Vice President of Finance, Sensat
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1-5 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
Visualisation for infrastructure projects
Job no longer available
Visualisation for infrastructure projects
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
+ Equity share options
More information about location
1-5 days a week in office (Shoreditch, London)
21-100 employees
Company mission
Sensat is empowering teams to reshape the built environment through cutting-edge geospatial solutions. We’re building a digital co-pilot for reshaping the physical world.
Role
Who you are
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with 8+ years post-qualification experience
- Track record of raising capital at Series B and beyond. Experience of doing so in the US market would be an advantage
- Experience expanding a UK company into the US
- SaaS experience and a strong grasp of SaaS metrics is highly desirable, ideally in companies that have scaled from Series B onwards
- Someone who thrives being hands-on while thinking strategically
- A proactive leader who anticipates challenges rather than reacting to them
- Strong commercial mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority
- Track record of successful Board engagement and executive-level stakeholder management
What the job involves
- We are seeking a VP of Finance to own and lead Sensat's financial strategy during a critical growth phase
- This is not a typical finance role - we need someone who will be deeply embedded in our leadership team, providing the strategic thinking and financial discipline needed as we scale internationally
- You'll join at a pivotal moment as we prepare for international expansion and our next funding round
- This isn't just about managing finances - it's about being a strategic thought partner who brings the financial discipline and US market expertise we need to achieve our ambitious growth plans
- You'll have significant decision-making authority and the opportunity to shape our financial future
- If you're a finance leader who has successfully navigated US fundraising and wants to be part of an exciting scale-up journey, we'd love to hear from you
- Lead annual budgeting and forecasting processes with full Leadership Team and Board alignment
- Provide strategic financial analysis on major initiatives, including US market entry, pricing strategies, and investment decisions
- Act as a key voice in the Leadership team, challenging decisions and ensuring sustainable growth
- Manage capital structure and advise on fundraising timing, particularly for US investor engagement
- Drive operational excellence through strategic cost optimisation, implementing best-in-class procurement practices and vendor management strategies to deliver consistent margin improvement
- Partner with commercial teams to develop and optimise RevOps infrastructure and Go-To-Market (GTM) strategies, ensuring alignment between financial planning and revenue execution
- Partner with our Co-Founder, COO and Head of Legal to lead fundraising activities, likely in the US
- Prepare compelling financial models, due diligence materials and investor communications
- Lead Board reporting and deliver impactful presentations to directors and investors, translating complex financial data into strategic insights
- Oversee all financial operations, including accounting, compliance, tax, and audit(s)
- Deliver timely, actionable financial reporting to the Leadership Team, Board, and investors
- Establish robust controls and systems befitting a scaling international business
- Partner with Sales and Operations to optimise unit economics and drive efficiency
- Develop and execute treasury strategies, including FX risk management, hedging policies, and international cash management for multi-currency operations
- Mentor and develop our finance team providing career progression opportunities
- Build financial acumen across the organisation
- Partner with the People team on compensation planning and sustainable growth strategies
- Reports to: Co-Founder
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Sensat creates digital twins, or digital representations of real world locations, to help users better understand the physical world. Choosing to target the historically non-innovative construction industry, the company has also received interest from other organisations, and it's likely that there are many possible applications yet to be considered.
Sensat's success so far has been clear. Its tech has been a central part of over £10.5 billion worth of major infrastructure builds, and it was the first company in the UK licensed to fly autonomous drones beyond visual line of sight over major motorways. In general, the company is considered ahead of the curve in construction-focused digital twin technology, and it will be interesting to see how it develops in the future.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2022
$20.5m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$22.2m
SERIES B
Total funding: $57.8m
Company benefits
- 📈 When Sensat succeeds, so will you, with significant equity share options
- 🌴 Take a break using your 30 days of annual leave
- 🌍 Flexible working from anywhere in the world.
- 🎓 Continue learning every day through your £500 personal development fund
- 🥳 Regular social events! In the last 6 months, we’ve been to the theatre, racing around the tracks go-karting, had movie nights, watched the London Symphony Orchestra, had virtual horse racing and murder mystery... and not forgetting SenFest
- ❤️ We’ve got your back, be it access to mental health support, enhanced pay for those welcoming a new arrival, a health and wellbeing plan, we support you throughout your journey here
- 💻 We want to enable you to do your best work without having to think about whether your tech will work, so we'll set you up with a MacBook, mouse & keyboard
- 🖇 We'll help you furnish your home office with everything needed to set you up for success with our WFH accessories
- Lots more benefits including Cycle to work scheme, pension plans, season ticket loans, payroll giving.... oh and Noodle (the dog!)
Company HQ
Finsbury, London, UK
Leadership
Harry Atkinson
(Founder & CCO)Harry is leading the mission to 'digitise the world', creating a future where tech seamlessly integrates with our physical environment.
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