Financial Controller – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

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. Lead the month end close, including managing and coaching the team, performing and documenting review controls, and planning cover across the team .

Posted 10/22/2026contractLondon • United KingdomMid-LevelSenior💰 £115,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in technical accounting, IFRS compliance, and financial reporting, with a strong focus on process improvement and team leadership. Proven ability to manage audits, lender reporting, and maintain data integrity across financial systems.

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ACA QualifiedIFRS KnowledgeTeam ManagementAudit ExperienceFinance Process Development

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Hard Skills

Technical AccountingData Integrity ManagementMonth End CloseReconciliationCovenant CalculationsFinancial ReportingAudit Evidence PreparationExpected Credit Loss AccountingAmortised Cost AccountingProcess Improvement

Soft Skills

Team CoachingProject ManagementIncident Management

Tools & Technologies

IPlicitFinance Systems

Certifications & Qualifications

ACA

Industry Keywords

FintechConsumer LendingExternal AuditorsStatutory ReturnsRegulatory Compliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the month end close, including managing and coaching the team, performing and documenting review controls, and planning cover across the team
Own source to ledger data integrity, leading the team to maintain reconciliations and checks through data platform changes
Drive process improvements, including faster time to close, more frequent prepayments and accruals postings, and timely, clearly labelled results for the CEO and ExCo
Own technical accounting, including accounting policies, technical memos and judgement areas such as expected credit losses, effective interest, loan modifications, share based payments and compound financial instruments
Support lender and facility reporting with the Treasurer and CFO
Produce and reconcile month end data feeding covenant calculations and lender certificates
Maintain the bridge between management accounts and audited IFRS accounts
Lead the annual audit with external auditors, including project management, producing annual IFRS accounts and disclosures, and preparing technical memos and audit evidence
Strengthen controls and resilience by documenting runbooks and training a deputy for each critical finance process
Support statutory and regulatory returns and system access governance
Act as finance representative in incident management
Optimise the GL package (iPlicit) and finance systems, including reporting and cost visibility

Requirements

What you’ll need

ACA qualified (or equivalent)
6+ years’ experience, including managing a team
Strong IFRS knowledge, ideally including expected credit loss outputs and amortised cost accounting
Experience working with lender covenants and facility reporting
Confident working with external auditors
Experience in fintech or consumer lending (strongly preferred)
Experience building finance processes from scratch
Experience of audit or due diligence ahead of a funding or exit event

Benefits

Comp & perks

£1,000 annual training budget
25 days paid holiday, increasing 1 day per year of service to maximum 30 days
Bupa private medical insurance
Company Apple Macbook & WFH accessories
Cycle to work scheme
Bupa health cash plan
£600 annual Juno wellbeing budget
Group Life Assurance - 4 x annual salary
Workplace Nursery scheme
9% Salary exchange pension
1:1 HAWQ health coaching
Hybrid & flexible working
Regular team social events
In office wellness such as yoga and massages