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About the role
- Financial Controller overseeing financial reporting and operations for a SaaS analytics provider. Collaborating with stakeholders and improving financial processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead and continuously improve the monthly and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely group reporting.
- Oversee production of consolidated management accounts, board packs and audit deliverables.
- Maintain a strong control environment, ensuring compliance with IFRS/UK GAAP and internal policies.
- Lead revenue recognition, deferred income and contract accounting for a SaaS recurring-revenue model.
- Maintain strong balance-sheet integrity including reconciliations, accruals, working capital and controls.
- Own cash-flow forecasting, day-to-day cash management and financial investor reporting
- Own the reporting calendar and coordinate month-end close, forecast and budget cycles from a reporting and control perspective (working closely with FP&A).
- Lead impairment reviews and other complex accounting assessments (e.g., capitalised development costs, goodwill/intangibles) with robust documentation and audit trail.
- Support treasury and capital-structure activities (funding rounds, debt facilities and banking), including covenant/compliance reporting as required.
- Manage statutory filings, year-end accounts and co-ordinate annual audit preparation across UK and international entities.
- Manage external advisors for corporate tax and manage financial aspects of R&D tax claims
- Manage VAT, and payroll compliance.
- Support intercompany, transfer pricing and group reporting obligations.
- Lead project to migrate from Xero to NetSuite or other ERP platform.
- Lead user of the ERP platform, driving data integrity, automation and best practice.
- Streamline core processes across order-to-cash and procure-to-pay cycles.
- Partner with FP&A and wider business functions to provide accurate, insightful reporting.
- Support the CFO in ad-hoc analysis, investor reporting, and M&A integration activities.
- Drive effective stakeholder management and transparent communication with the CFO, Executive Team, Board and Nordic Capital/Optiver, as well as auditors, banks and other external stakeholders.
- Present monthly/quarterly results and key accounting topics to the Board and other forums as required.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) with ~5–10 years’ experience.
- Strong background in financial and management reporting
- Must have experience in a VC-backed SaaS or recurring-revenue tech scale-up
- Practical understanding of NetSuite or another mid-market ERP.
- Demonstrated experience leading end-to-end group accounting, close and audit.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills; able to explain complex accounting topics to non-finance stakeholders.
- Hands-on approach, excellent attention to detail, and proactive problem solver.
- Team player who enjoys improving processes and supporting business growth.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Discretionary Bonus
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- Work remotely abroad for up to 40 business days each year
- Life Insurance
- Combination of remote and London-based office working, with 2 days in the office per week.
- A yearly Well-being Physical Activity budget
- Continuous learning through funded training and challenging projects
- Collaborative culture
- Weekly team lunches
- Free Fruit, snacks, and drinks provided throughout the day (When office-based)
- Regular Team Socials
- Cycle to Work Scheme
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