Harper James

Chief Financial Officer

Harper James

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Lead financial planning, forecasting and reporting; be fully accountable for the numbers and the detail behind them.
  • Translate data into clear commercial insight that guides where we invest: campaigns, channels, headcount and service lines.
  • Partner with Marketing, Sales and Service Delivery to align pipeline with capacity; build models that link demand, utilisation and hiring.
  • Manage relationships with LDC, lenders and the board; deliver crisp, timely performance narratives and forward views.
  • Drive M&A (diligence, modelling, integration) to support our acquisitive growth plan.
  • Ensure compliance, tax, statutory accounts and governance are watertight.
  • Lead and develop a capable finance team; potentially oversee People/HR, Ops and Compliance as appropriate.

Requirements

  • Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
  • Senior finance leadership experience in PE-backed professional services (legal, consulting, accountancy) and/or recurring-revenue/SaaS models
  • Proven at building KPIs and dashboards, interrogating funnels, unit economics and pricing
  • Board-level communication skills
  • Comfortable in fast-paced SME: strategic at board level and hands-on
  • M&A exposure (or ability to deliver with external support)
  • Strong work ethic and team chemistry