Joe Clark

Chief Financial Officer @ Innerworks

About

CFO at Innerworks, an AI-powered security company. Building the finance function as the company scales. I'm a chartered accountant (ACA) with more than a decade operating in high growth VC-backed tech. I build stage appropriate finance functions in innovation businesses undergoing rapid growth. Based in Amsterdam, previously eleven years in London.

Country

Netherlands

City

Amsterdam Area

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Finance Function Build, VC-backed Technology, Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Crypto, Early-Stage Startups, UK GAAP, IFRS, External Audit, Assurance, Financial Accounting, Financial Reporting, Internal Controls, Corporate Tax, Accounting, Financial Audits, Tax, Statutory Accounting, Management Accounting, Project Management, Internal Audit

Experience

Chief Financial Officer

Innerworks

2026-6 - Present · 4 mos

Amsterdam

Innerworks is building an AI-powered security layer that learns from real attacker behaviour and adapts as new threats emerge. First finance hire. Building the finance function from scratch. Leading on planning, capital and governance as the business scales.

Chief Financial Officer

Summer.fi

2022-5 - 2026-2 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Amsterdam

Summer.fi (formerly Oasis.app) built the Lazy Summer DeFI yield protocol ($190m TVL at peak). CEO/founder sparring partner on all non-product matters. Built the finance function from nothing. Navigated the business through a crypto winter, including a full strategic pivot. Managed the SUMR token launch project.

VP of Finance

Fluidly by OakNorth

2021-7 - 2022-1 · 7 mos

London

Led the finance workstream through the exit to OakNorth Bank. Owned the strategic financial model, scenario analysis and data room.

Finance Director

Fluidly by OakNorth

2019-9 - 2021-7 · 1 yr 11 mos

London

Series A stage fintech building a cashflow forecasting SaaS product and SME lending business. Multiple business lines launched, 10x revenue growth. Leadership team role. Built the finance and legal functions from zero post-Series A. Stewarded the business through the financial shock of COVID-19. Managed capital and cash, including securing and managing non-dilutive grants.

Finance Director

PillarX

2018-6 - 2018-10 · 5 mos

London Area, United Kingdom

Sister organisations in the crypto space. Pillar: a wallet solution focused on personal data. 2030: an incubator for decentralised products and services. Full-scope financial support for a complex group of early-stage crypto companies. Engaged on a fixed term basis. Implemented core finance capabilities, advised on strategic objectives and financial risks, including the strategic response following significant devaluation in crypto markets.

Finance Director

Coveo Qubit.

2017-1 - 2018-6 · 1 yr 6 mos

London Area, United Kingdom

Series C B2B SaaS company (marketing personalisation tech). Scaled from 25 to 250 employees, raised over $76m in funding. Subsequently acquired by Coveo. Senior management role reporting directly to the CFO, responsible for operational and strategic finance across the group.