Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Department: Finance

Location: Fully remote from Barcelona or London

Term: Full time | Permanent

Mission: Founded in 2014, FNA’s mission is to make the financial system safer and more efficient. 

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Why this role is important

About the role

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will provide leadership and serve as a credible, knowledgeable and trusted resource who collaborates with the Executive Team, Business Unit Leaders, Board of Directors and Investors to build a profitable and resilient organization. This role will be instrumental in driving the company's growth and preparing it for a successful future.

The CFO will oversee all sub-functional elements of finance, including financial planning and analysis (FP&A), accounting, investor relations, transactions, and certain operational activities. This includes leading internal resources and capital allocation decisions, and supporting strategic planning and operational decisions with data-driven analytics.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Executing the company's financial strategy
• Lead strategic investment decisions and fundraising which ensures the company secures funds, at the right time, and the right amount while preserving value and being positioned for future growth
• Identification and assessment of potential M&A transactions and group structures
• Implement and monitor SaaS metrics and KPIs to understand the performance and overall health of the business and provide meaningful business analysis and financial perspectives 
• Responsible for the finance function ensuring appropriate standards are maintained with accurate and timely financial reporting and staff are supported to perform and grow
• Monitor and oversee financial budgets, cost control, forecasting, analysis, performance and investor reporting
• Build efficiencies into all the groups operations and champion to improve systems, processes and workflows to achieve growth at scale
• Ensure validity of key SaaS and operating metrics from sales, client success,  marketing, engineering and product
• Help ensure compliance with regulations, laws and corporate policies in all jurisdictions where FNA operates. Currently this includes the UK, USA and Spain and an employer of record is utilized beyond these entities 
• Financial, legal and operational assessment and oversight relating to sales contracts, vendors and corporate issues
• Coordinate the preparation of board meetings and serve as Board of Directors Secretary

Why join FNA? 

• Own and deliver meaningful work with a global impact
• Rapidly advance your career, thinking and skills in a high growth tech company
• Collaborate with a diverse international team of innovative and high-achieving colleagues
• Annual stipend for personal and professional development
• Flexible, remote working since 2014
• International team off-sites in sunny locations 
• We reward curiosity, initiative, execution and reliability with opportunity
• Company share options

Who we’re looking for 

• Proven track record as a CFO or Finance Director scaling a SaaS company from £5M in ARR and beyond
• Fluent in SaaS financials and metrics and comfortable leading board interactions
• Able to drive strategy but maintains a ‘hands-on’ approach
• Strong financial modeling background with a fluent understanding of R&D and Finance Planning & Analysis (FP&A) nuances
• Thrives in small teams with frequently changing priorities and operates with a sense of urgency
• An excellent communicator, spoken and written

You can expect to interview with the Exec Team, Financial Controller and at least one board member.

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About FNA

FNA is a leader in advanced network analytics and simulation.

Our software is used to uncover hidden connections and anomalies in large, complex datasets, to predict the impact of stress events, and to optimally configure financial systems and infrastructures.

FNA is trusted by the world’s largest central banks, government authorities, commercial banks and financial infrastructures.