Key responsibilities of the Finance Manager

• Produce and continually refresh monthly and rolling forecasts as actuals land, flagging variances early so leadership’s view of the year stays current and reliable.

• Own cashflow forecasting, runway and burn, with weekly look-forward reporting on sales pipeline and working capital requirements.

• Deliver monthly and quarterly cashflow reporting to the CFO at a strategic level, clear and decision-ready, so it can be taken straight to Leadership & Board

• Lead “what-if”, downside and upside modelling to quantify risk and opportunity, with actionable commentary for the CFO

• Build and maintain the integrated P&L, balance sheet and cash flow model, creating new models from scratch to support strategic initiatives and fundraising.

• Work alongside department leads in Product, Engineering, Sales and Customer Support supporting them on their numbers and the financial impact of operational decisions.

• Develop, track and report company-wide KPIs and SaaS metrics — ARR/MRR, net revenue retention, gross margin, churn and cohort analysis, burn and runway. Surfacing trends and unit-economics insight.

• Drive continuous improvement toward scalable, well-controlled planning processes and a single source of truth, applying automation and AI to streamline forecasting, reporting and analysis.

• Own the year end audit process and liaise with external auditors

• Drive process improvements and implement robust financial controls

• Oversee accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll

• Prepare and submit VAT reqtuens and other regulatory filings

• Manage cash flow, working capital requirements and treasury activities

About you
You’re a hands-on, commercially minded qualified accountant who’s comfortable being close to the detail in a lean start-up finance team while still communicating at a strategic level. You’re motivated to add value and insight, not just report on the numbers

• Qualifications: ACA, ACCA, CIMA

• Strong, hands-on experience across budgeting, forecasting and cashflow. Comfortable owning the detail as well as the strategic picture.

• Experience preparing monthly and quarterly reporting for senior and Board-level audiences, able to distil the detail into a clear strategic narrative for the CFO.

• Strong Excel and financial modelling skills, including building integrated three-statement (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) models from scratch.

• Experience in SaaS, fintech or a high-growth / invested start-up or scale-up (very desirable), and comfortable in a fast-moving, resource-conscious environment.

• Confident with data-visualisation tools and using automation or AI to streamline reporting and analysis (desirable).

• Strong commercial acumen, able to translate pipeline detail into clear, actionable insight for senior, non-finance stakeholders.

• Excellent stakeholder engagement, with a proven ability to build effective working relationships and influence at a senior level.

• Highly organised, able to prioritise and work to tight deadlines.