A fantastic career opportunity has arisen at Adzuna. We are a Series C, HR Technology business who is looking for a strategic, analytical CFO with strong communication skills, business acumen and a growth mindset.
Launched in 2011, we help over 10 million visitors a month in 19 markets find better, more fulfilling jobs. Governments and the world's largest companies trust us for our unique global audience and jobs market intelligence, and we walk the walk on things like Salary Transparency and Gender Pay.
Ownership of the financial plan and forecast model
Help prepare for and lead a successful exit, which may be in the form of an IPO, trade or PE sale
Planning and execution of all transactions from M&A to fundraising and ultimately exit
Manage corporate finance, legal and other key supplier relationships
Commercial business partner
Provide credible, commercial leadership as part of a strong executive team
Develop and challenge business performance and plans across functions and business units, ensuring ROI on internal spend and great prioritisation of company growth resources
Review performance measures that support the company's direction and ensure that all financial and non-financial KPI reporting and forecasting is accurate and insightful
Accounting, Payments, Tax & Treasury
Lead, develop and mentor a high quality finance team providing world class financial planning, international accounting and timely management reporting services suitable for a fast-growing tech business
Manage accounting, payroll and tax management
Develop a strong treasury management function; ensuring budgeting and cash flow management is aligned with business growth, free cash is earning positive interest and forex risks are low
Ensure strong standards of financial accounting, reporting & compliance across a global business
Chief Financial Officer: The CFO will have experience of:
Being a strategic sitting CFO or number 2 in a scaling, ideally profitable, well-managed growth tech business
Playing an integral role in executing transactions such as fundraising, M&A. Listed company experience is a bonus.
Building and challenging growth plans, setting KPIs and managing spend/costs to achieve optimal business outcomes
Operating in a business with similar unit economics, metrics and drivers that are key to a vertical search, adtech or b2b2c marketplace model is beneficial
Business modelling, forecasting and forming the long-term strategic financial business plan
Sufficient exposure to the accounting/financial operations side of a business to be a credible leader of the Finance Team
Exposure to M&A would be a plus, identifying strategic acquisition targets and leading the M&A and integration process
The CFO will be/have:
A highly commercial thinker, ideally having worked as a strategy consultant, in the VC or banking space or a functional role outside of finance in their career
performs well under pressure, able to build and coach a best in class finance team and delegate appropriately
An autonomous, agile thinker who is willing to take ownership of things