Operational CFO: Europe wide

Our client is a highly successful listed company.  A tech business : Cyber Security.  

The Role:

Build and run a finance function that enables high-volume, channel-led growth and a security-space roll-up—while keeping the organisation lean and execution fast.

The challenge:

Join a dynamic team to lead a finance team of 2 whilst collaborating with the CEO on an acquisition strategy.

• M&A engine: target screening, valuation discipline, deal structures (cash/stock/earn-outs), integration playbooks, synergy tracking.

Core responsibilities

• M&A leadership: pipeline governance, DD (financial/operational), purchase accounting coordination, post-merger integration metrics.

• Capital markets / investor readiness: narrative + metrics, budgeting, forecasting, audit committee support.

• Risk & compliance: security SaaS commercial contracts, revenue recognition discipline, tax/VAT across geographies, internal controls.

Ideal profile

• Entrepreneurial CFO or #2 finance leader who has scaled B2B SaaS (ideally security/IT or channel-heavy).

• Demonstrated roll-up / acquisition experience (multiple deals), including integration and synergy realization.

• Comfortable with lean teams, automation, and building “just enough process” without slowing momentum.

• Strong partner to a founder/CEO: decisive, data-driven, direct communicator, low ego.

Ideal Candidate:

• Deal structuring instincts (stock vs cash, earn-outs, retention packages).

• Ability to run finance across multiple jurisdictions (basic comfort with EU/UK/MENA complexity).

• Board-level communication.