Vice President of Finance (UK Hybrid) Reports to the CFO. Build the financial operating system for a future £1bn Software Platform. The Opportunity OneAdvanced is the UK’s largest privately owned software business, delivering mission‑critical SaaS solutions across multiple vertical markets. The Group generates £260m ARR, 90%+ recurring revenue and 40%+ EBITDA margins, and is supported by Vista Equity Partners and BC Partners. This high‑impact executive role has significant exposure to the Board, investors and Executive Committee, and is designed as a pathway toward future CFO responsibility within a PE‑backed software business. The Role
Partner closely with the CFO, CEO, Board and Executive Committee. Architect and lead the Group’s operating performance framework. Elevate Finance Business Partnering into a world‑class strategic capability. Improve forecasting credibility, planning accuracy and operational accountability. Drive economically rigorous decision‐making across the organisation. Shape investment prioritisation, resource allocation and value creation. Build the financial architecture required for scalable growth. Help define the future operating model of a large‑scale SaaS platform.
Key Responsibilities
Own the annual plan, long‑range plan and rolling forecasting process. Establish a disciplined monthly and quarterly operating cadence. Create forward visibility of risks, opportunities and trade‑offs. Build driver‑based performance management across the organisation. Embed a coherent financial decision‑making framework across all functions. Improve organisational predictability, accountability and execution discipline. Lead Finance Business Partnering across Product, Technology, Commercial and Services. Develop a high‑performance, commercially respected FBP function. Embed Finance deeply within operational leadership teams. Raise the quality of insight, challenge and decision support. Develop leadership capability across the broader finance organisation. Deliver high‑quality reporting and analysis for executive and investor stakeholders. Define and embed key performance architecture of a scaled SaaS platform. Drive deeper organisational understanding of retention, expansion, margin and growth efficiency dynamics. Build increasingly predictive forecasting capabilities using leading indicators. Support disciplined capital allocation and strategic investment decisions. Partner on M&A evaluation, integration and value realisation. Partner with Product and Commercial leaders on pricing, packaging and monetisation strategy. Support roadmap, GTM and segment strategy decisions with robust financial insight. Align customer behaviour, product strategy and financial outcomes. Challenge assumptions constructively to improve organisational decision quality. Improve how operational and financial performance data is surfaced and consumed. Enhance business insight and analytics capabilities across Finance. Simplify and automate reporting environments to improve speed and clarity. Enable leaders to self‑serve operational performance understanding where appropriate. Operate as a peer to executive functional leaders and raise overall decision quality. Build institutional capability rather than functional dependency. Simplify complexity for executives, investors and operators. Lead with intellectual honesty, commercial pragmatism and pace. Challenge constructively while maintaining organisational alignment. Build high‑performing teams and future leadership capability.
What Success Looks Like (12–18 Months)
The business operates against a clear, embedded performance cadence. Forecasts are trusted by leadership, Board and investors. Commercial decisions consistently reference economic impact. Pricing, retention and growth efficiency improve measurably. Finance Business Partnering is viewed as strategic and value‑creating. The organisation demonstrates greater predictability and operational discipline. OneAdvanced is increasingly recognised as a scalable, high‑quality software platform. The individual is viewed as a credible future CFO successor within the organisation.
Candidate Profile
Senior commercial finance leadership experience within a scaled SaaS or technology environment (£150m+ revenue). Experience operating in private‑equity‑backed businesses, ideally through significant scale or exit events. Track record of influencing Product, Commercial and operational leadership teams. Experience supporting pricing strategy, investment cases, transformation or M&A activity. Strong exposure to Board and investor environments. Experience building and leading high‑performing finance organisations.
Key Capabilities
Deep understanding of SaaS economics, recurring revenue models and growth efficiency. Ability to translate complex data into clear commercial decisions. Strong strategic thinking combined with operational execution capability. High levels of intellectual curiosity, judgement and structured problem‑solving. Executive presence with the ability to influence at senior levels. Ability to balance rigour, pace and pragmatism in a scaling environment.
Benefits & Wellbeing
26 days’ holiday + bank holidays (option to buy more) and one paid volunteering day every year. Exceptional family leave: 26 weeks fully paid maternity/adoption, 4 weeks fully paid paternity, 22 weeks fully paid shared parental leave, plus 5 days paid bereavement leave. Robust sick pay: up to 13 weeks full pay + 13 weeks half pay. 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support. Private medical insurance for everyone, no medical‑history exclusions. Performance‑based rewards including company‑wide bonuses to OTE and commission structures. Income protection: up to 75% salary for 5 years if needed. SkillsHub learning platform with leadership pathways, future‑manager training, and a large online library. Access to external training and apprenticeships. Flexible benefits including a car scheme, dental, health cash plan, critical illness cover and partner life cover.
Company Overview Based in Birmingham (The Mailbox), OneAdvanced operates across the UK, Ireland, India and Australia. With a secure, scalable platform and AI services, the company delivers SaaS workflow applications and IT services for sectors such as Education, Government, Healthcare, Legal, Manufacturing, Housing and Retail. #J-18808-Ljbffr