Financial Controller

Improbable; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the metaverse and AI sectors is seeking a dynamic financial professional to oversee financial control across its ventures. This role involves establishing a high-functioning control environment and providing financial leadership, critical for the success of new businesses. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with a proactive approach and excellent communication skills, passionate about innovative technologies.

Qualifications

• 5+ years qualified experience in Industry.
• Experience in a startup or growth environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Oversee financial control across business and portfolio of ventures.
• Own the close process and deliver monthly management reporting.
• Provide financial leadership and support to ventures.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Qualified Accountant

Job description

At Improbable, we believe that the next revolution in entertainment and society will come from massive virtual worlds. They will create new economies and opportunities globally, changing not just how we play, but how we work and relate to each other. That's why we've made it our mission to build the next generation of technologies for online multi-user games and simulations.

At Improbable, you are surrounded by people who want to improve everything and everyone around them, and who compel you to improve yourself. We're motivated by the fulfilment of solving hard problems to achieve something profound and transformative.

Venture Builder

Improbable is a Venture Builder. We are working with leaders to create businesses in AI transformation, the metaverse, and web3. We both create businesses from scratch and invest in existing businesses. Our central teams work with ventures to help them achieve success whilst having oversight across our portfolio of activity.

The Opportunity

• Oversee financial control across our business and portfolio of ventures, establishing a high-functioning control environment
• Own the close process, including the delivery of monthly management reporting and statutory accounts
• Provide financial leadership & support to ventures
• Iterate on financial aspects of portfolio management including portfolio valuation
• Ownership of compliance requirements in tandem with our legal team
• Establish effective company structure and workflows to maintain best practice
• Own relationship with external advisors
• Partner with our venture builder team on business model iteration and potential fundraising processes
• Support financial due diligence exercises on our capital allocation decisions
• Have a defining impact on establishing new ventures using cutting-edge technology
• Position the venture builder for success on its next evolution

Why you're made for this

• A dynamic self-starter with a proactive solutions-first approach to challenges
• Have a broad interest in the Metaverse, web3, AI ecosystem
• Excellent communication skills across written, verbal and an ability to present data and plans in a clear and concise manner
• A qualified accountant with 5+ years qualified experience in Industry
• (not compulsory) Experience in a startup or growth environment
• (not compulsory) Have experience working in a fund reporting environment

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