Finance Director, FinTech

Location : UK/Cardiff/Hybrid
Type : Permanent
Salary : competitive base salary, bonus, stock options and other benefits.

An excellent opportunity has arisen within our Client’s business which is an exciting and dynamic Fin-Tech business based in South Wales. The successful candidate will take responsibility for the following:

• Lead the UK finance function with responsibility for key finance and strategy initiatives
• Influence the leadership team on business performance, resource allocation, risks & opportunities
• Develop and monitor success metrics, and communicate actionable insights to relevant stakeholders
• Develop financial reports demonstrating the performance of the business against KPIs. This includes but is not limited to monthly financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting inclusive of supporting commentary
• Lead strategic and financial planning processes such as business forecasting and goal setting
• Oversee the day-to-day accounting, invoicing, payroll, cash management and internal financial reporting
• Manage and develop a growing finance team
• Support the future strategy and contribute to the management and development of the business
• Support future fundraising rounds
• Provide board representation on financial and commercial matters
• Responsible for the company budget/forecast, financial modelling and KPI dashboard
• Support sales with pricing analysis
• Ensure the business has appropriate financial controls and systems in place to run efficiently and scale
• Ad-hoc tasks in relation to contracts, company policies, insurance etc.

Requirements:

• Experience of working in a senior finance role, ideally in a high growth technology business
• Qualified accountant
• Analytical problem solver with extensive experience building complex financial and/or operating models
• Ability to ask the right questions and to use sound business judgment when collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders
• Proven tendency for quickly identifying and methodically resolving potential roadblocks
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, and a willingness to proactively work with functions across the company
• Prior experience in the B2B tech sector / start-up environment desirable
• A strong personality, passion for the job and ‘can do’ attitude
• Possess good judgment and foresight and ensures accurate data analysis
• Flexible and goal focussed
• Be able to step away from the numbers and engage with senior management and non-financial disciplines
• Enjoy managing people