CFO with 9 years experience in FinTech, Digital Media, Venture Capital and Start-ups. Built out finance function in early stage businesses, scaled companies up, raised > £40m in financing and successfully sold 1 business. Great communicator and strategist. Skills include:Finance Team Management and operation:- Bringing finance function in-house and building out strong finance teams- Mentoring and developing key finance positions - eg Head of Finance, Financial Controller etc- Reviewing the current financial systems and processes and identifying improvements- Group accounting and consolidation- Preparing and overseeing Management account reporting packs- Producing a detailed annual financial plan, working with all relevant stakeholders to develop realistic budgets- Cash flow forecasting, managing and maintaining appropriate levels of working capital- Lead on Audit, with experience in IFRS annual reporting- Corporation Tax, VAT and PAYE calculation, reporting and compliance- Identifying key SaaS metrics, KPI setting and monitoring and measuring performanceFinancing- Raising capital through equity and debt- Building Financial model in preparation of Fundraise, with high level 3-year view of future revenue and profitability targets.- Creating and owning data room and taking lead on corporate legal process- Acquisition and financial integration of complementary business and restructuring and hive off of subsidiary- Successful Exit of businessStrategic and Governance- Commercial and Strategic decision making- Helping scale business through growth phase- Modelling different business strategies and opportunities- Developing business intelligence reporting, around product level profitability and revenue types- Implementing cost saving initiatives- Owning the financial narrative to the Board and wider business- Working closely and fostering excellent relationships with senior leadership team, board, investors and wider companyOperational- Managing International structures and setting up subsidiaries- Leading on all Company Insurance- Company House filing and Company Secretarial- Options (EMI and other) management- Data Protection Officer- R&D credit claims