CFO

  • Location:London
  • Job Industry:Accountancy
  • Reference:52849_1771932455
  • Job Type:Permanent
  • Skills:CFO SaaS software global finance director
  • Salary:£160000 - £220000 per annum + 20%-30% bonus & benefits

  • Permanent
  • London
  • Posted 8 hours ago

A globally recognised, award winning PE backed SaaS business require an experienced Global CFO. Following significant investment from a Private Equity firm, the business is now entering a major scale‑up phase. With a global team operating across the UK, US, Australia and Asia‑Pacific, the business is building the foundations of a world‑class, investor‑ready SaaS organisation primed for rapid and capital‑efficient global expansion.

This is a pivotal appointment. The CFO will be the CEO’s closest strategic partner, helping transform global finance operations and embedding the discipline, insight, and cadence required for high‑velocity growth in a PE-backed environment. The CFO will combine investor‑grade financial leadership with a hands‑on, execution‑focused approach, shaping the financial engine room of a business undergoing step‑change transformation.

If you are a commercially minded, detail‑driven SaaS finance leader who wants to help scale a global SaaS company, this is one of the most exciting CFO mandates in the market.

Key Responsibilities:

Commercial Partnership

  • Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Product and Engineering on pricing, forecasting, deal structures, and unit economics.
  • Improve commercial accuracy, revenue predictability and financial insight across the organisation.

Financial Leadership & Value Creation

  • Provide full financial stewardship, ensuring high‑quality reporting, governance and decision‑making.
  • Translate strategy into measurable plans and performance targets aligned to the $100m ARR ambition.
  • Drive predictable performance, operating leverage, and long‑term value creation.

Execution & Scaling

  • Standardise and automate financial systems, processes and reporting.
  • Establish and lead a high‑performing global finance function.
  • Operate with sleeves rolled up, particularly through periods of rapid scale‑up and change.

Governance, Risk & Compliance

  • Lead global reporting, audits, compliance and risk management across multiple geographies.
  • Deliver PE-standard board packs, reporting and investor engagement.

External Stakeholders

  • Lead global liquidity, tax and banking relationships.
  • Support the CEO and Board on funding strategy, value-creation planning and long-term exit readiness.

Candidate Profile:

Skills and experience required:

  • Proven experience as an International CFO in a PE-backed and high-growth SaaS business
  • Demonstrated ability to scale finance functions across multiple geographies
  • Deep expertise in SaaS metrics, subscription economics, forecasting and revenue recognition
  • Qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent
  • Strong commercial partnering across Sales, Marketing and Customer Success functions
  • Extensive experience in board reporting, governance, and investor engagement
  • Experience supporting private equity value-creation plans and exit readiness
  • Exposure to international expansion and complex global operating environments

Personal Attributes:

  • Trusted strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team
  • Highly hands-on, execution-oriented leader who leads from the front
  • Commercially astute, intellectually rigorous, and outcomes-focused
  • Comfortable operating across strategy and detail
  • Technologically literate with a bias toward automation and data-driven decision-making

Why This Role?

  • Join at a strategic inflection point post‑PE investment
  • Shape and build all aspects of a global finance organisation
  • Partner directly with a growth‑driven CEO and experienced Board
  • Influence every revenue, product and investment decision
  • Play a defining role in scaling a category‑leading SaaS business towards a major value‑creation event

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