Finance Manager (UK)

Kadmos; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A fintech startup in London is seeking a detail-oriented Finance Manager to manage finance operations across multiple entities, ensuring compliance with FCA regulations. The role involves handling transactional processing, treasury management, and business partnering. The ideal candidate has a minimum of 5 years in finance within a regulated environment, strong Excel skills, and ideally experience with multi-currency operations. This position offers an impactful role in a rapidly growing company focused on revolutionizing salary payments for migrant workers.

Benefits

Free lunch at the office in Berlin

Latest equipment

Opportunity to work in a company with direct social impact

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in finance function, especially in regulated financial services.
• Hands-on experience with multi-entity and multi-currency group consolidations.
• Excellent Excel skills and experience with accounting systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with FCA regulatory requirements.
• Manage treasury function to ensure smooth cashflow.
• Take ownership of day-to-day accounting activities.

Skills

FCA EMI requirements

Multi-entity and multi-currency consolidation

SQL

PowerBI

Excel

Communication with non-finance stakeholders

Problem solving

German language proficiency

Tools

Accounting systems

Tableau

Metabase

Looker

Job description

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.
• 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.
• 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

• 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.
• 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
• 🏛️ Fantastic locations in the heart of Berlin & London
• 🥘 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/