Head of Accounting

Head of Accounting

Location: London (Hybrid)

Sector: Investor-Backed SaaS Business

Salary: Up to £115k Base + Equity & Benefits

The Opportunity

We are partnering with a high-growth, investor-backed SaaS business seeking a Head of Accounting to join its finance leadership team. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of financial control, reporting and compliance within a fast-paced international environment, whilst helping to build scalable processes to support continued growth.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Owning the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Taking responsibility for the general ledger, financial controls and compliance with US GAAP.
• Managing the end-to-end order-to-cash process, ensuring strong operational controls and efficient working capital management.
• Owning revenue recognition across SaaS subscriptions, commercial contracts and bundled product offerings.
• Overseeing inventory accounting, cost tracking, stock reconciliations and related accounting processes.
• Leading external audits, statutory reporting and wider regulatory compliance activities.
• Partnering with senior stakeholders to provide financial insight and support key business decisions.
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management activities.
• Driving finance systems improvements, automation initiatives and process enhancements.
• Playing a key role in strengthening the finance infrastructure as the business continues to scale.

Candidate Profile

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified.
• Strong technical accounting background with experience operating in a Head of Accounting, Financial Controller or similar leadership role.
• Excellent understanding of US GAAP, including revenue recognition principles.
• Proven experience leading audits, controls and compliance processes.
• Experience managing complex order-to-cash environments and revenue accounting processes.
• Exposure to inventory accounting, stock management or hardware-related accounting would be highly advantageous.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Experience within a SaaS, technology or investor-backed environment is highly desirable.
• Experience with NetSuite or a similar ERP system would be beneficial.

Why Apply?

• Join a high-growth, investor-backed SaaS business.
• Broad and visible role with exposure to senior leadership.
• Opportunity to influence systems, processes and the future shape of the finance function.
• Fast-paced, collaborative environment with significant scope for progression.

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accounting leader looking to join a scaling SaaS business and play a key role in building a best-in-class finance function.