Financial Controller

Insly; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working time and location

Health insurance

Sports compensation

Flat structure

Friendly colleagues

Job summary

Insly is seeking a Financial Controller to own the day-to-day running of the group finance function, including month-end close, consolidation and statutory reporting. You will lead revenue recognition for SaaS and services, manage treasury, and drive process improvements in a fast-growing, no-code insurance SaaS business.

The role requires ACA or ACCA qualification with 2–5 years post-qualification experience, and a track record from a top firm.

Qualifications

• Qualified in a top accounting firm (Big 4, Forvis Mazars, BDO, Grant Thornton or similar).
• 2-5 years of post-qualification experience.
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency consolidation.
• Experience in SaaS and/or professional services.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end and year-end close across group entities, delivering accurate and timely management accounts.
• Prepare consolidated group reporting and statutory financial statements, and manage the annual audit.
• Maintain and improve the control environment - reconciliations, approval flows, policies and documentation.
• Own revenue recognition for our SaaS and services revenue streams, including deferred revenue and contract accounting.
• Manage cash flow reporting, working capital and treasury operations.
• Oversee compliance across tax, VAT and statutory filings, coordinating with external advisors.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis with FP&A.
• Improve finance systems, automation and reporting to scale with the business.
• Support acquisitions, integrations and investor or lender reporting.
• Mentor and develop junior members of the finance team.

Skills

Financial reporting

Consolidations

SaaS experience

ACA/ACCA

Education

ACCA/ACA qualification

Tools

ERP / GL systems

Job description

Insly is a no-code insurance SaaS software provider with a global reach. With HQ in London and offices in Tallinn and Warsaw, Insly has grown fast and is backed by well-known investors.

Our mission is to digitalise and connect the $4 trillion insurance industry in order to reduce the cost of insurance for customers and help them access better insurance services.

1000+ insurance brokers and 50+ underwriting companies log into Insly every day to design and launch their insurance products, manage business-critical operations and support writing over €1bn in premiums. But we’re just getting started.

We're looking for a Financial Controller to take ownership of the day-to-day running of our group finance function and the integrity of our numbers. This is a hands-on role with real breadth: you'll own the month-end close and statutory reporting, sharpen our controls and processes, and act as a trusted partner to the Head of Finance and wider business as we grow.

It suits someone who qualified in a top accounting firm, has a few years of post-qualification experience behind them, has prior experience managing junior staff and now wants to move in-house and get real ownership over financial processes.

About the role

What You’ll Do:

• Own the month-end and year-end close across group entities, delivering accurate and timely management accounts
• Prepare consolidated group reporting and statutory financial statements, and manage the annual audit
• Maintain and improve the control environment - reconciliations, approval flows, policies and documentation
• Own revenue recognition for our SaaS and services revenue streams, including deferred revenue and contract accounting
• Manage cash flow reporting, working capital and treasury operations
• Oversee compliance across tax, VAT and statutory filings in the jurisdictions we operate in, working with external advisors
• Support budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis alongside the FP&A side of the team
• Improve how finance runs: systems, automation and reporting that scale with the business
• Support corporate activity including acquisitions, integrations and investor or lender reporting
• Mentor and develop junior members of the finance team

What You’ll Bring:

• ACA or ACCA qualified
• 2-5 years of post-qualification experience
• Qualified with a leading accounting firm (Big 4, Forvis Mazars, BDO, Grant Thornton or similar)
• Experience in SaaS and/or professional services
• Experience with multi-entity, multi-currency and consolidation
• Confident owning a close process end to end, with a genuine eye for detail and accuracy
• Comfortable in a fast-moving environment where processes are still being built rather than inherited
• Clear communicator who can explain financial results to non-finance colleagues

Why Insly?

• Flexible working time and working place - we choose results over the process but know that with freedom comes accountability!
• Company benefits - we want to make sure you are in great health, so we offer health insurance or sports compensation.
• Flat structure - in Insly we do not believe in titles or hierarchies, you can turn to anybody at any time - no corporate BS!
• Friendly colleagues and supporting managers - people are Insly’s greatest asset, so we will make sure everyone is surrounded by awesome teams and have helpful managers.
• Family- and employee-friendly employer - our employees perform several roles in their lives, and we aim to support all of them.
• Innovation - we believe in what we do, and we do it with great passion - join Insly and be part of the innovation wave hitting the insurance market!

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