Aurelie Konter

Commercial and hands-on Finance Director with 10+ years' experience supporting SMEs, VC-backed and owner-managed businesses through strong finance business partnering. Expert in cashflow control, forecasting, board reporting and operational efficiency, working closely with CEOs, founders, and senior teams to provide clarity, confidence, and control. Known for translating financial data into practical, collaborative decision-making, improving runway, and building lightweight finance functions tailored to fast-growing, resource-constrained businesses.

Finance Director at Spinocchia Freund (2024-02 – Present)

Strategic finance partner to CEO, providing clear cashflow visibility and forecasting. Interior Design company with £2.5m revenue.

• Partnered with the senior management team to define short- and long-term strategic goals, ensuring financial plans and business activities were aligned to deliver them.
• Partnered with marketing to assess campaign ROI, enabling focus on the highest-impact activities and improved return on spend.
• Supported pricing, contract modelling and pitches, contributing to securing the largest contract in company history (c. 4 years' revenue runway)
• Implemented improved FF&E financial processes, reducing friction and speeding delivery
• Introduced expense and timesheet systems, significantly reducing admin and improving cost control
• Identified and delivered cost efficiencies without impacting service quality

Head of Finance at YGG (2022-01 – 2024-02)

Crypto Gaming, VC-backed company with £2m revenue. Contract role while on maternity leave.

• Owned cashflow forecasting and runway management in a volatile market
• Acted as Finance Director for a local branch, supporting delivery of its largest annual event, with responsibility for cost control and fundraising oversight
• Provided cross-functional finance business partnering, guiding budgeting decisions and optimising ROI across the organisation
• Worked towards the financial infrastructure for a start-up operating in the emerging crypto market, navigating institutional scepticism and collaborating with auditors to establish robust financial practices.

VP Finance Director & Operations at Heist Studios (2020-09 – 2022-05)

E-commerce Fashion company with £3m revenue.

• Led budgeting, forecasting and cashflow in a margin-sensitive B2C environment
• Partnered with marketing and operations to improve spend effectiveness and resource efficiency
• Supported fundraising preparation, scenario planning and investor communications
• Oversaw operations and inventory management in the last 10 months of the role
• Strengthened financial controls and reporting during a growth phase

Finance Director, EMEA at CWT (2016-09 – 2020-09)

Global Events Company with £150m gross profit (EMEA). Progressed from UK Financial Controller to EMEA Finance Director across the 4 years.

• Full responsibility for regional financial reporting and forecasting
• Strategic partner to senior leadership across multiple countries and functions to ensure targets were met.
• Multi countries pricing
• Led and developed regional finance teams

Management Accountant at V&A Museum

Financial Controller at The Livegroup PLC

Events Business

CIMA QUALIFIED - 2015

Bachelor of music - 2006