Financial Controller overseeing group accounting and finance transformation in a high-growth fintech company. Leading a finance team while ensuring best practices and financial insights.
Responsibilities
Overseeing group accounting, reporting, and internal controls.
Partnering with management to define KPIs and financial goals.
Driving financial strategy, forecasting, and commercial insight.
Accountable for managing and delivering best in class group accounting, reporting, and internal controls.
Strong Partnering with SLT and business management to support delivery of our KPIs and financial goals.
Driving commercial insight through quality of reporting and engagement with the Commercial business teams
Implement high quality analytics, tracking and monthly reporting against Budget, Forecasts and Projects for all internal and external stakeholders and deliver to critical deadlines
Maintain month end close at WD5 at all times
Deliver the monthly pre board finance pack
Implement new Finance Systems, processes and controls to deliver best in class standards by Dec 26
Transform Finance data capabilities from insight to action & driving strong business partnership for value creation
Drive ongoing finance system, process and controls development and implementation, ensuring robust internal controls.
Work closely with Business Technology to integrate core finance platforms with wider product and operational systems.
Champion process improvement, automation, and scalability across the finance function.
Contribute to rolling budgets, forecasting, and variance analysis—ensuring consistency across all financial reporting.
Elevate the quality, reliability, and tempo of business performance insights.
Lead, motivate, and develop a growing finance team, creating a high-ownership, high-accountability culture.
Upskill and coach team members as the business and expectations evolve.
Finance Team Transformation in accordance with CFO Roadmap & upskilling of end state team
Manage and deliver all reporting for Audit Committee
Deliver clean External and Internal Audit outcomes and file statutory accounts within 90 days of year end
Prepare for PE-driven scrutiny: due diligence, statutory audits, lender reporting, and governance requirements.
Manage all tax including tax submissions, payments, projects and compliance timelines.
Build strong relationships with banks, auditors, legal advisors, and other external stakeholders.
Requirements
Qualified accountant with strong PQE in PE-backed or high-growth environments.
Leadership & Communication: Confident, excellent leadership, and stakeholder management.
Analytical: Highly analytical, problem-solving, attention to detail.
Proactive & Adaptable: Hands-on, proactive, comfortable in dynamic, evolving settings.
Ability to handle pressure, meet tight deadlines, and balance multiple priorities.
Experience leading finance teams through change, transformation, or rapid scaling.
Demonstrable improvements in systems, controls, and processes.
International experience (US and Europe a bonus).
Fintech exposure or experience with transaction-heavy environments.
Strong reconciliation and Excel capability (you know, the kind where people ask *you* for the clever formulas).
Benefits
Enhanced annual leave of 26 days per annum (plus an additional day for your birthday 🎂)
Private Medical care through Vitality
Employee Incentive Scheme
Access to Tillo’s Storefront with discounts & gift card vouchers
Hybrid Working
Top spec equipment including laptop, mouse, keyboard, monitor
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