Finance Platform & Controls Leader

Yoto Inc.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Income protection

Life assurance

Workplace pension

Birthday off

Job summary

Yoto Inc. is seeking a Head of Finance Platform and Control to lead financial control, audit, tax and operations, redesigning how these are delivered for a tech-enabled world. This pivotal role reports to the CFO and partners with engineering/product to shape the future of finance processes.

You will oversee a team across financial control, reporting, and operations, driving an autonomous operating model through automation and process design while strengthening governance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with experience owning close, statutory audit, and global tax complexity.
• Experience redesigning finance processes with automation or system embedding.
• Experience applying AI or automation tools within a finance function.
• Proven ability to lead and develop finance teams.
• Knowledge of finance tech stacks and integrations such as NetSuite or similar.

Responsibilities

• Own the full finance platform: close, audit, compliance, balance sheet integrity, intercompany, and reconciliations.
• Lead tax and treasury with no dedicated specialist; make judgements at leadership level.
• Oversee AP/AR operations, including Tipalti, card coding, and bank reconciliation, plus royalties.
• Design a controls framework embedded in workflows for audit-readiness.
• Partner with Platform Integrations to define future-state processes with automation.
• Report to the CFO and collaborate with engineering/product using a product‑like approach to finance processes.

Skills

Financial leadership

AI/Automation in finance

Audit & statutory reporting

Intercompany reconciliations

Process design & improvement

Team development

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Tools

NetSuite

Tipalti

ERP integrations

Job description

Yoto Inc. is seeking a Head of Finance Platform and Control to lead financial control, audit, tax and operations, redesigning how these are delivered for a tech-enabled world. This pivotal role reports to the CFO and partners with engineering/product to shape the future of finance processes.

You will oversee a team across financial control, reporting, and operations, driving an autonomous operating model through automation and process design while strengthening governance and compliance.