Finance Director

The Role As Finance Director at Salience Labs, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring smooth financial operations, compliance, and insightful reporting to support our business strategy. Working closely with the CFO and cross-functional teams, you will lead financial processes and provide actionable insights in a fast-paced, high-tech environment. Responsibilities Overseeing bookkeeping, ledger accounting, and financial controlPreparing monthly financial statements, management accounts, and Board presentation materialsDeveloping and implementing internal control guidelines, policies, and proceduresManaging payroll, cash flow, expense processes, and financial close cyclesDesigning and delivering detailed financial reporting, focusing on project-based actuals and cash use against budgetsEnsuring compliance with payroll, VAT, income tax, and other statutory requirements in the UK, Germany, and the U.S.Supporting vendor negotiations and maintaining key financial relationshipsMonitoring and reporting on grant, R&D, and contract expenditures, including preparing and submitting grant reimbursement claimsImplementing and optimizing finance technology stacks to enhance efficiencyCollaborating with external accountants, auditors, and payroll providersContributing to strategic projects, including budgeting/reforecasting and share option scheme management What We're Looking For Minimum 10 years of post-qualification experience, including 5+ years in start-up or fast-growth environmentsProven expertise in financial controllership, IFRS and/or GAAP knowledge, and UK tax/payroll complianceStrong proficiency in accounting software, Excel, and financial reporting toolsExcellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively across teamsA detail-oriented problem-solver who can manage change and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced setting like a start-up Even Better If You Have familiarity with financial regulations and practices in Germany and the U.S.Bring experience from fabless manufacturing or high-tech industries like semiconductorsHave a track record of leading software selection and implementation projectsPossess leadership skills to drive innovation and growth within the finance function Salience Labs Limited is a leader in photonic solutions targeting connectivity for AI datacenter infrastructure. Backed by over a decade of research from the University of Oxford in the UK and the University of Münster in Germany, Salience’s innovative developments in photonic switching technology enable high-speed, ultra-low latency networking fabrics that remove infrastructure bottlenecks for AI workloads.