Interim Finance Director

Role

Who you are

• Have a strong track record in finance leadership within a startup or high-growth environment
• Are equally comfortable rolling up your sleeves on month end as you are presenting strategic recommendations to the CEO or board
• Understand the mechanics of a venture-backed business — unit economics, SaaS or marketplace metrics, investor reporting — and can bring that lens to everything you do
• Have experience with statutory compliance, audit processes, and share option scheme administration (EMI experience a plus)
• Move quickly, communicate clearly, and don't need a lot of hand-holding to figure out what needs to be done
• Have interim experience — or are genuinely excited by the pace and focus that comes with a fixed-term remit
• Sound like you but not quite 100%? Apply anyway - we're looking for potential and passion, not perfect CV match

What the job involves

• 🗓️ Duration: 7-8 months, ideally starting in July
• 🏷️ Title: Interim Finance Director (mat leave cover)
• 👫 Department: Finance
• Lottie is looking for an experienced and commercially minded Interim Finance Director to cover a maternity leave period of around 7-8 months
• Reporting directly to Lottie's CEO, you will own the finance function across both operations and strategy - managing a team of three, maintaining strong controls and processes and acting as a key strategic partner to the leadership team during a pivotal stage of Lottie's growth
• 💻 What does this role involve?
  • Finance Operation and Controls: Provide oversight on month end close, maintain and improve cross-functional finance processes and ensure compliance across all areas of finance, including statutory filings, audit preparation and EMI scheme administration
  • Team Leadership: Lead, manage and develop a team of three ambitious finance professionals, creating a high-performing and collaborative environment
  • Strategic Finance & Business Partnering: Support on strategy planning and re-forecasting, provide clear and actionable insights to the leadership team and proactively identify risks and opportunities
• 💪 What problems will you be solving?
  • Ensuring Best-in-Class Finance Operations: Play a key role in maintaining and improving controls and reporting to ensure we are audit and Series B ready as we scale
  • Shaping the FP&A Function: Support the newly appointed FP&A Lead on building out robust processes around strategy planning, forecasting and business partnering
  • Creating a Seamless Transition: Hold the finance function together whilst raising the bar during your successors leave and return
  • Amongst many others!

Compensation

• £110-130k
• Pro rata