Head of Finance , QuantSpark
£90-120k
+ Share Options Scheme
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2+ days a week in office
Data analytics services consultancy
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Data analytics services consultancy
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
£90-120k
+ Share Options Scheme
More information about location
2+ days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
QuantSpark's mission is to help governments and businesses solve critical strategic problems using data-driven processes, including understanding and analysing data from disparate systems, and building decision-support tools on the basis of those insights.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone who thrives on variety, autonomy, and impact
- Entrepreneurial & Proactive: You embrace ambiguity, think with an innovative mind-set and take ownership of challenges
- A Strategic Thinker: You can see the big picture while diving into the details when necessary
- Collaborative & Approachable: You enjoy working across teams to align priorities and foster a finance-friendly culture
- Tech-Savvy & Automation-Focused: You’re eager to leverage tools like Xero and Dext while exploring new technologies to streamline processes
- 6+ years of progressive experience in finance or accounting roles (start-up/scale-up experience is a bonus)
- You consistently look for opportunities to automate and improve financial processes. You enjoy streamlining processes to increase efficiency across the organisation
- Expertise in FP&A, financial modelling, and systems like Xero or Dext
- You see the Finance function as an enablement function and partner with Heads of Department to understand department specific needs
- A proven track record of leading financial operations while balancing strategic vision with hands-on execution
What the job involves
- Reports to: CEO
- QuantSpark, are seeking a dynamic Head of Finance to shape the financial future of our high-growth, AI-driven consultancy
- This is your chance to drive transformation in a fast-paced, purpose-driven environment where your expertise will directly contribute to empowering businesses and society
- As Head of Finance at QuantSpark, you'll be at the forefront of innovation and strategy
- Transform Financial Operations: Lead and refine our financial processes, championing automation and efficiency across finance, legal, and operations
- Drive Strategic Growth: Use your expertise in FP&A and financial modelling to inform key decisions and align financial strategies with our ambitious goals
- Collaborate Across Teams: Build a finance business-partnering model that fosters collaboration with technology, commercial, and operational teams
- Shape the Future: Play a pivotal role in an ongoing investment process, providing credibility and insight to elevate our financial standing
- Innovate & Solve Problems: Address challenges with creativity and self-sufficiency, building solutions that support long-term success
Salary benchmarks
Our take
QuantSpark helps governments and businesses to strategically apply data science through the development of complex decision-making software. Primarily, their work involves analysing large datasets and systems in order to understand customer behaviour and help clients make informed decisions for strategic planning in sales and marketing.
In recent years, big data has become central to the operation of businesses large and small, and this has led to great demand for data scientists fluent in sophisticated modelling and analysis. QuantSpark seeks to go a step further, providing a service which combines data science with commercial insight- effectively providing both services through one transaction. By doing this, QuantSpark hopes to offer clients a more meaningful insight into their data than a standard consultancy could.
They already have an impressive client list, including the UK Government, the Australian Government and Bain Capital. QuantSpark's tools and solutions are developed to become embedded in their clients' operations, ensuring a long-lasting relationship between them, and meaning that, as QuantSpark continues to expand its client base, its model should allow it to see continued success in the future.
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Company benefits
- £6000 yearly training budget
- Opportunity to work from abroad for 20 days per year
- Flexible working between our core hours of 10am - 5pm
- EMI Share Options Scheme
- Generous pension contributions
- Top tier Private Healthcare with Vitality
- Optional monthly socials, dinners, and fun nights out
- Opportunity to work on social impact & pro bono strategy projects
- A fully stocked supply of breakfast, fruit, and refreshments for the days when you are in the office
- 33 days total holiday
Company values
- Diversity
- Analytical Rigour
- Teamwork
- Entrepreneurialism
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Adam Hadley
(CEO & Co-Founder)With Master's degrees from Oxford and KCL, Adam divides their time between running QuantSpark and Tech Against Terrorism- the world's preeminent NGO helping to tackle terrorists' use of the internet.
People progressing
Anastasia is our Head of People and Operations. Anastasia joined the business as EA to Adam, our CEO, and quickly built out a department of her own which continues to expand.
After 1.5 years, Sophie was promoted to a Lead role and then established a Product department, expanded to 5 PMs, 2 new specialist skillsets, and fostered promotions within her team.
Daniel joined us as a Data Analyst in 2019 and now leads the Analytics Engineering Team and is an integral part of the business.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at QuantSpark
- QuantSpark is an equal opportunities employer committed to fair and equitable treatment for all potential employees, regardless of sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion, age, or disability.
- We utilise diversity and inclusion data to pinpoint areas of improvement to our hiring process.
- We are transparent with our salary bandings to encourage everyone to feel empowered in their negotiations, and to ensure parity with our existing teams.
- We have a flexible approach to our interview process, utilising video interviews and take-home assessments. We aim to increase the variety of our assessment styles, to offer fair opportunity to all types of candidates.
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