Financial Controller

Robert Half are partnered with a fast-growing organisation headquartered in Glasgow to secure a new Financial Controller on a permanent basis. This role is ideal for a finance professional who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to build a financial function ready to fuel long-term operational success. This is an opportunity to make a tangible difference in a rapidly scaling company facing exciting growth opportunities!

Role

This role combines hands-on financial management with strategic leadership. Reporting to the CEO and working in collaboration with the current fractional CFO, the successful candidate will oversee finance operations while also enhancing controls, streamlining processes, and setting up systems to support scaling. A deep understanding of recurring revenue will be key, alongside the ability to present financial insights to the board and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

Financial Management & Reporting

• Own the preparation of monthly accounts and reporting, alongside month-end processes.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting activities, and variance tracking to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Take charge of cashflow planning and treasury functions.
• Balance sheet oversight, including reconciliations, accruals, and prepayments.
• Implement systems for recognising revenue accurately, including multi-year contracts.
• Supervise statutory accounts and compliance filings, working with external consultants when required.

Commercial Guidance

• Provide expert financial advice on pricing strategies, proposals, and contract evaluations.
• Analyse margins across customers and service offerings for strategic insights.
• Contribute to procurement discussions with suppliers and commercial partners.
• Support teams in developing financial models and pricing bids for larger contracts.
• Identify and track SaaS/MSSP-specific metrics, including ARR, MRR, churn rates, and profitability.

Operational Development

• Strengthen financial procedures, controls, and operational policies to ensure scalability.
• Assess current systems and lead the integration of automation and forecasting tools.
• Safeguard data accuracy within financial workflows across the company.

Board & Investor Engagement

• Prepare financial data and reports for board presentations and discussions.
• Partner effectively with executive leadership during fundraising stages, including due diligence tasks.
• Build models to support decision-making processes for funding rounds and long-term planning.

Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (CA, ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or equivalent professional certification.
• Relevant experience in financial control or senior financial leadership roles within growing companies.
• Strong familiarity with SaaS, recurring revenue, or managed services industry standards.
• Expertise with deferred revenue accounting and multi-year contract management.
• Solid analytical mindset with proficiency in financial modelling and forecasting.
• Commercially aware, capable of working closely with teams across multiple departments.
• Proactive, self-driven, and immersive in fast-growing, dynamic environments.
• Previous exposure to board-level reporting and investor relations is advantageous.

Salary & Benefits

• Be a key contributor to shaping and growing finance operations in a high-performing scale-up.
• Work directly with senior leadership in impactful growth and expansion projects.
• Flexible, hybrid working format anchored at our central office location.
• Base salary £60,000-£80,000 with attractive benefits and development opportunities.

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.

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