Hybrid Group Financial Controller

at Proxymity

• Job title: Group Financial Controller
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Group Financial Controller overseeing financial operations at Proxymity. Managing audits and collaborating with international stakeholders across multiple regions.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day accounting and financial operations for our entities in the UK, Israel, Australia, Malaysia and the USA.
• Overall responsibility for data entry into accounting system and integrity of accounting system data, as well as supervising and working with any outsourced accountants and tax advisors
• Ownership of the group month-end close across 5 entities, with review of the Israel entity.
• Review the Finance Associates’ deliverables, and hands-on close required for more complex areas of the balance sheet
• Ownership of our monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements to ensure accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Ownership of the reconciliation between the management consolidation and the audited accounts
• Manage the audit process to ensure deadlines are set and not missed, resulting in K-1s being issued to corporate investors within H1 each year
• Supervising and working with our external accountants and tax advisors, ensuring proper compliance with all legislation and regulations globally (e.g. corporate filings and HMRC deadlines)
• Manage our global cash position and cashflow to ensure FX risk is appropriate managed, and excess cash has an appropriate yield
• Work closely with Sales Operations to ensure Finance’s understanding of closed revenue and future pipeline is accurate, whilst ensuring that revenue recognition is in line with US GAAP accounting policies across both UK and US entities
• Work closely with the People team to ensure global payroll is accurate
• Evaluating, streamlining and improving accounting systems and operations
• Supporting the management of the company's equity and option grants
• Support Head of Finance with the annual R&D Tax Claim to ensure all numbers are accurate in the submission
• Building and developing strong relationships with senior execs around the business
• Manage and support the Senior Finance Associate (UK) and Finance Associate (US) with their continued professional development (CPD)

Requirements

• You are a qualified accountant with experience in finance or accounting roles both in-practice and in-house
• Proven experience in technical accounting, including managing audits, month-end processes, and day-to-day accounting functions
• An entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable in a fast-moving and evolving environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, being able to collaborate effectively with both the finance team and senior management
• Able to build strong, collaborative relationships across teams and stakeholders in all levels of the business
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Work three days per week in the London office

Benefits

• Headspace subscription
• Birthday off in addition to annual leave
• Access to Absorb Learning
• Improved family-friendly policies
• Hybrid working scheme
• Choose your tech
• 2 duvet days a year
• 1 volunteer day a year
• 4-week sabbatical after 4 years at Proxymity
• Workation- Our Workation policy means you can work anywhere in the world for up to 45 days per calendar year
• Companywide parties twice a year
• Team socials