Senior Finance Director

**Meet DeepL**:
DeepL is a global communications platform powered by Language AI. Since 2017, we’ve been on a mission to break down language barriers. Our human-sounding translations and intelligent writing suggestions are designed with enterprise security in mind. Today, they enable over 100,000 businesses to transform communications, reach new markets, and improve productivity. And, empower millions of individuals worldwide to make sense of the world and express their ideas.

Our goal is to become the global leader in Language AI, building products that drive better communication, foster connections, and make a real-life impact. To achieve this, we need talented individuals like you to join our exciting journey. If you're ready to work with a dynamic team and build your career in the fast-moving AI space, DeepL is your next destination.

**What sets us apart**:
What sets us apart is our blend of modern technology, competitive benefits, and an open, welcoming work culture that enables our people to thrive. When we share what it's like to work at DeepL, the reactions are overwhelmingly positive. This may be because of our products that have helped countless people worldwide or our shared mission to improve communication for individuals and businesses, bringing cultures closer together. What we know for sure is this: being part of DeepL means joining a team dedicated to innovation and employee well-being. Discover what our teams have to say about life at DeepL on LinkedIn, Instagram and our Blog.

**Meet the team behind this journey**:
We are looking for an accomplished Senior Finance Director to be part of our finance function and play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s growth. This role requires a highly strategic and commercially astute finance leader with hands-on experience scaling finance operations in fast-growing SaaS or digital technology businesses.

You will be responsible for building and maintaining a world-class finance structure, implementing robust controls and systems, ensuring compliance, and partnering closely with cross-functional teams to drive commercial success. As a key member of the executive leadership team, you will ensure finance is central to strategic discussions while also overseeing the day-to-day financial health of the company.

**Your responsibilities**:
**Financial Leadership & Strategy**
- Lead the finance function, driving strategy, execution, and alignment with company objectives.
- Serve as a core member of the senior leadership team, ensuring finance underpins all strategic decisions.
- Partner with sales, service delivery, and operations to align commercial strategies with financial goals.

**Financial Operations & Compliance**
- Oversee the entire accounting lifecycle, including month-end close, P&L, balance sheet management and internal reporting.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of financial statements; manage statutory accounts, year-end processes, audits, and support with R&D claims.
- Maintain compliance with all financial regulations and industry standards.
- Implement and oversee robust financial controls, processes, and systems.

**Commercial & Operational Partnership**
- Drive efficiency, utilisation, and scalability across the business.
- Support fundraising, M&A activity, and investor relations where relevant.
- Identify and mitigate financial and commercial risks.

**Team Leadership & Development**
- Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing finance team, with close collaboration across sales and operations.
- Drive continuous improvement, automation and adoption of best practices in finance operations.

**Your Background & Experience**
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent qualification (essential).
- MBA or advanced finance/business degree is a plus.
- Proven success in a Finance Director, CFO, or senior finance leadership role within a startup or scale-up, ideally SaaS.
- Strong track record of building finance functions and implementing scalable systems and controls.
- Demonstrated experience in:

- Revenue recognition, working capital management, and SaaS metrics.
- International operations, including consolidation, intercompany agreements, FX and infrastructure investments.
- Managing debt, equity, share options, and fundraising/M&A (preferred).
- Highly commercially astute with a clear strategic vision and execution drive.
- Skilled in managing ambiguity, making trade-off decisions, and driving projects to completion.
- Experience growing, leading, and mentoring finance teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.

**What we offer**:

- ** Diverse and internationally distributed team**: joining our team means becoming part of a large, global community with people of more than 90 nationalities. We're more than just colleagues; we're a group of professionals with a shared mission to connect diverse cultures. Our global presence is growing-we've doubled in size nearly