Interim Finance Director

️ Title: Interim Finance Director (mat leave cover)

Department: Finance

Salary: £110 130k pro rata (dependent on experience)

️ Duration: 7 8 months, ideally starting in July

Benefits & Culture:

• Holiday: 26 days + bank holidays (pro rata)
• Office Policy: Hybrid with a minimum of 2 core office days per week
• Location: London Bridge, London, UK

The Opportunity: Lottie is seeking an experienced and commercially minded interim Finance Director to cover a maternity leave period of 7 8 months. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will own the finance function across operations and strategy, manage a team of three, maintain strong controls, and act as a key strategic partner during a pivotal stage of growth.

What does this role involve?

• Finance Operations and Controls: Provide oversight on month end close, maintain and improve cross functional finance processes, and ensure compliance across all areas, including statutory filings, audit preparation, and EMI scheme administration.
• Team Leadership: Lead, manage, and develop a team of three finance professionals, fostering a high performing and collaborative environment.
• Strategic Finance & Business Partnering: Support strategy planning and re forecasting, provide clear and actionable insights to leadership, and proactively identify risks and opportunities.

Key Problems Solved

• Best in Class Finance Operations: Keep controls and reporting audit ready as the company scales.
• Shape FP&A Function: Build robust processes around strategy planning, forecasting, and business partnering.
• Seamless Transition: Maintain continuity of the finance function during the interim period.

Fit & Qualifications

• Strong track record in finance leadership within a startup or high growth environment.
• Comfortable with both practical month end work and strategic reporting to the CEO or board.
• Understanding of venture backed business mechanics-unit economics, SaaS or marketplace metrics, investor reporting-and the ability to apply this lens across the organization.
• Experience with statutory compliance, audit processes, and share option scheme administration (EMI experience is a plus).
• Ability to move quickly, communicate clearly, and self direct tasks without extensive hand holding.
• Interim experience or genuine excitement for a fixed term remit.

Not for You If

• You require a large team or significant infrastructure to operate effectively.
• You prefer a steady state role with well defined processes while the company is still rapidly evolving.
• You are not genuinely excited by the mission to improve later life for millions of people.
• You are seeking a long term permanent position; this role is fixed term.

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