CFO - Fintech / SaaS Scale-up | London

CFO – High Growth Fintech / SaaS Scale-up (VC Backed) - London UK

The Company

We’re excited to have been retained by one of the UK’s most innovative, AI-led, B2B fintech businesses as they appoint a CFO to help lead the next phase of their growth journey.

Having raised a significant Series B this year, attracting top venture capital investors, the business has developed a market leading, AI-driven platform that is transforming their industry. With revenue doubling year on year, they are forecasting this to continue as they begin to scale internationally into the US.

With a rapidly expanding customer base, the company is now entering an exciting period of scale, with product innovation and international growth, and are looking for a CFO to help the business to continue scaling from Series B onwards.

Role & Responsibilities

The CFO will lead on all financial aspects of the business, reporting directly to their Founder/CEO and leading the overall finance function.

Responsible for shaping and executing the company’s financial strategy to support its next phase of growth

Strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team, providing commercial insight and long-term strategic planning including evaluating strategic growth opportunities, international expansion and future exit plans

Leading future fundraising activity (leading on upcoming Series C fundraise) and manage relationships with existing and prospective investors

Manage and build a world class finance team, including hiring of a VP Finance

Build and develop best in class financial planning and forecasting

Own board reporting, financial modelling and KPI reporting across key metrics

Act as the primary finance contact for investors, board members and external stakeholders

Driving process improvement, automation and operational efficiency across the finance function

Identifying performance gaps and areas for potential improvement

Requirements:

Proven experience operating as a CFO within a VC-backed environment

Experience leading venture capital fundraising and managing investor relations, ideally post Series B

Highly commercial with the ability to influence strategic decision making

Excellent communication and stakeholder management

Previous experience operating at Board level

Experience in the insurance or SaaS space is a bonus