Head of Finance

The Company Cledara helps businesses take control of their software subscriptions by providing visibility of software spend, cutting excess costs, and streamlining administrative tasks. Our platform allows companies to focus on what matters most: growing their business. With over 1,000 customers globally, we are recognized as a leader in the SaaS management space.

The Role

As the Head of Finance, you will be a strategic partner to our CEO and Founder, holding accountability for the global finance function. You will navigate the complexities of a multi-jurisdictional SaaS business while keeping our financial engine lean and high-performing. Your goal is to ensure our financial decisions are backed by rigorous modeling, real-time data and a deep understanding of the business. This role can be based out of either our London or Barcelona office.

What You Will Do

• Strategic Financial Planning and Modeling: Lead the annual budgeting process and maintain a rolling long-range forecast. You will be responsible for our financial roadmap, ensuring we have the runway and resources to hit our growth targets.
• International Operations and Compliance: Manage the financial operations of our entities in the UK, US and EEA. This includes overseeing transfer pricing, international tax compliance and multi-currency reporting.
• Company Metrics and Analytics: Own the key metrics for the business and translate the numbers into actionable insights for the leadership team.
• Fundraising and Investor Relations: Support the Founders in future funding rounds by preparing data rooms, managing due diligence and maintaining clear and transparent communication with our current cap table.
• Financial Governance and Reporting: Lead the preparation of board packs and investor reporting, ensuring our financial narrative is clear, accurate, and aligned with our strategic goals.
• Operations and Compliance: Manage an "audit-ready" global finance function by overseeing the month-end close, effective reconciliation processes, annual accounts, audit requests, and the preparation of going-concern documentation and strategic reports.
• Business Intelligence: Build out and own the internal KPI engine, translating SaaS and payment metrics into actionable insights for the founders.
• Risk and Credit Strategy: Define and oversee the credit underwriting framework, ensuring our risk profile supports sustainable growth.

Who You Are

We are looking for a high-performance finance leader who has seen what good looks like at 100+ people and knows how to get us there. You have 8+ years of experience, ideally with a background in a high-growth SaaS or Fintech environment. You are curious about the world, have a network of other SaaS or Fintech finance leaders, and are excited to bring insights into the organisation. You can jump from high level to granular detail without losing a beat.

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Are a SaaS Metric Expert: You have a deep understanding of SaaS unit economics and the mechanics of the payment industry, including interchange revenue and banking provider costs.
• Are a Master of Financial Architecture: You can build complex, dynamic financial models from a blank sheet of paper that serve as the blueprint for our global strategy.
• Are an Automation Champion: You proactively leverage AI to automate repetitive financial tasks to keep the finance function lean and efficient.
• Are Strategically Minded: You possess the commercial acumen to prioritize the financial levers that matter most at our stage, ensuring the finance function is aligned with our overall global strategy.
• Value Rigor: You set the gold standard for financial rigor, ensuring every aspect of accounting, financing, and compliance is "audit-ready" and scalable.
• Are a Cledara Champion: You have ideally worked within an organization that has implemented Cledara, giving you first-hand experience of the value we bring to our customers.

We offer a competitive salary based on experience, alongside a comprehensive benefits package:

• Health and Wellness: Access to a Private Medical Insurance plan and a corporate ClassPass account.
• Professional Growth: A £/€500 annual training budget to support your ongoing learning and development.
• Work Environment: A vibrant office space featuring outdoor terraces, showers, and secure bike storage. This role will involve a hybrid model, with 3 days per week in the office, to foster collaboration and team culture.
• Tech: We will provide the tools you need to succeed, including an Apple MacBook.
• Culture and Food: Regular company offsites, social outings, and complimentary fruit, snacks, and team lunches.
• Location Specific Perks: London: A fully equipped gym within the office, as well as access to all gyms across the Fora office network. Barcelona: A €100 per month food allowance to support your team lunches and daily sustenance.

Ready to Join Us? We would love to hear from you! Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply, we value potential and diverse perspectives just as much as experience.