The Role
Leads finance, payroll, billing, treasury, banking, statutory compliance, legal-entity governance, audit, and internal controls across UK and European operations. Partners with executive leadership, Sales, Legal, Tax, People & Culture, and Operations on budgeting, forecasting, commissions, billing, financial KPIs, risk, compliance, and strategic decisions. Oversees regional financial governance, external audits, Board and Audit Committee reporting, and scalable control frameworks.
Summary Generated by Built In
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.
We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.
AHEAD is seeking an experienced finance executive to lead the financial, payroll, billing, treasury, and statutory/legal-entity governance infrastructure supporting its UK and European operations. This role oversees regional finance, payroll and commission governance, billing operations, treasury, banking, insurance, statutory compliance, legal entity governance, and external audit for the UK and European entities providing the financial governance and control environment AHEAD needs to transact compliantly and scale sustainably across the region.
The role partners closely with Sales, Operations, Legal, Tax, Global Finance and People & Culture, particularly on commission governance, shared-services governance, operational KPI reporting, and entity/compliance matters.
Key Responsibilities
Regional Finance, Payroll, and Billing
- Lead the strategic development, governance, and delivery of regional finance operations across the UK and Europe, including payroll, commission governance, and billing.
- Oversee supplier payment processes and payroll governance, including approvals and controls.
- Partner with Payroll and Commissions leadership to provide effective regional governance and oversight, supporting consistent, accurate, and timely payroll and commission delivery.
- Partner with Sales and Sales Operations to ensure commission calculations, billing terms, and deal financial treatment reflect sales agreements and compensation plans.
- Drive continuous optimisation of quote-to-billing-to-cash processes.
- 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.
Treasury, Banking, and Insurance Governance
- 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.
Statutory Compliance, Legal Entity Governance, and Audit
- 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.
- Lead audit and risk management activities, serving as the primary regional finance contact for external auditors and supporting Audit Committee reporting and coordination as required.
- Partner with Legal, Tax, People & Culture, and Operations on entity and regulatory compliance.
- Oversee the regional internal control framework — documentation, segregation of duties, escalation procedures — ensuring it stays proportionate, effective, and aligned with growth and regulatory requirements.
- Identify emerging compliance and financial governance risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Provide senior local leadership and oversight for the UK Health and Safety Manager, working in partnership with Global Safety and Physical Security leadership to support a safe and compliant UK workplace.
Financial Reporting and Executive Partnership
- 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.
- Prepare and contribute to Board and Audit Committee reporting, providing clear recommendations on financial governance, risk, and statutory priorities.
- Build trusted senior stakeholder relationships to influence strategic financial decisions.
Essential Experience
- Senior finance leadership experience across finance, treasury, statutory compliance, and audit for a multi-entity/international organisation.
- Track record leading finance operations, payroll governance, billing, and control frameworks.
- Experience partnering with Sales/Sales Ops on commission governance and revenue-linked billing in a B2B or tech sales organisation.
- Strong grasp of UK corporate governance, statutory compliance, and treasury/banking requirements, with European jurisdiction experience.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with Legal, Tax, People & Culture, Operations, and executive leadership.
- Recognised professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) required.
- Experience in a VP, Finance level role or above.
Skills & Capabilities
- Commercially minded leader balancing strategy with financial discipline and control.
- Strong financial/commercial acumen and sound judgment on governance and risk.
- Integrity, discretion, and executive presence with sensitive information; collaborative leadership style.
- Ability to build clarity, governance, and scalable frameworks in complex, fast-moving environments.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management, with credibility at ELT/Board level.
- Data-driven and analytical, proactively identifying risks to support strategic decisions.
The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
Why AHEAD:
Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.
We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.
Use of AI:
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, assessing responses, or to capture recordings and create transcriptions or summaries during interviews. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans.
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Skills Required
- Senior finance leadership experience across finance, treasury, statutory compliance, and audit for a multi-entity international organization
- Experience leading finance operations, payroll governance, billing, and control frameworks
- Experience partnering with Sales and Sales Operations on commission governance and revenue-linked billing in a B2B or technology sales organization
- Strong knowledge of UK corporate governance, statutory compliance, and treasury and banking requirements
- Experience across European jurisdictions
- Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives with Legal, Tax, People and Culture, Operations, and executive leadership
- Recognized professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent
AHEAD Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about AHEAD and has not been reviewed or approved by AHEAD.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) contributions are matched dollar-for-dollar on the first $5,000 each year, with matching made each pay period and immediate 100% vesting. This structure signals above-standard employer support for retirement savings.
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Affordable Benefits — Medical options include low employee premiums for PPO and HDHP plans, and the HDHP adds employer HSA funding plus a dollar-for-dollar HSA match up to stated amounts. Dental and vision plans list very low per-paycheck costs, helping keep overall healthcare spend manageable.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — No-cost telemedicine (including virtual mental health when enrolled), free Calm access for the employee and dependents, and an EAP with counseling are included. Company-paid life and disability plus voluntary protections (legal/ID, pet insurance) and other extras round out a comprehensive set of supports.
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What We Do
AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together cloud infrastructure, intelligent operations, and modern applications, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.
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