Interim Group Finance Transformation Leader, Dotdigital
3+ days a week in office
Omnichannel marketing automation platform
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Omnichannel marketing automation platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
3+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower marketers to achieve their goals in faster and smarter ways.
Role
Who you are
- ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified, with 8–12 years of finance experience, including 4–7 years in senior roles
- Proven experience with IFRS, post-acquisition finance integration, and finance transformation projects
- Comfortable in a high-growth SaaS or tech environment
- Strong understanding of core finance systems such as Sage, Xero, QuickBooks, and tools like Rippling, Stripe, Shopify
- Exceptional project delivery and stakeholder engagement skills
- Able to work with autonomy, drive change, and lead cross-functional collaboration
- Detail-oriented, structured, and outcome-driven
What the job involves
- Contract Type: Fixed-Term / Interim (3 months)
- We are seeking a capable and delivery-focused Interim Group Finance Transformation Leader to lead the financial integration of a recently acquired US-based entity and support the standardisation of financial processes, systems, and controls across the group
- This role is critical to a successful transition into IFRS-compliant accounting, integration of tax and compliance workflows, and establishing sustainable, scalable finance processes
- Acquisition Integration
- Lead the integration of the US-based acquisition into group finance structures
- Align accounting policies, internal controls, and reporting standards across regions
- Consolidate financial data into group-level reporting
- IFRS Transition
- Manage the group’s transition from cash-based to IFRS-compliant accounting and reporting
- Implement IFRS-aligned consolidation and month-end procedures
- Tax Compliance Onboarding
- Integrate the acquired entity into group tax compliance frameworks (corporation, state, sales, payroll tax)
- Align with both group policies and jurisdictional regulations
- Financial Process & Systems Standardisation
- Harmonise systems and workflows across Sage 200, Sage 50, Xero, QuickBooks, Shopify, Stripe, Rippling, and others
- Standardise budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and month-end close processes
- Governance & Controls
- Establish consistent, group-wide financial controls and compliance standards
- Ensure audit-readiness and document all critical processes and procedures
- Execution of Due Diligence Recommendations
- Address post-acquisition due diligence actions across financial, operational, and compliance areas
- Build or execute delivery plans based on identified risks and priorities
- Continuous Improvement
- Identify and propose improvements based on integration experience
- Recommend scalable enhancements to finance operations across the group
- Stakeholder Engagement & Handover
- Work closely with the CFO and Group Finance Director to align transformation efforts with company strategy
- Collaborate with global finance teams to ensure adoption and sustainability of new systems
- Deliver a robust, well-documented handover to the permanent finance team, including training and transition support
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Dotdigital builds an omnichannel marketing solution for B2C, B2B, and NFP marketers. The company serves thousands+ of brands around the globe, counting British Airways, Royal Aeronautical Society, Barbour, Accolade Wines, and City & Guilds among its clients.
Marketers using Dotdigital can create hyper-targeted marketing campaigns that increase businesses' marketing ROI, boosts sales revenue and attracts more qualified leads. What's more, Dotdigital sets itself apart by being the world’s first carbon-neutral marketing automation platform.
Dotdigital's main priority is developing new data-driven digital marketing features in order to increase its customer base. New product launches and strategic investments are key to the company's continued growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Wellbeing reward
- Paid Sick Leave
- Healthcare
- Medical Cashplan
- Paid Eye Tests
- Annual performance bonus or commission plan
- Loyalty reward
- Employee of the year
- Dotdollars rewards
- Referral schemes
- ShareBuy and ShareReward Schemes
- Dotdigital day
- Enhanced parental leave
- Volunteering
- Christmas holiday closedown
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Simon Bird
(Co-Founder)Previously studied Computer Science at Royal Holloway, University of London. Co-Founded Dotdigital after graduating in 1999.
Tink Taylor
(Co-Founder & President)Since co-founding Dotdigital, became an Email Marketing Council Member for DMA in 2006 for 15 years. They have also been an E-communications Council Member for 6 years at IAB.
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