Head of Finance
Job Description
🚀 About Borderless
Borderless is simplifying the complexity of global immigration, starting with the UK.
Immigration is one of the most important - and most broken - systems in the global economy. It’s shaped human history, yet businesses and individuals hit friction at every turn, and government policy lurches with the political cycle.
Our vision is simple: a world where borders are no longer barriers, empowering the ambitious, wherever they are.
Backed by Entrepreneur First and Backed.VC, we’re already supporting 600+ businesses, 15,000+ workers and scaling fast into new sectors and markets.
Around 25% of our workforce is sponsored, and we proudly offer visa sponsorship as part of our hiring process.
🔥 Role: Head of Finance
We’re looking for a Head of Finance to build and own the financial engine of Borderless - driving both the operational backbone and the commercial intelligence of the business.
Reporting directly to our CEO, this is a high-impact, high-ownership role. You won’t just report numbers - you’ll define them, shape them, and use them to influence how the company grows. You’ll partner directly with leadership across Product, Sales, and Operations to improve decision-making, optimise revenue, and drive efficiency across the business.
You’ll operate as a true financial generalist: comfortable in the detail, but always thinking about how finance unlocks growth.
🚀 Success Definition
6–12 Month Outcomes:
Build a scalable, high-quality finance function with strong processes and controls
Deliver best-in-class management reporting with clear, actionable insights
Establish clear unit economics and company-wide metrics (e.g. revenue drivers, margins, cost-to-serve)
Own and continuously improve budgeting, forecasting, and cash visibility
Drive measurable improvements in pricing, revenue, and operational efficiency
Top 3 Priorities:
Build the financial engine
Create strong financial foundations across reporting, controls, and processes
Ensure the business has accurate, reliable, and timely financial data
Own commercial performance
Define and track the metrics that matter (unit economics, margins, ROI)
Use data to actively improve pricing, revenue, and cost efficiency
Be a strategic partner to the business
Work closely with Product, Sales, and Ops to guide decision-making
Challenge assumptions, provide clarity, and influence direction
Day to Day
Operational Excellence
Own all core financial processes including payroll, expense management, VAT returns, R&D claims and investor reporting.
Manage billing, payments, credit control, and debt collection
Prepare accurate management accounts and maintain strong financial controls
Commercial & Strategic Impact
Lead pricing strategy and experimentation to optimise revenue per customer
Own budgeting, cash flow forecasting, and financial modelling
Define and track unit economics, margins, cost-to-serve, and departmental ROI
Evaluate and implement AI-native finance tooling to scale the function without scaling headcount
🧠 What Great Looks Like
You’ll excel in this role if you combine financial rigour with strong commercial instinct and startup pace:
6+ years of experience in finance, ideally in a startup or high-growth environment
Proven ability to operate both hands-on and strategically
Strong financial modelling and analytical skills (advanced spreadsheets and BI tools)
AI-native worker — you use AI tools to multiply your output and actively seek ways to automate repetitive finance work
Excellent communicator — able to clearly explain insights, challenge thinking, and influence decisions
Highly commercial — understands how finance drives growth, not just tracks it
Comfortable with ambiguity and building from scratch
What We’re Not Looking For:
Purely reporting-focused or backward-looking finance profiles
Someone who avoids ownership or waits for direction
Low commercial awareness or reluctance to challenge stakeholders
🧪 Interview Process
30-minute screening call with Talent
45-minute interview with Hiring Manager
Practical case study
Final onsite interview
💯 Benefits
🏢 Hybrid working (3 days in office, 2 days remote)
🌮 Monthly team lunches
🕺 Monthly company events
✈ Annual offsite
👩⚕️ Private medical insurance (global cover via SafetyWing)
Holidays & Flexibility
✈ 28 days holiday + public holidays
🎄 Additional time off over Christmas
💻 1-week work-from-anywhere policy
Growth & Development
📚 £500 annual L&D budget
📈 Regular performance reviews and progression opportunities
Equipment & Perks
🖥️ Full equipment setup
🚲 Cycle to Work scheme
💬 Mental health support via Spill
💰 Pension via Smart Pension