Who we are, what we do

Sensat is a visualisation platform enabling better collaboration and decision-making for all project teams involved. By collecting and delivering infrastructure data, our platform translates the real world into a digital version. We unlock the programme information that matters and put it into the hands of those that need it.

Sensat is helping to create a new experience within Infrastructure delivery where teams can align around constraints, make more confident decisions, and ultimately minimise mistakes and rework. To date, Sensat has been used to drive effective decision-making across project teams on over $250bn of complex infrastructure delivery.

Our team are experienced operators who have built, led, contributed to and learnt from some of the most well known scaling success stories in global tech. Our management team has led multi-billion dollar exits in the construction/tech sectors at companies such as Google, Amazon, Oracle, McKinsey, Microsoft and Palantir. We're aligned by purpose, equipped with transparency and enabled by agency. The result is one of the most attractive and rewarding benefits for high performers that we can offer; the chance to work with purpose alongside talented and committed peers. We are looking for people that want to solve problems that matter with people that care.

The role

We are looking for a VP Finance maternity cover for 14 months to start early January 2024. The role will join the executive leadership team and report to the CEO. The ideal candidate will have led finance teams in rapidly-evolving start-ups, have experience of fundraising for SaaS businesses and be willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in wherever required.

What you'll do

Manage the ‘Enable’ function, encompassing Finance and People, with direct line management of our Finance Manager and Head of People plus two indirect reports.
Work with the CEO on fundraising, including building financial models that tell a compelling story and can be quickly adapted for different scenarios.
Own financial forecasting and the monitoring of the business’ burn rate and runway.
Business partner with all teams to hold them accountable and provide decision making support.
Take charge or contribute to defining business-changing initiatives as they emerge, spanning domains like pricing, strategic customer negotiations, hiring plans and product development.
Own and continuously evolve the business’ KPI, financial, operational and board reporting.
Hold overall responsibility for internal and external reporting, tax, cashflow management, compliance and payroll across all geographies.
Coordinate the set-up of new international offices and legal entities as required.
Manage the People team and lean in on projects such as the annual review cycle and contract negotiations.

What you'll bring:

At least 10 years progressive financial leadership experience, preferably within SaaS businesses.
Experience of fundraising at Series B/C level. A bonus if you also have M&A experience.
Extensive understanding of key metrics and drivers of growth within VC-backed startups.
Strong analytical and financial modelling skills with an ability to communicate complex financial information to internal stakeholders and the board.
A can-do attitude to be willing to roll your sleeves up and help out wherever needed.

What we'll bring:

4-Day Week - that’s right, we don't do Fridays round here! 🤩
22 Days Holiday (not including bank holidays or Fridays)
The ability to Work from Anywhere 🌍
Experienced, fun and friendly team with a wealth of knowledge to share 😇
Freedom and responsibility from day 1 to forge your own path 🦸‍♀️
A brand spanking new Mac and a WFH budget to set up your own space just how you like it
£500 per year personal training budget 👨‍🏫
Regular in-person social events - in the last few months we’ve had a casino night, cocktail masterclass, line dancing, gospel choir, pub quiz, karaoke contest and of course Senfest (our own festival!)…
Dog-friendly office with a fully stocked bar 😜

Start date: January 2024

Location: we have a flexible working model but you would need to be able to work from our Old Street, London office at least once a week.

Work pattern: we are considering full-time or a fractional/part-time arrangement of 3 days/week.

SenSat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, colour, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any other legally protected status.

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