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Job Description
As a key member of the Executive Committee, you will lead the company's financial controls and reporting requirements, ensuring the reliability of financial reporting and compliance with regulatory requirements.
**Job Summary** Lead the finance function of a growing multi-national fintech company, responsible for financial controls, reporting, and compliance with regulatory requirements. **Job Description** You will be responsible for: * Managing the day-to-day finance function, including preparation of management and statutory accounts and annual filings * Overseeing all financial control activities, including month-end close process, preparation and review of management accounts, and comprehensive balance sheet substantiation * Leading External Audit engagements and Internal Audit review and subsequent closure of any relevant recommendations * Ensuring the reliability of financial reporting (internal and external reporting) * Reporting to the CBI and fulfilling all regulatory requirements in relation to E-Money institution * Managing CESOP reporting to each tax administration on cross-border payments * Managing all Finance related risks together with actions to mitigate risks * Ensuring that Safeguarding accounts are appropriately reconciled daily to the firm's internal records and that the appropriate amounts of customer funds are safeguarded at any given point * Managing all Finance Policies, including Safeguarding Organisational Arrangements, and leading on Safeguarding External Audit * Regularly monitoring the firm's capital adequacy to ensure that sufficient own funds are maintained at all times to meet regulatory requirements * Ensuring that a full suite of management information for monitoring the performance of the Company is prepared and reviewed within reporting deadlines * Providing executive management with high-quality financial information, summarising budget trends, analysing deficiencies and reporting variances to guide effective policy making and financial strategy * Representing Finance on Executive Committees and reporting to the board on all Finance related matters * Managing Payroll and Corporate Bank Accounts * Understanding of payments business processes and development of systems and procedures to ensure strong financial controls are maintained * Understanding the flow of funds for new and existing products and how they should be accounted for * Managing statutory tax reporting for indirect and direct taxation * Managing cash flow by tracking transactions and regularly reviewing internal reports * Supporting group projects and deliverables * Supervising and managing the financial control team **Requirements** * Experience within regulated companies reporting to the CBI * Experience of leading Financial services audits with external auditors * Fully qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with at least 7 years post qualification experience * Solid knowledge of accounting, financial reporting and tax * Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel * Excellent written and verbal communication * Strong focus on controls and processes and a high attention to detail * Up-to-date technical skills and confident preparing IFRS financial statements * The ability to work closely with external advisers (audit and accounting) * Strong written and verbal communication skills * Strong people manager who can evidence development of staff **Ideal Candidate** * High growth tech experience (preferably Fin Tech), as well as having experienced best practice in a larger organisation or external audit company * High energy and creativity, an entrepreneurial spirit and the ability to work autonomously in a fast growth and changing environment * Understanding of the payments industry * Deep understanding of Net Suite