Build the finance function behind a global autonomous technology company.
UK – Fareham preferred | Full-time, Permanent Working across NZ & UK time zones | Reporting to the CFO
SYOS is building autonomous systems across air, land, sea and subsurface - taking ambitious technology from concept through to real-world deployment. We’re growing quickly, expanding internationally and entering an exciting stage of growth. For a finance leader, this is an opportunity to build something from the ground up.
Reporting to the CFO, you’ll be the second-in-command of the global finance function, owning the integrity of the numbers and helping shape the financial infrastructure for the next stage of SYOS. You’ll work closely with the CFO, CEO and leadership team, with responsibility across financial control, technical accounting, reporting, audit, systems and finance operations.
You’ll help grow a small finance team, establish scalable processes and reporting, elevate technical accounting and controls, lead global audit readiness and build the foundations required as we work towards our longer-term IPO ambitions.
You’ll be a technically strong finance professional who knows how to build, not just maintain.
Experience in technology, aerospace, defence, advanced manufacturing, venture or PE-backed businesses would be advantageous.
But mindset matters.
This isn’t a finished finance function with every process documented. You’ll need to be comfortable with pace, ambiguity and change - someone who can move between the detail and the big picture, spot what needs improving and make it happen.
You’ll build the process. You’ll improve the controls. You’ll solve the problem.
Why this role?
For the right finance leader, this is a chance to have a genuine impact on how a global business is built. You’ll work alongside a talented team of engineers, operators, project managers and finance professionals - good people who are invested in SYOS.
There’s real start-up energy here. Things move quickly. Priorities evolve. You’ll have direct access to decision-makers and the opportunity to influence how the business grows.
You won’t be joining to simply report the numbers.
You’ll help build the financial infrastructure that allows SYOS to scale.
And this is only the beginning. Get amongst it.
If you’re a finance leader who wants technical challenge, commercial exposure, genuine ownership and the opportunity to build a finance function for a global technology company, we’d like to hear from you.
You must be eligible for UK Security Clearance and willing to travel extensively internationally.
Step inside the world of SYOS.
SYOS is a rapidly growing uncrewed systems technology company tackling real-world challenges across air, land, sea and subsurface domains. We design and manufacture a multi-domain portfolio of advanced, uncrewed, autonomous systems engineered for mission readiness, reliability and the best cost to capability in the market.
Built to perform in remote environments, high-risk scenarios or everyday operations our vehicles enable defence, civil and commercial organisations to work smarter, safer and with greater capability.
Our expertise spans autonomous hardware, mission‑critical uncrewed technologies and AI‑enabled autonomy, and we are one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Uncrewed Surface Vessels (USVs). Combining world-class engineering and proven AI-driven autonomy, we operate with agile design, lean manufacturing and rapid innovation - with a relentless focus on Minimum Viable Capability. Working shoulder to shoulder with customers and end users, shaping solutions informed by real-world evidence and validated in the harshest conditions.
SYOS is dual headquartered in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, with a proven international footprint. Our R&D, manufacturing and production sites are based in UK and NZ, with an operational and support presence in Ukraine.
