Role: Finance Director (FD)
Reporting To: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Location: Flexible/Hybrid working, with a mix of office-based (Sheffield) and remote working in line with Sitehop policy.
About the Company
Sitehop is a technology startup building a faster, better, greener alternative to the encryption options on the market today. Unlike software, our product delivers super-fast encryption and is easily deployed onto network hardware. Sitehop is disrupting the cybersecurity and networking market by developing hardware products and solutions that deliver ultra-high speed, low latency, cryptography solutions for Cloud Infrastructure, 5G Telecom, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
We seek talented and driven individuals to be an impactful part of our journey. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurial innovators who are comfortable working in a dynamic environment on game-changing technology.
About the Role
The Finance Director will be a key member of Sitehop’s senior leadership team, responsible for leading day-to-day financial operations while supporting the company’s strategic growth plans.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who enjoys building structure and discipline in a scaling business. The FD will ensure strong financial control, robust reporting, and effective cash management, while supporting fundraising activities, international expansion, and operational decision-making.
Working closely with the CEO and Board, the FD will provide high-quality financial insight, maintain financial stability in a hardware-led environment with complex cash cycles, and build scalable systems and processes as the business grows across the US, EMEA, and APAC.
What You Will be Responsible For
Financial Leadership & Planning
· Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range financial planning.
· Provide financial insight to support strategic decisions and disciplined scaling.
· Deliver clear monthly management accounts, KPI reporting, and board packs.
· Develop and maintain robust financial models including hardware margins, manufacturing costs, and deployment economics.
· Support valuation analysis and financial modelling for growth planning.
Cash Flow & Financial Control
· Own cash flow management, runway visibility, and burn rate control.
· Manage working capital, including inventory and manufacturing-related cash cycles.
· Implement strong financial controls appropriate for a venture-backed scaling business.
· Ensure accurate revenue recognition in an environment with long sales cycles and lumpy revenue.
· Drive capital efficiency in a hardware business with tight working-capital constraints.
Fundraising & Investor Support
· Support the CEO in fundraising preparation, including financial modelling, diligence materials, and investor data rooms.
· Maintain investor-ready financial information and reporting.
· Support post-fundraise reporting and performance tracking.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
· Ensure compliance across jurisdictions, including tax, statutory reporting, and regulatory requirements.
· Manage relationships with external accountants, auditors, banks, insurers, and advisors.
· Oversee audits and statutory filings.
· Maintain appropriate risk management frameworks as the business scales internationally.
Commercial & Operational Support
· Partner with product, engineering, operations, and supply chain teams to improve margins and cost efficiency.
· Provide financial oversight of manufacturing partners and hardware sourcing decisions.
· Support pricing strategy, contract evaluation, and customer economics.
· Contribute financial input to international expansion decisions and entity structuring.
Systems & Team Development
· Build and evolve finance systems, processes, and reporting infrastructure.
· Lead and develop the finance function as scale demands.
· Ensure finance processes scale effectively without creating operational friction.
Skills & Experience
Essential
· Experience in a scaling or venture-backed business environment.
· Strong cash management and financial control experience.
· Demonstrated experience in budgeting, forecasting, and board-level reporting.
· Experience operating in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
· Strong understanding of unit economics and capital efficiency.
· Experience working with international operations (US and/or EMEA/APAC).
· Comfortable operating in a hardware, manufacturing, deep-tech, or complex product environment.
Desirable
· Experience supporting fundraising processes.
· Experience managing inventory and manufacturing cost structures.
· Exposure to cross-border tax and multi-currency environments.
· Experience implementing finance systems in scaling businesses.
Qualifications
· Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) or equivalent experience.
· Relevant degree in finance, accounting, economics, or business.
Personal Attributes
· Structured and detail-oriented, with strong analytical capability.
· Commercially minded and pragmatic.
· Calm, credible, and solutions-focused.
· High integrity and accountability.
· Collaborative leader with strong communication skills.
Why join Sitehop?
At Sitehop, we’re building cutting-edge hardware to protect the world’s most critical networks at a time when performance, sustainability, and post-quantum security all matter.
This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in building financial foundations that enable a globally relevant deep-tech business to scale successfully.
