Finance Manager (UK)

Kadmos; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech startup based in London is seeking a Finance Manager to oversee finance operations, ensuring compliance with FCA regulations. The role requires a qualified accountant with a minimum of 5 years' experience in a regulated environment, strong understanding of financial compliance, and excellent analytical skills. The company offers an attractive compensation package, flexible working policies, and the opportunity to make a direct social impact.

Benefits

Attractive compensation

Flexible WFH policy

Free lunch at the office in Berlin

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance function.
• Experience in regulated financial services or payments environment.
• Ability to communicate financial matters to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage full spectrum of finance operations across multiple entities.
• Ensure compliance with FCA regulatory requirements.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes across the group.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Experience in regulated environment

Strong understanding of FCA EMI requirements

Hands-on experience with consolidations

Knowledge of SQL

Excellent Excel skills

Problem-solving attitude

Education

Qualified/part qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

Tools

PowerBI

Tableau

Metabase

Looker

Job description

About the opportunity

We are seeking a detail-oriented, hands-on Finance Manager to manage the full spectrum of finance operations across multiple entities, including those under FCA regulation. Working within a fast-paced dynamic environment with a small team, this role encompasses transactional processing, compliance reporting, treasury management, FP&A, audit preparation, and business partnering. Join us and become part of our journey to empower the lives of millions!

What you'll be doing

Regulatory & Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with FCA regulatory requirements, including capital adequacy, safeguarding, and reporting under the Electronic Money Regulations.
• Support the preparation of safeguarding reconciliation and audit reporting processes.
• Prepare accurate e-money and bank reconciliations in multiple currencies.
• Submit VAT returns for UK and German entities.
• Assist in preparation of consolidated statutory financial statements in accordance with IFRS.
• Liaise with internal and external auditors to meet tight deadlines.

Financial Reporting & Accounting

• Take ownership of day-to-day accounting activities and support the broader finance function including AR, AP and GL maintenance within the ERP.
• Execute payroll accurately each month.
• Assist with month-end and year-end close.
• Reconcile intercompany transactions and prepare consolidated monthly management accounts for the UK and German entities.

Treasury and cash management

• Manage treasury function to ensure smooth cashflow and efficient use of capital.
• Ensure payments are made on time and revenue is received as due.
• Maintain sufficient funds to avoid regulatory breaches.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Support the budgeting and forecasting process across the group.
• Work with various stakeholders and large data sets to drive business insights.
• Monitor key KPIs and financial metrics, ensuring visibility on performance and regulatory thresholds.
• Help prepare management pack for board presentations.

Your profile

Essential

• Qualified/part qualified accountant (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a finance function, including experience in a regulated financial services or payments environment.
• Strong understanding of FCA EMI requirements, especially around safeguarding and capital adequacy.
• Hands-on experience with multi-entity and multi-currency group consolidations.
• Knowledge of SQL and experience with tools like PowerBI, Tableau, Metabase, Looker etc.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience with accounting systems.
• Ability to communicate financial and regulatory matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• A can-do attitude who is keen on problem solving.

Desirable

• Experience in start-up or scale-up fintech environments.
• German language proficiency or experience in working for a German corporation.

Why us

• Opportunity to work in a company with direct social impact
• Attractive compensation
• UA Open & International environment
• Fantastic locations in the heart of Berlin & London
• Flexible WFH policy
• Regular team events
• Free lunch at the office in Berlin
• Latest equipment, to ensure you have everything needed

About the company

Kadmos is on an ambitious mission to revolutionise salary payments to migrant workers. The Berlin-based startup was founded in 2021 by MIT graduates Justus Schmueser and Sasha Makarovych to bring fintech, low margins, and transparent FX to industries riddled with opaque mark-ups, kickbacks, and physical cash transactions.

Backed by renowned VCs Addition and Atlantic Labs, Kadmos has raised more than $39 million since 2021. The company intends to use the funding for expanding across industries and further accelerating product development. For more information, visit https://www.kadmos.io/