Finance Director in London

Blair West are delighted to be supporting Averroes Capital with the appointment of a Finance Director.

Averroes Capital is a UK-based private equity advisory firm specialising in advising and supporting high-potential, technology-enabled businesses and investment partners across Europe and the Middle East.

This will suit a proactive, commercially minded Finance Director, on a full-time basis, to own finance operations at Averroes Capital and, alongside this, to act as a hands-on support to one of the portfolio companies, working directly with its CEO and board.

This is a dual-facing, hands-on role: part fund/firm-level finance leadership, part operator-level financial control at portfolio company level.

The successful candidate will be able to manage the firm’s reporting, investor relationships and compliance, and getting into the detail of a scaling portfolio business's model, board pack and cash runway.

We are ideally looking for candidates who can commence employment in October to allow for a handover period.

The opportunity

• Prepare monthly management accounts and reporting packs for internal and shareholder use.
• Review payroll, manage invoicing and expense processes, and oversee bank reconciliations.
• Lead the preparation of annual statutory accounts and corporation tax returns with external accountants.
• Manage budgeting and forecasting, including cash flow modelling and cost tracking.
• Handle all aspects of VAT compliance and submissions.
• Own and manage relationships with the firm's bankers, fund administrators, accountants, and auditors.
• Act as a key point of contact for shareholders and board members regarding financial updates, capital calls, and funding documentation.
• Liaise with legal, compliance, and regulatory bodies to ensure ongoing adherence to statutory and governance standards.
• Maintain accurate internal records of capital contributions, warehousing facility balances, and related drawdowns or repayments.
• Liaise with fund administrators to reconcile capital activity, investor transactions, and reporting timelines.
• Support investor reporting workflows, including preparing or coordinating routine investor communications and assisting with fund-related documentation.
• Produce the monthly management accounts pack, P&L, balance sheet, cash, and variance commentary against budget.
• Deliver the investor board pack monthly, to template, with clear, decision-useful commentary on key movements.
• Track performance against guardrails agreed with the investor.
• Act as a strategic sounding board to portfolio company management and the board as businesses scale, taking on an increasingly strategic remit over time.
• Cash flow planning with clear runway visibility
• Track spend against the agreed funding tranche(s).
• Stand up and report the core Saa S metric set as the business matures
• Track Rule of 40 (growth plus profitability margin) against benchmark.
• Own or directly manage the R&D tax credit application process for portfolio companies where relevant.
• Oversee annual statutory account filing across the firm and portfolio companies (completed by external accountants).
• Prepare investor-ready data rooms.
• Review and quality-check external accountants' output.

You’ll be the ideal candidate for this role if you have

• Qualifications as a finance leader with 5+ years' post-qualification experience.
• Strong experience in a small finance function.
• Familiarity with private equity would be advantageous but is not a pre-requisite (The role will support fund administration, investor workflows, and supporting investment operations).
• Proficiency in tools such as Xero, Excel, and cloud-based financial systems.
• Proven ability to run management accounts, payroll, and budgeting, and to coordinate with multiple external partners.
• Hands-on experience with annual filings, VAT, and corporation tax in the UK.
• Commercial and operational experience in a relevant sector (Saa S / subscription / consumer platform) is highly desirable, given the portfolio finance remit.
• A track record producing quality management accounts and board packs.
• Saudi or wider Gulf exposure. This would be helpful, though not essential.
• Highly levels of organisation, are detail-oriented, and are capable of independently running a lean finance function.
• The ability to be hands-on day-to-day across both firm-level and portfolio-company finance
• The ability to manage multiple stakeholders, third-party service providers, and regulatory timelines.
• Excellent communication skills, able to present clearly to investors and internal leadership.

The benefits included with this opportunity

• Flexible, hybrid working arrangements - Based in London, with flexibility on hours and working location; some in-person time expected for Averroes Capital board and stakeholder meetings.
• Ongoing training and professional development.

Our Commitments

Blair West is an equal opportunity employer.

We embrace diversity and inclusion at every stage of the recruitment process.

We are committed to fairness, equality, and ongoing diversity training for our team to give our candidates and clients a feeling of belonging during their experience with us.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during their experience with us, please speak to their consultant.

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