An opportunity to join a venture capital backed FinTech business as Head of Finance has arisen. This excellent opportunity will give you the chance play a key part in the success of this already thriving fintech start-up that has already partnered with some global bluechips.

You will be reporting directly to the CEO and a dotted line into the venture capital backers whilst taking responsibility for:

• The ownership of the financial processes and controls
• Key liaison for auditors, the firms parent company , HMRC and external parties
• You will be responsible for managing the budgeting process and general financial planning & analysis activities
• Day to day management of the finance function with the opportunity to build the finance function out providing IFRS financial reporting and insightful performance analytics.
• Ad-hoc Commercial and business case analysis
• Help to drive new product initiatives
• Manage credit control and collections
• Manage financial relationships with key suppliers

Requirements:

• The right person for this position will be a qualified accountant (ACA or ACCA) with a background in the financial services sector.
• 5 years post qualified industry experience is essential
• Strong technical accounting skills- background designing and managing financial and operational controls and a strong understanding of IFRS requirements
• Personality to drive commercial decision making.
• The CEO is looking for someone who wants to break th
• e boundaries of core finance and play an active role in the business
• Genuine interest and understanding of the fintech landscape is essential.