Finance Director

Company background

Backed by leading venture capital funds our client is an exciting AI startup with an impressive, international client base. They are now looking to recruit a Finance Director to work with a highly driven management team as they seek to drive the future growth both in the UK and overseas.

Key responsibilities

As Finance Director your key responsibilities will be to:

• Build and lead a finance function capable of supporting our business as it scales
• Ownership of the full financial and accounting records, ensuring HMRC and other statutory reporting requirements are met.
• Build out KPIs to monitor financial performance, and to own and operate company forecasts and create reports for stakeholders, including investors
• Work with external accountants to review financial management information (such as P&L, quarterly and annual accounts, and other financial KPls) and monitor all company tax matters
• Manage the company options scheme, including HMRC filings, updating valuations and general scheme maintenance
• Contribute to fundraising activities, including grants and fundraises
• Feed into investment strategy across the business to help prioritise spend
• Help to formulate compensation scheme in line with budgets, forecasts and changes in the market
• Work with the Sales and Account Management teams to manage invoicing and receivables collections.
• Own ad hoc projects as they arise e.g. R&D Credits

Skills

• Proven track record at a senior level in a fast growth / early stage B2B environment
• Familiarity with building a finance function from scratch would be advantageous
• Experience in a tech business and exposure to PE/VC preferred (previous delivery in Series A-C funding rounds would be a huge advantage)
• Ability and experience of working closely with an executive team to drive commercial outcomes, grow the business, and contribute to strategic discussions and decisions across all function areas.
• Demonstrable experience of long-term value-creation and delivering high-quality management information and analysis
• Outstanding leadership capabilities to inspire both direct and indirect colleagues as well as partners and suppliers to the business.

Profile

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
• Exceptional communication and organisational skills
• Hungry to make an impact and get stuck in
• Ability to work independently while still building strong relationships with peers and external stakeholders
• A naturally inquisitive mind

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