A fractional CFO role with Stride, a preventative health membership business, covering financial reporting, funding governance, forecasting, and subscription metrics across two to three days per week.
Stride is a next-generation preventative health membership that tracks members' full biological profile across DNA, microbiome, blood biomarkers, epigenetics, and oral health. The business has grown primarily on its own revenue and is now deploying institutional funding through an Innovate UK grant and a multi-million-pound Innovation Loan.
The fractional CFO will own the finance function a few days per week from January 2027, working directly with the CEO. This is a hands-on leadership role with real authority across funding governance, management reporting, cash flow forecasting, subscription analytics, and cross-functional financial partnership. The business is also planning a US expansion, requiring entity, currency, and tax planning.
- Own grant and loan financial reporting, including quarterly claims, drawdowns, and cost evidence
- Manage the funding governance framework covering cost coding, eligibility, and sign-off processes
- Produce monthly management accounts and board reporting that explains the story behind the numbers
- Own the cash flow forecast, budget, and scenario planning, keeping them current and actionable
- Track subscription metrics including CAC, LTV, cohort retention, gross margin, and recurring revenue
- Support fundraising, investor due diligence, and EIS/SEIS compliance, and plan the financial structure for US expansion
- ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification, with senior experience as a CFO, Finance Director, or Head of Finance
- Background in a fast-growing consumer, subscription, or direct-to-consumer business, ideally in health, wellness, or diagnostics
- Demonstrated comfort with compliance-heavy reporting where third-party funds are involved
- Strong forecasting, budgeting, and management reporting skills within a small, high-velocity team
- Prior fractional or embedded interim experience, with the discipline to deliver meaningful output in limited days
- Familiarity with modern finance and AI tooling to operate efficiently beyond typical team-size constraints
Foundation Partners is a fractional People and Talent firm serving early-stage and growth-stage businesses. Rather than relying on generalist hires or founder-led HR, Foundation Partners provides specialist, hands-on fractional teams across culture, recruitment, and performance, designed to deliver impact quickly.
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