Vice President of Finance in Birmingham

Reports to the CFO. Build the financial operating system for a future £1bn Software Platform.

The Opportunity

OneAdvanced is the UK’s largest privately owned software business, delivering mission‑critical SaaS solutions across multiple vertical markets. The Group generates £260m ARR, 90%+ recurring revenue and 40%+ EBITDA margins, and is supported by Vista Equity Partners and BC Partners. This high‑impact executive role has significant exposure to the Board, investors and Executive Committee, and is designed as a pathway toward future CFO responsibility within a PE‑backed software business.

The Role

• Partner closely with the CFO, CEO, Board and Executive Committee.
• Architect and lead the Group’s operating performance framework.
• Elevate Finance Business Partnering into a world‑class strategic capability.
• Improve forecasting credibility, planning accuracy and operational accountability.
• Drive economically rigorous decision‐making across the organisation.
• Shape investment prioritisation, resource allocation and value creation.
• Build the financial architecture required for scalable growth.
• Help define the future operating model of a large‑scale SaaS platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the annual plan, long‑range plan and rolling forecasting process.
• Establish a disciplined monthly and quarterly operating cadence.
• Create forward visibility of risks, opportunities and trade‑offs.
• Build driver‑based performance management across the organisation.
• Embed a coherent financial decision‑making framework across all functions.
• Improve organisational predictability, accountability and execution discipline.
• Lead Finance Business Partnering across Product, Technology, Commercial and Services.
• Develop a high‑performance, commercially respected FBP function.
• Embed Finance deeply within operational leadership teams.
• Raise the quality of insight, challenge and decision support.
• Develop leadership capability across the broader finance organisation.
• Deliver high‑quality reporting and analysis for executive and investor stakeholders.
• Define and embed key performance architecture of a scaled SaaS platform.
• Drive deeper organisational understanding of retention, expansion, margin and growth efficiency dynamics.
• Build increasingly predictive forecasting capabilities using leading indicators.
• Support disciplined capital allocation and strategic investment decisions.
• Partner on M&A evaluation, integration and value realisation.
• Partner with Product and Commercial leaders on pricing, packaging and monetisation strategy.
• Support roadmap, GTM and segment strategy decisions with robust financial insight.
• Align customer behaviour, product strategy and financial outcomes.
• Challenge assumptions constructively to improve organisational decision quality.
• Improve how operational and financial performance data is surfaced and consumed.
• Enhance business insight and analytics capabilities across Finance.
• Simplify and automate reporting environments to improve speed and clarity.
• Enable leaders to self‑serve operational performance understanding where appropriate.
• Operate as a peer to executive functional leaders and raise overall decision quality.
• Build institutional capability rather than functional dependency.
• Simplify complexity for executives, investors and operators.
• Lead with intellectual honesty, commercial pragmatism and pace.
• Challenge constructively while maintaining organisational alignment.
• Build high‑performing teams and future leadership capability.

What Success Looks Like (12–18 Months)

• The business operates against a clear, embedded performance cadence.
• Forecasts are trusted by leadership, Board and investors.
• Commercial decisions consistently reference economic impact.
• Pricing, retention and growth efficiency improve measurably.
• Finance Business Partnering is viewed as strategic and value‑creating.
• The organisation demonstrates greater predictability and operational discipline.
• OneAdvanced is increasingly recognised as a scalable, high‑quality software platform.
• The individual is viewed as a credible future CFO successor within the organisation.

Candidate Profile

• Senior commercial finance leadership experience within a scaled SaaS or technology environment (£150m+ revenue).
• Experience operating in private‑equity‑backed businesses, ideally through significant scale or exit events.
• Track record of influencing Product, Commercial and operational leadership teams.
• Experience supporting pricing strategy, investment cases, transformation or M&A activity.
• Strong exposure to Board and investor environments.
• Experience building and leading high‑performing finance organisations.

Key Capabilities

• Deep understanding of SaaS economics, recurring revenue models and growth efficiency.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear commercial decisions.
• Strong strategic thinking combined with operational execution capability.
• High levels of intellectual curiosity, judgement and structured problem‑solving.
• Executive presence with the ability to influence at senior levels.
• Ability to balance rigour, pace and pragmatism in a scaling environment.

Benefits & Wellbeing

• 26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (option to buy more) and one paid volunteering day every year.
• Exceptional family leave: 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave.
• Robust sick pay: up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support.
• Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical‑history exclusions.
• Performance‑based rewards including company‑wide bonuses to OTE and commission structures.
• Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if needed.
• SkillsHub learning platform with leadership pathways, future‑manager training, and a large online library.
• Access to external training and apprenticeships.
• Flexible benefits including a car scheme, dental, health cash plan, critical illness cover and partner life cover.

Company Overview

Based in Birmingham (The Mailbox), OneAdvanced operates across the UK, Ireland, India and Australia. With a secure, scalable platform and AI services, the company delivers SaaS workflow applications and IT services for sectors such as Education, Government, Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, Housing and Retail.