Senior Finance Manager - VC Backed B2B SaaS Scale Up
Senior Finance Manager - VC Backed B2B SaaS Scale Up - Manchester
Harmonic are excited to be working with a high-growth B2B SaaS scale-up on their next Senior Finance Manager search, during a new growth phase. Delivering a cloud-based platform that enables brands, retailers, and distributors to centralise, enrich, govern, and distribute complex product information and digital assets across multiple channels, our client have become one of the most reputable organisations in their space.
The Business:
Headquartered in Manchester with an expanding international presence (including in North America), the business serves a growing base of mid-market and enterprise customers across retail, manufacturing, and distribution. Their platform plays a critical role in enabling digital commerce, omnichannel operations, and scalable product data management for customers operating at global scale.
The company operates a subscription-based recurring revenue model with strong gross margins and high customer retention. The business has scaled to approximately 80+ employees (with continued growth planned) and supports 150+ customers globally.
Since inception in the mid 2010s, annual revenues have grown impressively year on year, ARR now in excess of £13m. The business is also backed by institutional venture investors, having raised £8m+ across multiple funding rounds. The company is now entering its next phase of growth, focused on operational scale, international expansion, and long-term value creation.
The Role:
The Senior Finance Manager will be a play a key role in the successful running of the finance function, handling the management accounts, while also providing insightful FP&A and commercial analysis.
Reporting into a strong SaaS industry CFO and line managing a team of 1 report, the Senior Finance Manager will occupy a broad, end-to-end responsibility for financial integrity, performance management, and decision support.
Duties:
- Lead annual budget and periodic reforecast processes
- Oversee monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow
- Oversee cash flow management and forecasting
- Partner with business leaders to build financial plans
- Develop long-range financial models and scenarios
- Prepare monthly management packs with insights and commentary
- Analyse variances vs budget, forecast, and prior periods
- Track KPIs and financial performance metrics
- Act as finance partner to department heads and leadership
- Provide financial guidance on investments, pricing, and cost control
- Translate financial data into actionable business insights
- Perform sensitivity and scenario analysis to support decision-making
What we need to see (essential):
- ACCA / CIMA / ACA Qualified
- Strong finance and accounting background
- Confident stakeholder management skills
What we need to see (bonus):
- Proven experience within B2B SaaS or enterprise software, ideally with subscription revenue models.
- Previous scale up experience
Salary: £70k - £80k (potential flex for ideal candidate) + bonus
Location: Central Manchester (flexible hybrid working policy
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