Chief Financial Officer
RiskSpan
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Oversee financial strategy, planning, and decision-making to support business growth and long-term value creation.
- Manage the relationship with the outsourced finance provider, ensuring quality, accuracy, compliance, and timeliness of deliverables (accounting, payroll, reporting, etc.).
- Drive budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and performance tracking; deliver actionable insights to the leadership team and Board.
- Lead all financial aspects of acquisitions and investments, including strategic analysis, due diligence oversight, valuation, and deal structuring.
- Ensure strong governance, internal controls, and compliance with both UK and US accounting, tax, and regulatory requirements.
- Act as the key financial partner to the CEO, leadership team, Board, and investors, communicating financial performance and strategy.
- Oversee working capital, liquidity, funding needs, and capital structure to position the business for growth and resilience.
- Build and manage an internal finance capability over time, mentoring junior staff or managing future in-house hires.
Requirements
- Experience at Director or senior finance leadership level, ideally within a high-growth or entrepreneurial business environment.
- Prior responsibility for managing outsourced finance providers or hybrid finance functions.
- Strong capability in budgeting, forecasting, and delivering strategic insights for business decision-making (FP&A background).
- Proven track record in leading and executing M&A deals, including due diligence and post-merger integration.
- Direct exposure to both UK and US financial operations (tax, reporting, compliance, and investor relations).
- Solid understanding of accounting standards, corporate finance, and financial modelling.
- Exceptional communication skills, with experience presenting at Board level and managing investor relations.
- Ability to scale financial processes and systems in line with rapid business growth (change leadership).
- Preferred professional qualifications: ACA, ACCA, or CIMA (but not essential if experience demonstrates equivalent capability).
- Commercially minded, detail-oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative, with the ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.
