VP of International Finance

Overview

Role Overview

International Financial Strategy

• Lead the financial strategy for international markets in line with company growth objectives.
• Partner with the CFO on capital allocation, market entry, investment decisions, and international expansion planning.
• Build financial models and business cases for new markets, partnerships, and commercial opportunities.
• Assess market viability, including revenue potential, cost structure, tax implications, cash needs, and profitability.

FP&A and Performance Management

• Own budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for all international markets.
• Develop market-level P&Ls, dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting.
• Track revenue, margin, operating costs, EBITDA impact, cash flow, and ROI by market.
• Provide clear insights on financial performance, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.

International Finance Operations

• Oversee finance operations across international entities and territories.
• Ensure timely month-end close, reconciliations, reporting, billing, collections, payments, and financial submissions.
• Coordinate with regional finance teams, local accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and external service providers.
• Build scalable finance processes to support new market launches and ongoing growth.

Commercial Finance Support

• Act as the senior finance partner to international business and commercial leaders.
• Support pricing, deal structuring, commercial negotiations, partnership models, and revenue-share arrangements.
• Review major commercial proposals to ensure appropriate margin, payment terms, tax treatment, and financial return.
• Identify opportunities to improve profitability, efficiency, cash collection, and revenue quality.

Statutory, Tax and Compliance

• Ensure international entities meet local statutory, tax, accounting, and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee VAT/GST, withholding tax, corporate tax, transfer pricing, payroll tax, and intercompany arrangements.
• Partner with Legal, Tax, and external advisors on entity structuring, cross-border transactions, and compliance obligations.
• Support audit readiness and ensure accurate documentation, controls, and financial records.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Manage international cash flow, working capital, liquidity, and funding needs.
• Oversee multi-currency operations, FX exposure, international banking, payment flows, and settlement processes.
• Ensure appropriate controls over payments, approvals, bank access, and movement of funds across entities.

Team Leadership

• Lead and develop the international finance team, setting clear direction and performance expectations
• Build strong relationships with regional finance leads and central finance functions
• Elevate the capability and influence of finance as a business partner across international markets

Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive finance experience, with significant international or multi-market finance leadership experience.
• Proven experience managing finance across Europe, the UK, MENA, or other global territories.
• Strong FP&A, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and performance management experience.
• Deep understanding of statutory reporting, tax, VAT/GST, transfer pricing, intercompany transactions, internal controls, and audit requirements.
• Experience supporting international market entry, entity setup, commercial expansion, and cross-border operations.
• Strong treasury, cash management, FX, and working capital experience.
• Experience managing regional finance teams, local accountants, auditors, tax advisors, and external service providers.
• Background in technology, e-commerce, marketplace, ticketing, entertainment, payments, or high-growth digital businesses preferred.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at executive level.
• CPA, ACCA, ACA, CIMA, CFA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, scaling business with evolving structures and aggressive growth targets.