Vice President
Reed · Reading, England ·
Job Description Reed Finance are exclusively supporting a US owned technology business to recruit a Vice President of Finance covering their UK and European operations. This $7bn turnover PE backed business started their expansion into Europe a couple of years ago setting up a based near Reading.
This very successful business is consistently achieving growth of 20%+ each year and remains highly acquisitional as they press ahead with their European expansion. We are seeking an experienced finance executive to lead the financial, treasury, and statutory/legal-entity governance infrastructure supporting its UK and European operations – currently Netherlands and Ireland.
This role is the key partner with Sales, Operations, Legal, Tax, Global Finance and People & Culture to ensure compliance and efficiency but also be at the forefront of their expansion! Key Responsibilities Lead the strategic development, governance, and delivery of regional finance operations across the UK and Europe, including payroll, commission governance, and billing.
Lead regional financial planning, budgeting and forecasting in partnership with global Finance and UK/Europe leadership, providing insight into financial performance, variances, risks and opportunities. Provide financial and commercial analysis to support growth initiatives and key business decisions across the UK and Europe.
Own executive governance of the UK/Europe financial framework, including banking relationships, treasury management, insurance governance, financial business continuity, and approval/signing authority — aligned with strategic objectives.
Support UK/Europe facilities expansion, lease, and vendor negotiations with global Facilities leadership, ensuring financial terms and cost structures align with budget and treasury considerations. Lead and oversee statutory compliance, legal entity governance, and external audit responsibility for the UK and coordinate these activities across other European entities) ensuring timely filings and regulatory compliance.
Partner with executive leadership on financial KPIs and reporting, providing visibility into controls, performance, regulatory risk, and P&L for the UK/Europe business — including how sales and deal activity flow into regional results.
Build trusted senior stakeholder relationships to influence strategic financial decisions. To be consider for this role you will be a fully qualified accountant who has experience working in a larger complex business across the UK and Europe, ideally within a technology environment.
You will be a highly visible VP with a proven track record leading finance operations and teams, experience partnering with Sales/Sales Ops and key commercial state holders. You will have a commercial mindset, balancing strategy with financial discipline and control.
Also have the ability to build clarity, governance, and scalable frameworks in complex, fast-moving environments with exceptional communication and credibility at ELT/Board level. Salary circa £170-£185k (doe) plus performance bonus and range of additional benefits including private medical Does this sound like you ?
Do you meet the above criteria and consider yourself to be a visible, people orientated VP? Then apply now!