tortus - Finance Director
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Requirements
• Proven experience as a Finance Director or comparable Senior Finance position, ideally within a startup or scale-up environment • Background in healthtech, medtech, or a sector with complex, long-cycle public sector revenue. You understand how to model and predict income that doesn't follow a neat SaaS curve • Comfortable being the most senior Finance person in the business; you can think strategically and still roll up your sleeves when needed • Experience managing outsourced finance teams and holding external providers to a high standard • Strong financial modelling skills; you can build, stress-test, and communicate a model that an investor will trust • A clear, confident communicator who can present to a board without jargon and challenge assumptions without friction • Fully qualified (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
Responsibilities
• BOARD & CEO PARTNERSHIP • Act as a trusted financial partner to the CEO, providing clear and timely insight to support rapid decision-making • Own board-level financial reporting; producing concise, investor-grade packs covering financials, KPIs, risks, and strategic progress • Translate complex financial data into straightforward narratives that build confidence with investors and board members • COMMERCIAL FINANCE • Partner with the commercial team to build accurate, assumptions-led pipeline forecasting that reflects the realities of long public sector sales cycles • Develop scenario models that account for variable deployment timelines, contract phasing, and revenue recognition • Standardise commercial contract terms where possible to improve cash flow predictability • FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS • Own the financial model; maintaining scenario capability, stress-testing key assumptions, and ensuring it reconciles to actuals • Run a monthly forecasting and variance tracking process with clear accountability across team leads • Manage cash flow and runway with transparency, presenting multiple scenarios to leadership on an ongoing basis • Lead budgeting processes that are lightweight enough not to slow the business down, but rigorous enough to enable real control • FINANCE OPERATIONS • Manage our outsourced finance provider to ensure accurate bookkeeping, timely close processes, and clean reporting • Introduce sensible spend approval and procurement guidelines that protect cash without creating bureaucracy • Ensure R&D tax credit claims are optimised and VAT is managed accurately • RISK & COMPLIANCE • Maintain oversight of financial risk, including contractor agreements and insurance coverage • Establish governance rhythms appropriate for our stage and investor expectations
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