strategy in line with both immediate priorities and long-term ambitions
• Participate actively at executive level, influencing strategic direction and key business initiatives
• Build and manage the comprehensive multi-year financial plan
• Provide financial leadership to support international growth, including entity establishment and compliance considerations
• Ownership of the annual budget and ongoing forecasting cycles
• Produce accurate and insightful financial reports, including materials for board review
• Track business performance against targets, identifying risks and opportunities
• Assess new investments, product developments, and strategic initiatives

• Lead and develop the finance function, ensuring strong capability and engagement
• Promote a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and high performance
• Ensure finance infrastructure, systems, and processes are robust and scalable

• Maintain compliance with statutory, tax, and regulatory obligations across relevant jurisdictions
• Strengthen financial controls and risk management practices
• Manage relationships with auditors, banking partners, and other key stakeholders
• Oversee liquidity, working capital, and insurance arrangements

• Support transactional activity including acquisitions and strategic investments
• Build and maintain relationships with investors and lenders
• Lead financing processes and manage associated financial documentation and data rooms

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
• Proven experience in a senior finance leadership capacity (CFO or Finance Director level) within a scaling or complex business
• Background within SaaS, technology, or digital businesses
• Strong exposure to international operations and financial governance
• Track record of building and leading high-performing finance teams
• Advanced analytical skills with strong commercial awareness