Finance Director

The Finance Director is a pivotal leadership role responsible for driving financial excellence and enabling operational scale in a growth-stage business.

Reporting to the CEO you will own the finance function end-to-end combining hands-on financial operations with strategic planning and Board-level reporting.

Alongside financial leadership you will help strengthen and scale flatfairs operational engine by embedding clear KPIs governance and performance rhythms that support sustainable growth.

This role suits someone who thrives in a 5m20m lean-team environment comfortable rolling up their sleeves while building scalable systems and strong foundations. Youll join a collaborative leadership team with high ownership low bureaucracy and the space to shape how we scale.

The role can be considered on either a part-time (min. 25 hours a week) or full time basis.

Your impact at flatfair

Financial Leadership: hands-on delivery and strategic stewardship

• Lead financial planning budgeting forecasting and scenario modelling aligned to company goals.

• Own finance operations end-to-end including cashflow management AP/AR billing payroll oversight and month-end close.

• Produce timely accurate management reporting including P&L balance sheet cashflow KPI reporting and Board packs.

• Maintain strong proportionate financial controls appropriate for a scaling business.

• Identify financial risks and opportunities driving improvements in unit economics margin and cost control.

Operational performance and scalability

• Design and embed the operational cadence of the business: KPIs accountability rhythms and performance reviews.

• Partner with operational teams including Customer Support EOT and Collections to improve efficiency and outcomes.

• Improve processes tooling and workflows to support scalable growth.

• Strengthen oversight of insurance and/or credit-style workflows where relevant ensuring effective delivery and good customer outcomes.

Strategic funding and governance leadership

• Support preparation for fundraising or debt facilities including financial modelling data room readiness and diligence responses.

• Advise the CEO and Board on funding options and commercial trade-offs.

• Ensure compliance with financial regulations tax obligations and corporate governance requirements.

• Develop and maintain pragmatic risk management frameworks that protect the business while enabling growth.

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and leadership team on performance priorities and strategic decisions.

Team leadership and capability building

• Lead and develop a high-performing finance team.

• Build fit-for-stage systems and clear accountability across finance and corporate services.

• Ensure clarity of roles objectives and performance expectations across areas in scope.

About you

Your background & experience

• Professionally qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent).

• Senior finance leadership experience in a growth-stage business ideally 5m20m turnover.

• Comfortable being hands-on with day-to-day finance operations while also leading at a strategic level.

• Strong track record in financial planning forecasting cash management controls and Board reporting.

• Operational mindset with evidence of improving processes and performance in scaling environments.

Any experience of the following is a plus

• Exposure to insurance and/or debt/credit-style or regulated-adjacent models.

• Fundraising experience (equity and/or debt) including diligence and investor communications.

• Experience strengthening operational functions such as customer operations or collections.

• Strong systems and automation mindset (accounting stack CRM/workflow tooling).

The way you work

• Pragmatic delivery-focused and comfortable with ambiguity.

• Strong judgement - knowing when to go deep versus when to move quickly.

• Clear communicator who can influence senior stakeholders and challenge constructively.

• Focused on building simple scalable processes that enable growth without slowing the business down.

Benefits of joining flatfair

• Competitive base salary and performance bonus

• Equity in the business via our EMI scheme

• Enhanced salary-sacrifice pension contribution

• 25 days annual leave plus an extra day for every year at flatfair

• Monthly wellbeing allowance and private medical insurance (Vitality)

This is a hybrid role with 24 days per month in our London office.

About flatfair

The lettings industry hasnt evolved fast enough.

For tenants its often opaque and financially restrictive. For agents and landlords it can be complex fragmented and inefficient. We believe renting should be built on transparency choice and simplicity for everyone involved.

Established in 2016 flatfair is re-imagining how the rental ecosystem works. Weve built and scaled a product used by tens of thousands of tenants and partners across the UK unlocking over 25m in upfront savings and providing stronger protection for landlords.

Were now entering our next phase: expanding our platform launching new products and building the infrastructure required to support sustained scalable growth. Our ambition is to become the technology layer powering a fairer smarter lettings industry.

This is a pivotal stage for the business. We have strong foundations and meaningful traction but were still early enough that the right leaders will shape how we scale.

For a Finance Director that means real ownership: strengthening financial discipline building robust governance and risk frameworks and helping the business grow in a controlled and commercially resilient way.

If youre motivated by building in a growth-stage environment where your impact is visible and material this is that opportunity.