CFO in London)

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.